Two friends, on world domination.

Arnaud: The world is mine!

Cecily: I want Paris.

Arnaud: No.

Cecily: In that case, I’ll have to seize it by force or charm. I have all of the men of Paris on my side. What do you have? The female waitstaff of your favourite café?

Two friends, on anchor’s aweigh.

Cecily: Yves just told me he may take a post in the symphony in Amsterdam. If he does, he leaves next week.

Charles: That’s a decidedly refined take on the old man-off-to-war story;”Cecily, I must serve in the orchestra in Amsterdam. I ship off tomorrow”.