CHAPTER IV. What Should Guests Talk About At Dinner?

WHAT SHOULD GUESTS TALK ABOUT AT DINNER?

Guests' Talk During the Quarter of an Hour before Dinner--What Guests May Talk About--Talking to One's Dinner-Companion--Guests' Duty to Host and Hostess--The Dominant Note in Table-Talk--General and Tête-à-Tête Conversation between Guests--The Raconteur at Dinner.