Idle ideas in 1905 [antikvár]

IDLE IDEAS IN 1905. 1. ARE WE AS INTERESTING AS WE THINK WE ARE? "Charmed. Very hot weather we've been having of late—I mean cold. Let me see, I did not quite catch your name just now. Thank you so much. Yes, it is a bit close." And a silence falls, neither of us being able to think what next to say. What has happened is this: My host has met me in the doorway, and shaken me heartily by the hand. "So glad you were able to come," he ^has said. "Some friends of mine here, very anxious to meet you." He has bustled me across the room. "Delightful people. You'll like them—have read all your books."