going to be a row about attendance at chapel, and hope to mend
matters; one or two because they like to stand well with the dons,
when there is a chance of a fellowship; but the lowest motive of
all," he went on, "was the motive which I heard from the lips of
one on a summer evening, when my windows were all open, and I was
just prepared to receive boarders; an ingenuous friend of mine
beneath said to another unoccupied youth, 'What do you think about
doing a Tipper tonight?' To which the other replied, 'Well, yes,
one ought to do one a term; let's go in at once and get it over.'"






V

CONVERSATION





I cannot help wishing sometimes that English people had more
theories about conversation. Really good talk is one of the
greatest pleasures there is, and yet how rarely one comes across
it! There are a good many people among my acquaintance who on
occasions are capable of talking well. But what they seem to lack
is initiative, and deliberate purpose. If people would only look
upon conversation in a more serious light, much would be gained. I