Then, straightway sitting down, all fell to with noise and hubbub, the rattling of platters blending with the sound of loud talking and laughter.

AGAINST FOOLISH TALKING AND JESTING.

Origen also speaks of the frequency of "lying, or of idle talking;" as if possibly its frequency were in some sense an excuse for it.

I speak without suffering, nor does the little talking I do enfeeble me in the least.

At the church they had been greeted by the assembled crowd with great noise and much confused talking, and then they were accompanied to the parsonage by the schoolmates, who were crazed with joy at seeing Erick.

He lifted his voice and asked them the matter, but at the moment they began an excited talking, and no one heard him.

Then, wheeling squarely about, and facing all the members of the section, he declared with emphasis: "If there's any more unauthorized talking I shall feel obliged to pass the word above that discipline is in a bad way in this section.

Gratton began a rapid, vehement talking, explaining, arguing, pleading; he had not meant to steal the food; he could lead them to the gold; he wanted none of it; all that he asked was to be allowed to live "Shut up!"

Chapter XIV Belle Gordon's indignation was thoroughly aroused by hearing Mary Gough's story about the loss of her hair, and she made up her mind that when she saw Joe Gough she would give him a very plain talking.

There happened to be other customers in the house, who to free drinking added fierce talking, and a quarrel ensued.

The Indians chose their own interpreter; and the treaty was read aloud and translated, sentence by sentence, before it was signed, on the fourth day of the formal talking.

"Hush! no more talking," said Mr. Rose, who did everything very gently and quietly.

And Manuel said, "Now assuredly, Horvendile, since that is your name, such talking is insane talking, and no comfort whatever to me in my grief at losing Niafer.

Of course, I know you didn't forget, really; but the chances are that you were interested talking, and absolutely failed to remember that poor boy.

I believe I made her more than half jealous talking of my golden-haired Rose; but she is far more beautiful than Rose, more beautiful than anyone I ever saw.

I dwell a little on this matter of loose talking, because it breaks up more firms and more homes than any other one thing I know.

"Yet I do not think that our Gregory could very long endure a wife given over to such high-minded talking.

Simpson and he appeared a little frightened, which made me more so; and the perpetual talking, or rather shouting, which was carried on in Erse, alarmed me still more.

The king, when he had made an end, called me and told me to keep the said herald talking, so that none might speak to him, and to have delivered unto him a piece of crimson velvet containing thirty ells.

My machine-gun section for the gun near by lay in the front cave, a couple of feet from me; their spasmodic talking gradually died away as, one by one, they dropped off to sleep.

" Said Niafer, impatiently, "Do you intend to keep me here forever under these dark twinkling trees, with your thin little talking, while Manuel stays unhappy through his want of me?"

There is a woman that calls herself the guardian (not angel) of the place, and demands a small gratuity in exchange for any amount of unnecessary talking; judging by her appearance, we decided she was not a hermit nor a particularly small eater either, though her stature was decidedly diminutive.

"Well, after the buzzing, and the croakings, and the hummings and angry talkings were over, they settled down to business.

Gratton began a rapid, vehement talking, explaining, arguing, pleading; he had not meant to steal the food; he could lead them to the gold; he wanted none of it; all that he asked was to be allowed to live "Shut up!"

They lay awake talking of Cow; of the great event.