"Please do. I assure you, if you ever seriously need to consider a business partner, I have extensive credentials."

And from the way he raises an eyebrow and smirks slightly as he says it, it's entirely possible that he's implying something else, as well. He lights a second cigarette with the remainder of his first cigarette -- he's always been guilty of chain smoking, and while nobody at home had anything to say about it, people here seem alarmed by his habits -- and finishes his drink, setting the empty glass on the table and immediately looking around to order another.