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There is a certain attitude, combative at once and deferential, eager to fight yet most averse to quarrel, which marks out at once the talkable man. 

From Memories and Portraits by Stevenson, Robert Louis

O, he is a very good man Mr Boswell at the bottom, so witty, cheerful, so talkable.

From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by Leask, W. Keith (William Keith)

But all speak—talk—whisper—or smile, of all the speakable, talkable, whisperable, and smileable little interesting affairs, incidents, and occurrences, real or fabulous, of public, private, demi-public, or demi-semi-private life.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John

Robert Louis Stevenson uses the word "talkable" in one of his essays to denote a certain distinction among the possible subjects of human speech.

From Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things by Van Dyke, Henry

A talkable person, therefore, is one whose nature and disposition invite the easy interchange of thoughts and feelings, one in whose company it is a pleasure to talk or to be talked to.

From Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things by Van Dyke, Henry