The Principles of the Art of Conversation
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. ANALYSIS4. INTRODUCTION5. Subjective Side—Physical Conditions6. Mental Conditions—Special Knowledge7. General Knowledge8. Intellectual Quickness9. Moral Conditions—Modesty10. Moral Conditions—Simplicity11. Moral Conditions—Shyness Reserve12. Unselfishness13. Sympathy14. Moral Conditions—Tact15. Conditions too General—Moral Worth and Truthfulness16. Conditions too Special—Wit and Humour17. Humour18. Objective Conditions. The Company—Its Number19. Talking with a Few20. With Many21. The Quality of the Company22. Talking with Superiors23. With Inferiors24. The Relations of Sex and Age25. Degrees of Intimacy26. The Topics of Conversation—Serious and Trivial27. The Topics of Conversation—General and Personal28. Topics of Conversation—Modes of Treatment29. Epilogue