"L'esprit de l'escalier – The Wisdom of the Staircase"
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Contents
page 001
1. Best Behavior
That's it.
Great timing!
Avoid entanglements.
Real old- fashioned.
page 006
2. Listening Skills
With anything.
Pretty much.
Just about.
Why bother?
page 011
3. Logical Dilemmas
Do less.
War souvenirs.
Totally different.
And everything!
page 016
4. Parents Forever
What else?
Just some.
And? Rats!
All over.
page 021
5. Work Horses
It's shocking.
How embarrassing.
All right.
Thank you!
page 026
6. Emergency! [Not!]
Bad timing.
Sure, Jack!
Hold it!
Just wait!
page 031
7. Shadow Dancing
Hey! OUCH.
Money laundering?
Not today.
Too dangerous.
page 036
8. The Watchman
Not major.
Very little.
Nothing yet.
Total waste.
page 041
9. The Watched
Nothing special.
Even now.
Pretty amazing.
Just normal.
page 046
10. Your Partner
Says who?
Unheard of.
It's evolving.
No reason.
page 051
11. The Restaurant
God knows!
It's perfect.
All set.
Must you?
page 056
12. Ominous Warnings
I'm sure.
Spare me!
Totally unexpected.
We'll wait.
page 061
13. Pretty Late
Harsh. Indeed.
That soon?
Suffer a lot.
Very standard.
page 066
14. Reaching Out
Very mysterious.
Watch out!
Very different.
At least.
page 071
15. Stepping In
Big change!
Really tough.
Oh, fine!
And furthermore!
page 076
16. Tough Questions
Decidedly not.
Nothing much.
Of course!
Since when?
page 081
17. Being Fresh
Apparently not.
For what?
That's enough.
Never far.
page 086
18. Being You
BACK OFF!
Control yourself!
THINGS CHANGE!
Dunt esk!
page 091
19. Accepting Rejection
It's absurd!
Someone else.
Way back!
Thank goodness!
page 096
20. Tangled Webs
Be serious.
Or vice versa.
Great investment.
Not bad.
page 101
21. Blanket Denial
Good God!
Not crazy.
I'm waiting.
Don't freeze!
page 106
22. Wrong Words
Crazy, huh?
BOW WOW.
Too soon.
Very helpful.
page 111
23. Arguing Skills
How exotic.
Many more!
Or worse!
Cheap thrills.
page 116
24. Wordplay Meister
Nobody cares.
Very touching.
Beautiful, huh?
Any one.
page 121
25. Worthy Flirting
No wonder.
How discouraging.
Oh, really?
I hope.
page 126
26. Guilt Trip
For nothing!
BELIEVE me.
I'll live.
TOO BAD!
page 131
27. Sarcastic Praise
In case.
Totally unspoiled.
Home free!
It's overwhelming.
page 136
28. Not Shrewd
Impressive, huh?
That's all?
Can't fail.
No rules.
page 141
29. Identify Yourself
Very common.
Midnight Special.
Everything's changing.
It's deeper.
page 146
30. Avoiding Traps
It's insane.
I'm easy.
Doesn't matter.
What's different?
page 151
31. Crew Boss
Very strict.
Stage directions.
Sure, boss!
Just don't!
page 156
32. Police Officer
Probably— Something.
And more!
Just lucky!
No telling.
page 161
33. Corner Thugs
Screwy, huh?
I'll bet.
Or whatever.
Struck out!
page 166
34. Country Boys
Nothing really.
By moonlight.
Aw, shucks!
Out working!
page 171
35. Barroom Floor
Anybody can.
Way ahead.
The opposite.
You wonder.
page 176
36. Parking Detail
Hiding out.
Otherwise, fine.
Just vicious.
Even less.
page 181
37. Fraternity Secrets
Nothing fancy.
Who knows?
Yeah, Plenty!
Anything missing?
page 186
38. Power Breakfast
Different times.
Doesn't everyone?
Not so!
Much better!
page 191
39. Other Drivers
Yeah, sure.
As if.
So foolish.
Who cares?
page 196
40. Back-seat Driver
Can't imagine.
Maybe better.
We'll manage.
Oh, yeah!
page 201
41. Wacky Pedestrian
It's chilling.
Never naïve.
EVERY TIME!
WORLD POWER!
page 206
42. Reporting You
Another triumph.
Slow gold.
Never mind!
Let go!
page 211
43. Errand Kid
Anything new?
Wild, huh?
Go figure.
Almost impossible.
page 216
44. Trendy Put-downs
On schedule.
Before what?
It's mutual.
Going up!
page 221
45. Misidentification
MY mistake.
Nothing crucial.
Even you?
Totally unhelpful.
page 226
46. Gay Bashing
Who, me?
Not quite.
Plenty!— Worse!
Just brutal.
page 231
47. Sports Talk
MANY TIMES!
We'll see.
Mostly that.
Not many.
page 236
48. False Accusation
Pretty uphill.
Another miracle!
Many ways!
It's impossible.
page 241
49. Lashing Out
A natural.
Networking, eh?
Pretty intense.
Just imagine.
page 246
50. Strong Hints
Small world.
Or else!
It's terrible.
God forbid!
page 251
51. Aladdin's Genie
Maybe less.
Not yet.
Very awkward.
Even better!
page 256
52. Sky Hooks
Totally destroyed.
Hardly ever.
Why not?
NOTHING LESS!
page 261
53. Fuzzy Boundaries
Not recently.
Likewise. Literally.
Very serious.
Before long!
page 266
54. Clear Boundaries
It's ridiculous.
Who pays?
YOU SHOULDN'T!
No violence!
page 271
55. The Godfather
Far superior.
How delicate.
How's that?
Share less!
page 276
56. Secret Agent
Must be.
Never stop.
That's life!
Underneath everything.
page 281
57. Criminal Conspiracy
Like crazy!
If not ...
Go on!
It's powerful.
page 286
58. Exclusive Club
Sight unseen.
Clean slate!
What if?
Anytime, right?
page 291
59. Sour Grapes
Could be.
Very simple.
Before this.
Until now.
page 296
60. The Upstart
Real sharp.
Just beginning.
Very clever.
Next time!
page 301
61. The Mathematician
Afraid not.
I've heard.
Au contraire.
Quite unnecessary.
page 306
62. Crossed Wires
Can't wait.
Not anymore.
Even so.
Not long.
page 311
63. The Parrot
Smarten up!
Wise up!
Very nice.
Very important.
page 316
64. The Financier
That'll help.
Nish nish!
Nothing complicated.
Little challenges.
page 321
65. The Traitor
Without trying.
Don't panic!
Secret knowledge.
So far.
page 326
66. The Dieter
Wicked, huh?
You're strong.
It's devastating.
Big family!
page 331
67. The Grandmother
Just so!
It's criminal.
Not forever.
Anything less?
page 336
68. The Grandfather
So WHAT?
How amusing.
Holy Cow!
It's ice!
page 341
69. The Chief
Wide open!
Totally demanding.
Carry on!
I wouldn't.
page 346
70. The Hood
Or younger.
Keep going! ...
It's magic!
page 351
71. The Telephone
Forget it!
I guess.
Missed out.
It's murder!
page 356
72. The Politician
Within reach!
Pretty wicked.
Forget that!
You sure?
page 361
73. Boss's Turf
What then?
Be honest.
Very enriching.
Good advice.
page 366
74. Omniscient Weatherman
Stick around.
No shit!
Beyond that.
It's better.
page 371
75. Boss's Fire
Nothing urgent.
Anything else?
Close enough.
page 376
76. Teenager's Ice
No sweat.
Without stopping.
Doesn't hurt.
What's next?
page 381
77. Doctor Freud
Socially challenged.
Very unique.
Big time!
Besides that!
page 386
78. Boston Brahmin
THAT's why.
All around.
See that?
Very elusive.
page 391
79. Next Generation
Very funny.
Saved again!
By now.
Everything changes.
page 396
80. Setup Questions
Don't worry!
Maybe— Both!
Until recently.
Too early!
page 401
81. Total Ignoring
Already forgotten.
Never perfect.
Right!— Absolutely.
More so!
page 406
82. Feigned Ignorance
Wild moments.
Ever hopeful.
Either way.
Can't miss.
page 411
83. Dirty Tricks
Different things.
But why?
Every opportunity.
No doubt.
page 416
84. Brush Off
Cheer up!
Our history.
Who's complaining?
Very advanced.
page 421
85. Catty Comments
Nothing drastic.
Really scary!
Savor everything.
You could.
page 426
86. Bawdy Language
Heavy duty.
That's impressive.
You're safe.
Many things!
page 431
87. Freudian Slips
THAT'S NOTHING!
Oh, actually?
What nerve.
Well, okay!
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88. Totally Preoccupied
It's magic.
Once again!
No trouble.
