The second incident involved an important birthday of a good friend that I had to miss due to an out-of-town speaking engagement. I felt bad about it and offered to… Click to show full abstract
The second incident involved an important birthday of a good friend that I had to miss due to an out-of-town speaking engagement. I felt bad about it and offered to take my friend and his wife out for a nice dinner upon my return. And indeed I did so. When dinner was over and the bill came, my friend made a gesture to split the payment but I declined, reminding him that it was my treat. I gave the waiter my credit card and within a minute or two excused myself to go to the restroom. As I was walking back to join my guests, I noticed that the waiter had placed the bill, along with the credit card, in a folder on the table; my
               
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