After scuffling with the two thugs, the young gambler again meets the reptilian-like, coldly-dictatorial casino owner: "Well, well, the little man with the sharp friend.In the next scene, Lermontov spoke to his six female dancer hopefuls before the Ballet Company""s departure on Saturday for their next tour stop, Paris (and the Theatre National).Some day they may be scarce.Oh, I think now I shall pay a call on Yvonne, maybe get her on the rebound, huh?Rick politely calls Renault promiscuous: "When it comes to women, you""re a true democrat.Within he week, an emissary will arrive to escort your daughter and her mother, Princess Johanna Elizabeth, to the court at Moscow.