Miss Manners: The case of the unsolicited jewelry appraisal

Dear Miss Manners: How does one politely respond to someone who hijacks a compliment about an item of jewelry and basically turns it into an appraisal? When a guest asked me about my necklace, I responded that it is a Jerusalem cross, that the gems are opals and that it is a treasured gift from my...

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