| He is so emboldened by his cleverness that he steps into the store to observe the street and society outside. |
| This epigrammatic style is fun, but if repeated one becomes aware that it points as much towards the author's cleverness as the subject in hand. |
| Both are very skilful indeed at reaching out to other people who resent cleverness and learning. |
| He spoke loudly, often exploding into laughter at his own cleverness and compelling attention with a strange stutter. |
| He thinks he can get anything he wants with charm and honeyed words and cleverness. |
| It is as this dissonant crescendo of drama builds that the novel's cleverness reveals itself. |
