THE ART OF LEAVING

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 26, 1895

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 21, No. 38.

THE ART OF LEAVING.

AMONG the minor arts that add much to the happiness of life is that of leaving gracefully after you have paid a visit. It may seem a small thing, but it is really a large one. Who does not know the individual who rises to go and then stands talking for an hour? And the host and hostess feel that they must stand, even if they almost drop with fatigue, and when the visitor is finally gone, they give a sigh of relief and sink into their chairs. Pay your visit, say what you have to say, and when you get up to go, do not linger by the way. Do not stand and talk and keep your hostess standing. You have enjoyed your visit, and so, probably, has she; go, then, while the enjoyment lasts, and do not linger until it departs and she wishes you would do the same. Some wise man has said that it is better to leave behind you a wish for your company than a satiety, or words to that effect.—Sel.