Chapter II: THE MATTER OF CONVERSATION, or

(C) The Topics, which are either—

In Quantity—infinite.
In Quality—serious or trivial.
In Relation—personal or general.

(D) The handling of the Topics must be either—

Deliberative, or by all the company.
Controversial, or by two speakers.
Epideictic, or by one.

EPILOGUE.

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THE PRINCIPLES

OF THE

ART OF CONVERSATION