I chose 'The Antique Ring' because it is a story about telling a story. Choosing the Poe story was more problematic because Poe's tales rarely employ dialogue.

The modern story begun, one might say, with Edgar Allan Poe, which proceeds inexorably, like a machine destined to accomplish its mission with the maximum economy of means.

For seldom shall she hear a tale So said, so tender, yet so true.

I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me.

A tale in everything.

In after-dinner talk, Across the walnuts and the wine.