It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.
Believe me, separation was the only possible outcome.
A maximum strategy is more conservative because it maximizes the minimum possible outcome.
These well-tried, highly-honoured "heroes and heroines" were preparing to "quaff the cup of victory"-though not, of course, without some qualms about the possible outcome.
Would I feel embarrassed if I was rejected? I brewed over and over again, imagining every possible outcome.