Otis B. Driftwood:
Could he sail tomorrow?
Fiorello:
You pay him enough money, he could sail yesterday. How much you pay him?
Otis B. Driftwood:
Well I don't know.
Otis B. Driftwood:
[to himself]
Let's see, uh... $1,000 a night... I'm entitled to a small profit...
Otis B. Driftwood:
How about $10 a night?
Fiorello:
Ten? Ten dollars?
[Fiorello laughs]

Fiorello:
I'll take it!
Otis B. Driftwood:
All right, but remember, I get 10 percent for negotiating the deal.
Fiorello:
Yes, and I get 10 percent for being the manager. How much does that leave?
Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, that leaves him, uh... $8.00.
Fiorello:
$8.00, eh? Well, he sends $5.00 home to his mother...
Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, that leaves $3.00.
Fiorello:
Can he live in New York on $3.00?
Otis B. Driftwood:
Like a prince. Of course, he won't be able to eat, but he can live like a prince. However, out of that $3.00, you know, he'll have to pay an income tax.
Fiorello:
Oh. income tax.
Otis B. Driftwood:
Yes, you know, there's a federal tax and a state tax and a city tax... and a street tax and a sewer tax
Fiorello:
How much does this come to?
Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, I figure if that he doesn't sing too often, he can break even.
Fiorello:
All right, we take it.
Otis B. Driftwood:
All right, fine.
[Driftwood and Fiorello shake hands]

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