Question

Of all bores the most repellent specimen is the one who
comes close up; the buttonholing bore. This is the kind described
by a friend of mine with a vivid sense of phrase as 'the man who
spreads birdlime all over you'. A bore who keeps a reasonable
way off can be dealt with; but when they lean on you, you are
done. It is worst when they fix your eyes, only a foot away, and
tell you a funny story that isn't funny. Nothing is so humiliating as
to have to counterfeit laughter at the bidding of a bore; but we do
it. The incurable weakness and benignancy of human nature once
again!
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Answer 1

Summary of the given passage (75 words):-

The most repelling kind of boring person is the one who comes too close, that is the buttonholing bore. As described by the speaker's friend, this kind of person "spreads birdlime all over you". A bore who keeps to himself can be dealt with, but the one who leans on you is intolerable. It is humiliating to fake laughter at their stories, yet we still do it.  This is a weakness in the human nature.