I've got a habit of thinkin' for myself and actin' for myself, and when I take off my hat it's to a bigger _man_ than I am and not to a more stylish hat.

But, since I've lived here in New York, I've learned that, with a whole lot of folks, hats themselves count more than what's underneath 'em.

I haven't changed mine, and I ain't goin' to.

Now, with that plain and understood, do you want me to live here, in the same house with you?
I ain't fishin' for compliments.

I want an honest answer." He got it.