Jul 11, 2003 03:17
ELYOT: Has it ever struck you that flippancy might cover a very real embarassment?
VICTOR: In a situation such as this, it's in extremely bad taste.
ELYOT: No worse than bluster and invective. As a matter of fact, so far as I know, this situation is entirely without precedent. We have no prescribed etiquette to fall back on. I shall continue to be flippant.