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Hi. Ten seconds late. Last night, it
was seven. The night before, five.
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I can see the handwriting on the
wall. You're cooling. Hardly.
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How was your day?
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Fine. How was yours? Fine. Anything new?
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Oh, no. Nothing special.
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Oh, yes. It was a little something.
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Yes. What was it?
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You ready to be impressed? Oh, far away.
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Well, I've just had dinner with
the president of France. Yes.
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What did you have to eat?
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Lamb chops. Oh, no. What did you
expect? Something more pretentious,
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befitting the occasion. It wasn't an
occasion for him. He eats every night.
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But how did you come to be invited?
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The ambassador took me. It's
customary for a new man.
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Now tell me everything that
happened. Small talk, really.
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But you must have discussed
something. Well, let me think.
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Oh, yes. Is it worthwhile
putting saccharin
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in coffee instead of sugar?
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That pick up most of the evening. The
president said it wasn't. He's wrong.
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The finance minister
said he was wrong too.
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Because I wouldn't say it
was not an hour quarrel,
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but it was a strong difference of
opinion. That's off the record.
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Off the record? That's right.
Oh, you fit fine in diplomacy.
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Don't die.
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Don't die. Something else happened?
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No. Nothing went oh, yes. Now wait
a minute. Come to think of it.
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Someone mentioned your name. Oh,
really? Who did? Who was that?
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Oh, yes. It was the president.
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Mhmm. Mhmm. It seems he's seen
you often on the stage, and,
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he thinks you're charming.
That was his exact word.
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Charming isn't a very strong
word. Not in the theater.
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Well, the president isn't in
the theater. No. That's right.
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Now on the other hand, the ambassador
thought you extremely candid and exciting.
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Well, that's much better.
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And I agree with both of them. You
see what a diplomat I am? Mhmm.
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I I found a play I like.
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I have decided to do it.
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I'm glad. We are right for each other.
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We are good for each other, my darling.
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We are. We are. Sleep well, my love.
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Good night.
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Good night, Dearest.
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Now come on. Hang up. Hang up.
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Oh, goodness. Good night, dude.