Mr. Mandala, the hotel's small-minded manager, views the discovery of the Martians with indifference (except for the windfall profits the hotel has made.) After the last of the reporters has left, he remarks to one of his black bellhops - whom he habitually treats with petty condescension - that the Martians mean nothing, to which the bellhops gnomically replies that they mean a great deal to him.
Mr. Mandala, the hotel's narrow-minded manager, regards the discovery of the Martians with apathy (except for the financial gains the hotel has earned.) After all the reporters have departed, he tells one of his black bellhops - whom he usually treats with petty condescension - that the Martians are insignificant, to which the bellhop cryptically responds that they mean a great deal to him.