she said:
have i been too
presumptious? have i been
pushing my luck? i have tried to stay clear of too many
assumptions and to keep my
sins down to just
overcompleteness. am i
too concerned about this? i can never be sure...
he said:
if you have been "overcomplete", it is only because you are a talented
emissary, if i read that right. i dont know in what way you could be
pushing your luck or over-reaching assumptions. we are two mutually
interested states sharing what i believe is important, in open amity, free from deception.
and she smiled widely
he said:
i'm glad to know that you are you; it doesn't matter critically that you
are not here now, but simply that you exist. as adam smith demonstrated,
trade between states, based on comparative advantage, constitutes the
wealth of nations.