Usage examples (3)

• The old woman in Normandy had written, oh, yes; but then there must have been a great pourparler, and even Félicité had grown angry.
• When both the persons to be wedded possess fathers, a friendly pourparler takes place between the two papas and in the course of repeated libations of wine, the terms...
• The besieged emperor somewhat relaxed the austerity of his demeanour at this; another pourparler took place, in the midst of which the fox told the Commission to mention...