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The Principles of the Art of Conversation

Note 6 — Moral Conditions—Tact

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Even too careful an attention to grammar, and the careful rounding of periods in easy intercourse, is apt to be tedious, and should be avoided. The instant the company has grasped your idea, you should pass to something else without regard to the form of your sentence.

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