"L'esprit de l'escalier – The Wisdom of the Staircase"
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Contents
page 001
1. Best Behavior
That's it.
Big time!
Not quite.
Real old- fashioned.
page 006
2. Listening Skills
All along.
Pretty much.
Just about.
Why bother?
page 011
3. Logical Dilemmas
If ever.
Very enlightening.
Totally different.
It's relative.
page 016
4. Parents Forever
What else?
Among others.
That's all?
All over.
page 021
5. Work Horses
Looking good.
Another one!
All right.
Thank you!
page 026
6. Emergency! [Not!]
Bad timing.
Sure, Jack!
Hold it!
Just wait!
page 031
7. Shadow Dancing
Hey! OUCH.
Not today.
Even greater!
Too dangerous.
page 036
8. The Watchman
Nothing yet.
Very little.
Nothing simple.
Not major.
page 041
9. The Watched
Nothing special.
Fear not.
Just normal.
At best.
page 046
10. Your Partner
Bad, huh?
Unheard of.
Oh, degenerate!
No rules.
page 051
11. The Restaurant
God knows!
So much!
All set.
Be choosy.
page 056
12. Ominous Warnings
I'm sure.
Spare me!
Totally unexpected.
We'll wait.
page 061
13. Pretty Late
No doubt.
Before that.
I'll cry.
No more!
page 066
14. Reaching Out
Could be.
Unbelievable, huh?
Oh, great!
At least.
page 071
15. Stepping In
Big change!
That's enough.
Very different.
It's easy.
page 076
16. Tough Questions
No reason.
Nothing much.
Close enough.
Of course!
page 081
17. Being Fresh
That's different.
Crazy, huh?
For what?
Isn't it?
page 086
18. Being You
Ever hopeful.
Control yourself!
THINGS CHANGE!
Don't laugh.
page 091
19. Accepting Rejection
Not yet.
Someone else.
Way back!
Thank goodness!
page 096
20. Tangled Webs
That's DRASTIC.
Or vice versa.
Says who?
Not bad.
page 101
21. Blanket Denial
Be resourceful.
Oh, huge!
Nobody knows.
Hidden away.
page 106
22. Wrong Words
Living dangerously.
Totally destroyed.
Almost impossible.
Very helpful.
page 111
23. Arguing Skills
How exotic.
Many more!
Or worse!
Cheap thrills.
page 116
24. Wordplay Meister
BELIEVE me.
Beautiful, huh?
Well, sure!
But better.
page 121
25. Worthy Flirting
Nothing else.
No wonder.
I hope.
It's maddening.
page 126
26. Guilt Trip
For nothing!
It's ridiculous.
I'll live.
TOO BAD!
page 131
27. Sarcastic Praise
In case.
An honor.
Home free!
It's overwhelming.
page 136
28. Not Shrewd
That's changing.
Totally unspoiled.
Certainly not.
And furthermore!
page 141
29. Identify Yourself
Not exactly.
Very common.
Everything's changing.
Getting sophisticated.
page 146
30. Avoiding Traps
It's insane.
I'm easy.
Doesn't matter.
What's different?
page 151
31. Crew Boss
Very strict.
Sure, boss!
Stick around!
Just don't!
page 156
32. Police Officer
No telling.
Probably— Something.
Totally natural.
And more!
page 161
33. Corner Thugs
I'll bet.
Maybe more.
Someone must.
Wise up!
page 166
34. Country Boys
It's murder!
Just brutal.
Maybe not.
Oh, definitely!
page 171
35. Barroom Floor
How romantic.
Something else.
The opposite.
Not perfect.
page 176
36. Parking Detail
Wicked, huh?
Who's complaining?
Just vicious.
That's preposterous!
page 181
37. Fraternity Secrets
Dunt esk!
Who knows?
Nothing fancy.
Pretty wicked.
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
Easy enough.
Nothing better.
We'll manage.
Oh, yeah!
page 201
41. Wacky Pedestrian
VERY LIMITED.
Much worse!
EVERY TIME!
KEEP GOING!
page 206
42. Reporting You
You sure?
Whatever's fair.
Never mind!
NOTHING LESS!
page 211
43. Errand Kid
That's possible.
Endless files.
Many moons.
Wild, huh?
page 216
44. Trendy Put-downs
On schedule.
Maybe less.
It's genetic.
Going up!
page 221
45. Rehashed Insults
So sad!
Be serious.
So stupid!
It's deeper.
page 226
46. Gay Bashing
Totally useless.
Very funny.
Plenty!— Worse!
High hopes.
page 231
47. Sports Talk
If anything.
MANY TIMES!
We'll see.
Not many.
page 236
48. False Accusation
Where else?
Anybody can.
Many ways!
It's impossible.
page 241
49. Lashing Out
What's next?
Pretty intense.
Just imagine.
Tough customer.
page 246
50. Strong Hints
Small world.
Or else!
It's terrible.
God forbid!
page 251
51. Aladdin's Genie
It's uncanny.
Really tragic.
Very expensive.
Even better!
page 256
52. Sky Hooks
Really evil.
Hardly ever.
Why not?
Spooky, huh?
page 261
53. Fuzzy Boundaries
Not recently.
There's hope.
Very serious.
Before long!
page 266
54. Clear Boundaries
Cheer up!
Better off.
YOU SHOULDN'T!
No violence!
page 271
55. The Godfather
Beyond belief.
How delicate.
Well, anyway.
You wonder.
page 276
56. Secret Agent
Must be.
Never stop.
That's life!
Underneath everything.
page 281
57. Criminal Conspiracy
Like crazy!
Not even.
Go on!
It's powerful.
page 286
58. Exclusive Club
Sight unseen.
Completely different.
Pretty amazing.
Not separate.
page 291
59. Sour Grapes
I guess.
Very simple.
How discouraging.
Until now.
page 296
60. The Upstart
Way beyond!
Anything new?
Very clever.
Next time!
page 301
61. The Mathematician
Afraid not.
I've heard.
Au contraire.
Another thrill.
page 306
62. Crossed Wires
Can't wait.
Not anymore.
Sort of.
Not long.
page 311
63. The Parrot
Smarten up!
Work harder!
Very nice.
Can't hurt!
page 316
64. The Financier
Don't panic!
Bad idea.
That'll help.
Little challenges.
page 321
65. The Traitor
How embarrassing.
Not often.
Or something.
So far.
page 326
66. The Dieter
Too soon.
You're strong.
Hard times.
It's devastating.
page 331
67. The Grandmother
Anything less?
It's criminal.
Strange, huh?
Just anything!
page 336
68. The Grandfather
Not us.
So WHAT?
Not forever.
How amusing.
page 341
69. The Chief
Watch out!
Totally demanding.
Quite unnecessary.
I wouldn't.
page 346
70. The Hood
Think so?
Since when?
How's that?
That's next.
page 351
71. The Telephone
That's precious!
Missed out.
NO TROUBLE!
The reverse!
page 356
72. The Politician
Big surprise.
What if?
Not much.
Must you?
page 361
73. Boss's Turf
What then?
Be honest.
Very enriching.
Good advice.
page 366
74. Omniscient Weatherman