In the Restaurant

Carl RITCHIE: I was bluffing a bit that day, I must admit, but I did wonder how you picked up on it immediately.

Margaret PEAKE: Oh, well, it was the same for me, but different at the same time.

Carl RITCHIE: You mean that you did a bit of bluffing too? And you wondered…

Margaret PEAKE: I wondered how you failed to notice. Excuse me, but I am a bit blunt sometimes.

Carl RITCHIE: OK, I understand. Bluffing forms part of the negotiation process, is that what you mean?

Margaret PEAKE: Exactly. And detecting a bluff is at least as important.

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