You've made yourself clear. And I rescinded the offer, remember? [Different offer, same vein.] I'm not about to flatter myself. [Chilton straightened his spine, smirking in his self-congratulatory manner.] See? I was indeed listening.

["I am an excellent psychiatrist," was the implied following, though unspoken, sentence.]

We ought to get you out of the bribery habit anyway. I'm your psychiatrist, not your auctioneer.