I felt that he was at a loss for topics upon which to converse on common ground.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
So long as the meal lasted, Repton's conversation was entirely devoted to such topics as he might have discussed at a formal dinner-party.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
The natives, however, got from these shadows a never-ending variety of topics of conversation.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook