I had ridden beside him many times over his mother's estate, and I had noticedand chafed somewhat at the knowledgethat women much older than he always called him Mr. Washington, while even that little chit of a Polly Johnston called me Tom to my face, and laughed at me when I assumed an air of injured dignity.

" While the two lovers are thus engaged in a pleasant but indecisive daily round of amusement, Bellpine, a false friend, tries to turn Jemmy's affection to the fair musician, Miss Chit, in order to win Jenny for himself, but failing in that, circulates rumors of Jemmy's attachment to Miss Chit in hopes of alienating the lovers' regard.

I have been a home body all my life, as you know, and of course I should have known that the doctor would not discuss his business with a little chit like youbut dear, me, he is one terrible flirt, he cannot pass a pretty face.

" Matilda was bathed and sent back for inspection to the C.O., with a chit from O.C. "A" Company, pointing out that, as he couldn't initial her, he had put his office stamp on her tummy and hoped it wouldn't rub off.

She couldn't be washed again, as the Quartermaster had already written three scathing chits about the previous use of depôt disinfectant.

"I am sure I hated the harpsichord when a chit at Kensington school, and only learned it to please my mamma.

He died at Chits on the 25th of November, 1456, and, according to the historian John d'Auton, who had probably lived in the society of Jacques Coeur's children, "he remained interred in the church of the Cordeliers in that island, at the centre of the choir.