“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.

As lumpes of sugar loose themselues, and twine Their subtile essence with the soul of wine.

What, now, could it be that might give solid foundation to this challenge and to this belief of the noble in the eternity and the imperishability of his work?

Salami slicing is a way to make progress under conditions of low trust. The tactic works best if begun with issues of low importance to the opponents. Salami slicing may be useful early in a negotiation against opponents facing a deadline.