Vesper: And you’re good at reading people.īond : Which is why I’ve been able to detect the undercurrent of sarcasm in your voice. Then you may have also heard that in poker you don’t play your hand, you play the man across from you. Vesper: So that would be what you call ‘bluffing’?īond: You know the term. Vesper: Oh, so you’re telling me it’s a matter of probability and odds I was worried there was some chance involved.īond: Only if one assumes that the person with the best hand always wins. Clear that they have just finished their meal. (re:menu) What looks good?īack to Vesper and Bond in dining car.
(As if curious) I suppose you’ve given some thought to the notion that if you lose, our government will have directly financed terrorism. Vesper: Ten million was wired to your account in Montenegro, with a contingency for five million more, if I deem it a prudent investment. I’ve never seen so go much go out the door so quickly.īond: Or so stylishly. Vesper: The Treasury has agreed to stake you in the game.īond: ‘Vesper’? I hope you gave your parents hell for that. Vesper puts her business card on the table. Vesper walks up to Bond and seats herself across from himīond puts down his menu and regards her with an amused smile.
