[ He looks like a young boy with his hair sticking every which way and sometimes it's too easy to forget the man is only 21, he's got a long life and a whole world ahead of him, Philippe can't possibly be too harsh on him, not late at night when they've been manning the decks - and the desks - for the past 48 hours straight. Really now. He wouldn't do it to his own child and he shan't do it to his political equivalent. Get some rest, he'd advised rather than asking for help with his own last preparations of which there are many still. The EU legislators will require thorough reasoning if they're going to grant exceptions. ]

I have it on good authority that they will change the wording of the problematic passages, just enough. Let's see if my gut feeling about this entire affair doesn't turn out to be right.

[ Letting his arm fall to his side, Philippe steps back and gestures towards the door. ]

However, I'm really not leaving until you are, Jean Louis.