how much would you pay for it
Hey, Harry. Three live ones. What's it worth to you?Night and the City · 1950 — 第 4 / 19 章 · 2'30" · B2
Harry's Wallet Trick at the Club, Explained：what do you know
Harry uses a fake wallet and a lucky coincidence to charm two visiting businessmen. He pretends he once knew a man they keep mentioning, and the strangers are delighted. By the end he has won their trust and sent them to the Silver Fox club with his card.
あらすじ
At a club, Harry sets up a con: he picks up a wallet and asks two American businessmen if it is theirs. Then he tells a story about a man named Lamont, and the strangers realise he knew the very person they were discussing. They trust him, and he sends them on to a private club.
注目の表現
I beg your pardonwhat do you knowbe well taken care ofhalf-pint
00:00 / 02:30Space 再生 · ← → セリフ移動 · R リピート
いま
このシーンの表現
what do you know
well, what a coincidence
When Harry drops Lamont's name, the two visitors gasp that they were just talking about him.
What do you know, we both grew up on the same street.
このシーンの他の表現
- I beg your pardon
excuse me; also offended surprise
- be well taken care of
be looked after properly
- half-pint
a small or short person
- coincidence
a chance happening
このシーンのメモ一覧
45 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
easy marks, promising targets — Insider slang for easy targets; never say it to their face.
Hey, Harry. Three live ones. What's it worth to you?be decided by
- Depends on how much you know. - Depends on how much you'll go.continue doing something
One of them, the half-pint, kept on talking about a friend of his called Lamont he must write to.relative clause: The clause he called The Loop modifies something, naming the place he meant.
This here Lamont's in the motor supply business in something he called The Loop.be owned by someone
I beg your pardon, does this wallet belong to one of you gentlemen?surely did something
Someone must have dropped this. Soon come running for it, no doubt.modal perfect: Must have done marks a confident guess about the past: surely someone dropped it.
Someone must have dropped this. Soon come running for it, no doubt.back home in America
Happened to me once back in the States.transfer between trains
Changed trains in Chicago, you know.mild oath for 'damned' — A dated, milder form of damned; still not for formal talk.
Darned if I don't lose my wallet.well, what a coincidence
When Harry drops Lamont's name, the two visitors gasp that they were just talking about him.
Well, what do you know? We were just talking about him!In fast speech what do you blurs into whaddaya.
Well, what do you know? We were just talking about him!time clause: The till-clause sets a future moment; the whole line is a spoken 'just wait'.
- No! - Oh, wait till I tell Stubby!a person from one's hometown
- Yes, just wait! - It's like meeting someone from home.for work reasons
- On business? - Well, you know...pass the whole evening
Say, er... You boys surely don't plan to spend the entire evening here?willing to hear ideas
- Always open to suggestions! - Yeah!actually, in fact
As a matter of fact, I do know of a place.The t in matter often drops when matter of fact runs together.
As a matter of fact, I do know of a place.members-only club
- Silver Fox, private club. - Private club?Link take and my so it sounds like tay-my.
Mm-hm. Oh, here, take my card. You'll be well taken care of.old slang for 'great' — Popular in the 1930s and 40s; now dated or playful.
- Thanks, that's swell. - Not at all, it's a pleasure.send my regards
Good night. And when you write to Stubby, give him my best, will you?「Harry's Wallet Trick at the Club」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a lesson in how Harry works: he has no product and no plan, only timing. The information about the two visitors comes cheap, and he turns it into a performance. The wallet is a prop, and the line he delivers with it — "I beg your pardon, does this wallet belong to one of you gentlemen?" — is not really a question but an opening. The genius of the con is that the marks do half the work: they hear a name they know and convince themselves they have met a friend from home. "Well, what do you know? We were just talking about him!" It is a small-time trick, but it shows exactly what makes Harry dangerous to himself: he can make strangers believe in him, and he cannot stop once he has started.
Theme
DeceptionHarry invents a coincidence and a wallet to win the trust of two men he has never met, purely to use them later.
AmbitionThe con is small, but it shows Harry's endless hustle: any stranger might be the break he is looking for.
このチャプターで学べること
- A dropped wallet becomes a tool in Harry's hands.
- Feigned homesickness opens wallets faster than charm.
- The two visitors hear exactly what they want to hear.
- Harry's courtesy is a sales technique, not warmth.
発音のポイント
- what do you know — In fast speech what do you blurs into whaddaya.
- matter of fact — The t in matter often drops when matter of fact runs together.
- take my card — Link take and my so it sounds like tay-my.
Hey, Harry. Three live ones. What's it worth to you?The informant's opening offer: three gullible marks are in the bar, and he wants to be paid for the tip.
One of them, the half-pint, kept on talking about a friend of his called Lamont he must write to.The detail Harry will use: the shorter man mentioned a name that can be turned into a fake connection.
Say, er... You boys surely don't plan to spend the entire evening here?His soft opening for the next stage of the con, steering the men toward the club without naming it yet.
Well, what do you know? We were just talking about him!The reaction Harry is fishing for: the marks believe the coincidence and take him for an old friend of their friend.
このシーンについての質問
How does Harry trick the two businessmen?
He pretends to find a wallet, asks if it is theirs, and then tells a story that happens to mention a man they know. The shared name makes them feel they have met someone from home.
Why do the men trust Harry so quickly?
Because they are strangers in London and homesick. Hearing the name Lamont from a friendly man feels like a coincidence, and they fill in the rest themselves.
What is Harry's real goal in the scene?
He wants to bring them to the Silver Fox, a private club, where he can keep working them. The charm and the card are the first step of a longer con.
What does the informant want?
Money. He opens by asking what the tip is worth to Harry, and the exchange shows how Harry buys information cheaply and sells it as friendship.
Why does Harry mention Stubby Lamont at the end?
He tells them to give Stubby his best, which cements the illusion that he is an old friend. It is the last touch of the performance as he leaves.
Night and the City · 全 19 章
すべて見る →
次のチャプター · 第 5 章take it easyHarry Is Thrown Out of the Arena
第 1 章come to your sensesHarry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
第 2 章an artist without an artMary Borrows Money From Adam
第 3 章start off on the right footHarry Gets the Club Rules
再生中 · 第 4 章what do you knowHarry's Wallet Trick at the Club
第 5 章take it easyHarry Is Thrown Out of the Arena
第 6 章in the palm of my handHarry Pitches His Wrestling Plan
第 7 章with the best will in the worldHarry Tries to Borrow 200 Pounds
第 8 章talk down your noseMary Waits for Harry Outside
第 9 章go through the motionsHelen Gives Harry Two Hundred
第 10 章silent partnerHarry Makes Phil His Silent Partner
第 11 章get mixed up withKristo Tells Harry to Leave London
第 12 章hear me outHoskins Confronts Harry Over the Bill
第 13 章throw good money after badPhilip Withdraws from the Partnership
第 14 章turn tailHarry Buys The Strangler
第 15 章once and for allThe Strangler Crashes Harry's Gym
第 16 章the sharp edge of the knifePhilip Betrays Harry to Kristo
第 17 章a grudge fightThe Strangler Breaks Nikolas's Wrist
第 18 章in it for youKristo's Men Offer Mary £1,000
第 19 章struck offA Constable Voids the Club's Licence第 4 / 19 章 · 残り約 43 分