Briefly, Finnick wonders if he should have done that kind of thing more often, traded favors for Tesserae, and feels guilty. Not that he never gave any of his winnings away, or never looked out for people in District 4, but he could have done more...

Ah, so there's the point of the story. He isn't sure why Cinna is bringing it up, though.

"I see," he nods. "Not everyone in the Capitol is terrible, it's true. Some of my clients were very good and kind to me. Some of them I really trusted, and I knew they'd help me if they could. They're not... Born bad, they're just brainwashed."