The Devil and Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster:
Mr. Stone. Man of the hour. You're quite a success.

Jabez Stone:
Thank you.

Daniel Webster:
It wasn't meant as a compliment.

Aging Writer:
Ah, the great Daniel Webster!

Daniel Webster:
The drunk Mr. Hardy.

Aging Writer:
Better drunk than a whore, I always say.

Daniel Webster:
Better neither than both.

The Devil:
Hmm. You know what they say. In order for one to succeed, another must fail.

Daniel Webster:
And so it was that the chariot of the devil smote down Jensen. You see, Jensen was a loose end. And the devil doesn't like loose ends, if you know what I mean.