" He suggests going to see Dr.Waldman, Henry's former professor and paternalistic mentor in medical school.Victor also reveals that he is a rival lover with affectionate interest in Henry's future bride:Victor: Perhaps he can tell me more about all this." Slyly and alluringly, Slim suggests: "Maybe I can do something.It's been a long day and I'm thirsty," promising o rendezvous with Morgan afterwards.In her accustomed role as a slinky pickpocket, she selects a French officer as her prey in the barroom (by asking for a cigarette light for the cigarette that she had just borrowed from Harry) and begins dancing with him.Evening - Day OneThe next scene, introduced by the snapping fingers of the guitar player to set the tempo, is within the Elysian Room where a group of five, suited-and-tied jazz musicians on a bandstand play a rhythmic number.The four widely separate, yet paralleled stories are set in different ages - and in the original print, each story was inted with a different color.