+(defsubst multiple-value-list (expression)
+ "Return a list of the multiple values produced by EXPRESSION.
+This handles multiple values in Common Lisp style, but it does not
+work right when EXPRESSION calls an ordinary Emacs Lisp function
+that returns just one value."
+ expression)
+
+(defsubst multiple-value-apply (function expression)
+ "Evaluate EXPRESSION to get multiple values and apply FUNCTION to them.
+This handles multiple values in Common Lisp style, but it does not work
+right when EXPRESSION calls an ordinary Emacs Lisp function that returns just
+one value."
+ (apply function expression))
+
+(defalias 'multiple-value-call 'apply
+ "Apply FUNCTION to ARGUMENTS, taking multiple values into account.
+This implementation only handles the case where there is only one argument.")
+
+(defsubst nth-value (n expression)
+ "Evaluate EXPRESSION to get multiple values and return the Nth one.
+This handles multiple values in Common Lisp style, but it does not work
+right when EXPRESSION calls an ordinary Emacs Lisp function that returns just
+one value."
+ (nth n expression))