Dismissing death
Rory Stewart's father could be pithy, taciturn, and funny (without necessarily trying to be). Here his son tries to open...
Civilised conversation
A fine selection of subjects to talk about with a new acquaintance. This is the boy’s first (and last) encounter...
Changing the subject
A young man in love learns a lesson in the limitations of egotism. 'She' is Maggie Tulliver, a beautiful human...
Life-giving elixir
These fine-minded sisters come into an inheritance adequate to free them from having to face the economic implications of remaining...
My kind of company
John Donne describes an accomplished woman with a wide-ranging capacity to converse intelligently. I like the spectrum he chose: predestination...
Conversation as coffee
Likening conversation to ‘thick black coffee’ which you might have on the table in front of you, and you might...
Uncle, who are you?
A delightful exchange between the boy György Faludy, and a friend, or at least acquaintance, of his grandfather's. I loved...
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