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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 English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Roe, Frederick William

But he always came back in good spirits, talkable and charming.

From The Blue Flower by Van Dyke, Henry

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

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

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