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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
8
Remember
that
having
all
the
talk
sustained
by
one
person
is
not
conversation;
do
not
engross
all
the
attention
yourself,
by
refusing
to
allow
another
person
an
opportunity
to
speak,
and
also
avoid
the
other
extreme
of
total
silence,
or
answering
only
in
monosyllables.
If
your
companion
relates
an
incident
or
tells
a
story,
be
very
careful
not
to
interrupt
her
by
questions,
even
if
you
do
not
clearly
understand
her;
wait
until
she
has
finished
her
relation,
and
then
ask
any
questions
you
may
desire.
There
is
nothing
more
annoying
than
to
be
so
interrupted.
I
have
heard
a
story
told
to
an
impertinent
listener,
which
ran
in
this
way:--
"I
saw
a
fearful
sight----"
"When?"
"I
was
about
to
tell
you;
last
Monday,
on
the
train----"
"What
train?"
"The
train
from
B----.
We
were
near
the
bridge----"
"What
bridge?"
"I
will
tell
you
all
about
it,
if
you
will
only
let
me
speak.
I
was
coming
from
B----"
"Last
Monday,
did
you
say?"
and
so
on.
The
story
was
interrupted
at
every
sentence,
and
the
relator
condemned
as
a
most
tedious
story-teller,
when,
had
he
been
permitted
to
go
forward,
he
would
have
made
the
incident
interesting
and
short.
Never
interrupt
any
one
who
is
speaking.
It
is
very
ill-bred.
If
you
see
that
a
person
to
whom
you
wish
to
speak
is
being
addressed
by
another
person,
never
speak
until
she
has
heard
and
replied;
until
her
conversation
with
that
person
is
finished.
No
truly
polite
lady
ever
breaks
in
upon
a
conversation
or
interrupts
another
speaker.
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