- Yvette Devereaux: Jody is an entertainer, Papa. It is permissible to look at him.
- Henri Devereaux: Only if you have an extraordinary bad taste.
- Yvette Devereaux: Because he cannot afford to wear a ruffled shirt? Because he has the grace of a man instead of a dancing master...?
- Henri Devereaux: Yvette.
- Yvette Devereaux: ...Or merely because he is an American?
- Bart Maverick: [about the kidnappers] They're not the smartest boys in the world, Inspector. That's why they're so so dangerous.
- [first lines]
- Bart Maverick: Uh, pardon me, will you te...?
- [busy dock worker ignores him]
- Bart Maverick: Maybe you could ju...
- [another busy dock worker ignores him]
- Bart Maverick: Say, maybe you can help me. Can you tell me how to get to number 17 rue "Rob-i-dux"?
- Dock Worker: Here in New Orleans, we call it rue "Rob-i-doe". You take the first street to your left here, walk two blocks, turn right, and that's rue Robidoux.
- Bart Maverick: Thanks kindly, friend.
- Yvette Devereaux: Jody's not only a cafe entertainer, he's also from the bayous. Which presents certain difficulties, because... because we are deeply in love. And *my* father...
- Bret Maverick: ...Doesn't want a muskrat trapper muddying the family tree.
- Henri Devereaux: By the way, Yvette just told me something very shocking. You didn't tell me that she had agreed to be kidnapped.
- Bart Maverick: Oh, well, I thought I'd let her tell you, sir. That is, if she wanted to.
- Henri Devereaux: I've always considered Americans to be devoid of the qualities we Creoles value. You and your brother have shown me... how very wrong I was. You also taught me that I can be proud of being an American.
- Bart Maverick: So, Pappy left us a thousand dollar bill apiece and some very profound words of wisdom.
- Yvette Deveraux: Oh?
- Bart Maverick: Never hold a kicker and never draw to an inside straight.
- Yvette Devereaux: Oh, imagine being able to go where you want, do what you want... To be completely free. It must be a wonderful feeling.
- Bret Maverick: Oh, it has its drawbacks. Of course, you get to see a lot of new places, meet a lot of new people... But then, you always have to leave some people behind.
- Bart Maverick: Look Inspector, I know this case is mighty important to you. You get that girl back and Devereaux's your friend for life. He might even make you Chief of Police. But I don't trust you as far as I could throw you. Which I'd truly enjoy doing.
- [last lines]
- [Sitting down at the poker table in the chair Bret had recently vacated]
- Bart Maverick: Thank you for waiting, gentlemen.
- Bret Maverick: How's your thousand dollar bill, still pinned to your pocket?
- Bart Maverick: You think I'd a worked my way downriver if I still had it? From the looks of this place, I'd say you parted with yours, too.