Morgan stands before the Everlasting Duke, offering himself — "I can eat and sleep, but I also have other skills," and even asks, "Can I kiss you?" He brags he can "go up or down on the bed" and says he's skilled in mind and strength. Onlookers call the flattery naive and warn the Duke's terrible temper kills people easily; one fears that after just three meetings they'll die in his hands. The key turn: commentators say Morgan's boldness has created a new, striking way for himself to die, leaving his fate unresolved.