[It's his turn to laugh. Touché.]

But I am Italian--being in love with one's self, as any Englishman or other foreign countryman will tell you, is a prerequisite.

[But more seriously:] I have nothing to prove to you in that case--but I will still take my apology to my country when you are ready to act your age and not try to outwit a more experienced player of the world. You can have the rest for your effort. It is commendable.

But--if you think others should be worth something to you, then you are not worthy of them.