ssiduously as the notably good talkers of the world
have done, there will be a general feast of reason and flow of soul;
each will then say to the other, in Milton's words,

"With thee conversing, I forget all time."

IN PREPARATION:

_The Art of Drawing Others Out_

_Conversation versus Mere Talk_

_Following the Trend of the Conversation; Abrupt Transitions of
Thought_

_Listening in Conversation_

_Some Common Errors in Making Introductions_

_Raconteurs and Their Anecdotes_

_Commonplaces of Conversation_

_Subjects for Conversation; Book Talk_

_The Give and Take of Talk_

_Distinction Between Inquisitive Questioning and "Interest
Questions"_

_Justifiable Limits of Wit, Raillery, and Humor_

_The Use and Abuse of Slang_

_Small Talk: Glib Talkers_

_Adjusting "Shop" to the Time, the Place, and the Situation_

_Giving and Accepting Compliments_

_Joking and Jesting; Difference Between Pleasantry and Buffoonery_

_A Softened Mode of Speech_

_Brutal Frankness and Intellectual Honesty_

_Thrusting and Parrying in Conversation_

_The Value in Conversation of Knowing "Who's Who"_

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Transcriber's note

The following changes have been made to the text:

Page 41: "it isn't so" changed to "It isn't so".

Page 65: "Tannhaueser" changed to "Tannhaeuser".

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