| 单词 | tattle |
| 例句 | When she came back to the kitchen, Caroline was practically dancing across the linoleum, simply bursting to tattle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who tattled? Tell me. Someone is on to us.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Shay had tricked the safety governor so it wouldn’t tattle when they flew at night, or crossed the boundary out of town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Our family took a dim view of snitching and tattling. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Or what? No teacher to tattle to this summer.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You mean Manny didn’t tell you when he called to tattle on me?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You see, they want me to tattle on a friend of mine. Someone I got to know really well. After you left” “Tattle? Don’t tell me this is all about some ugly-trick.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Some tattle told her I was roaring drunk. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If it was a piano, she must send a secret letter to China and tattle to the elders about her infamous piano lessons. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z And anyhow, I thought, tattling to his mom would probably backfire. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Now before we get into anything, ladies, no scratching, no spitting, and no tattling to Mommy.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z And now you have repudiated the character of Lopsang with your “tattle tale” accounts of him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “So, tattle away. How big a deal can it be?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The boys told Dallas and Florida that if they tattled, their tongues would be chopped up into tiny bits. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I do not do a lot of tattling. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The next few minutes were a blur of crying and hollering and tattling and then I found myself sitting in front of Mr. Mason, the principal. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I got away with it because I had my own room at the far end of the hall, whereas my brothers all had to share, and they would have tattled in a red-hot second. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Colette tried to avoid our lesson this morning by complaining of a mysterious illness,” tattled Jeannine. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If he tattled, he knew he would be tortured almost to death by the one he reported. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma felt a little like her own mother had tattled on her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “No. The sub was actually pretty nice. She didn’t tattle on me to the principal or anything like that, though she did make me wear those stupid arms until lunchtime.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It meant you didn’t gossip, tattle, or tease. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Children tattled on their parents, taught by schoolmistresses the hallmarks of sedition. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Wasn’t silly, wasn’t always twiddling her plaits, didn’t tattle or gossip, didn’t hit boys over the head with books or scrape the back of your neck with a sweetgum burr when you weren’t looking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Had one of the other girls tattled so soon? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to tattle, so I keep things brief. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I was so mad, I tattled on her when I saw her take two graham crackers during snack time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z But who were they going to tattle to? Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure sits among them, wondering who will cave, who will tattle, who will be the bravest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z George W. tattles on himself for shoplifting toy soldiers when he was 6 years old, a tale intended to provide a peek at his father’s parenting style. Book review: ‘41: A Portrait of My Father’ by George W. Bush To some extent, there is a natural competition between children in a house, and one of the ways it is expressed is through tattling. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z As long as you shift this from a tattling problem to a connection problem, you will find your answer. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z What happened next was I rang Morgenthaler and tattled that Thrasher had called him a dummy. Spirits: A bloody mary needs tomatoes, but do they have to be fresh? If you ignore the tattling, the children up the ante, becoming louder and angrier. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Crawford busts up the little gathering and tattles to Davis: “Your girl was corrupting my twins.” ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 3: Mommy Knows Best. Or Maybe Not. 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Chronic tattling tells me that your kids are conditioned to getting your attention. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The Rice of Mallon’s imaginings is obsessed with pleasing Bush and prone to “tattle” to the president about her fellow Cabinet members. Review | What was George W. Bush really like? A novelist whips up a campy portrait. 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z In terms of your temptation to tattle, “Charles bugs me by asking too many work-related questions” might backfire. Perspective | Ask Amy: Bereaved daughter worries about mom 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z I want to crash all the Sunday church services and tattle from the pulpit. The white, conservative Southern women who asked me to keep their abortions secret 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The idea is not to tattle or complain, but to express sympathy and suggest leniency in allowing parents to meet emergencies. Miss Manners: Woman’s exit from job results in competing explanations 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z In essence, even though everyone is miserable, the children are connecting to you when they tattle. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z A: Nothing gets under a parent’s skin like tattling. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But chronic tattling means we must look at the children, and our parenting life, a bit differently. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The boy’s father had erupted in rage at his son when Nathan told him of the abuse, and threatened to put him in a home if he tattled. | 'Absolution': One Man?s Wrathful Vengeance 2010-09-16T04:30:00Z I diagnose this not as a discipline issue with the parents of a 5-year-old, but as a tattle issue with an older sibling. Perspective | Ask Amy: Granny should be the coach of family’s team 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Take a look at the issues that may not seem to directly affect the tattling. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Left to their own devices, even the most well-behaved children will dissolve into disagreements and tattling. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Q: Help me manage the tattling in our home. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z But an even deeper question is: What need are my children fulfilling when they tattle? Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Now you find rumors about the marriage breakup and snarky tattling on the show. The ?Housewives? and the Husband Who Wishes He?d Said No 2010-08-27T21:31:00Z I believe I tattled as much on me as anybody else. Fleetwood Mac is “the great American story” 2013-06-03T19:02:00Z Will it be perfect and stop all the tattling? Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Now it was time to tattle to their mothers. There’s no good way to deal with trolls, so you might as well tattle to their moms 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z The volume explores how the potters, while often tattling on each other, produced thick-walled tableware with Germanic-inspired folk floral patterns, as well as bricks, dolls, stove tiles, tobacco pipes and store signs. 2010-01-15T06:40:00Z Ignoring them or angrily walking away is making the tattling worse. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z If this means whining and tattling and getting in trouble, so be it. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Mom or Dad walking away in anger leads to panic, which leads to more insecurity, which leads to more whining and tattling. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z His parents had divorced years before, after Nick tattled on his dad’s affair. Newly Released Books 2011-02-16T22:45:21Z How to help your child know when to ‘tattle’ Perspective | How does a parent support good sleep habits for tweens and teens? 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z Children see it as a useful tactic, and almost every child will tattle at some point. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z In “American Dreams,” Julia Alvarez recalls a childhood candy store and its “tinkling bell that tattled I was coming in the door.” Review | How do you define authenticity? A poetry collection explores a modern problem. 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z I could not rat her out to the front desk or tattle to the instructor. When I hit a girl 2014-04-09T23:00:00Z And if you have to dig out the recipes again in June, well, I'm not about to tattle on you. 13 holiday classics turned into cookies 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z And he had to roll the dice that I would not bother him, that I wouldn’t be #MetroMonica, tattling on him to the police. Perspective | The point we’re missing about ‘BBQ Becky’ and her sisters 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z I want to crash all the Sunday church services and tattle from the pulpit. The white, conservative Southern women who asked me to keep their abortions secret 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z And when we mire ourselves in the details, we are fulfilling the fundamental need that tattling is seeking: belonging and attention. Perspective | Two siblings tattle all the time. Is there a way to make it stop? 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Throughout the past year, American society responded to political upheaval and biological peril by turning to an age-old tactic for keeping rule breakers in check: tattling. The Season of the Snitch 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Finally, when up against someone who’s creating a bottleneck, lateral pressure is less damaging than tattling. Work Advice: How to engage remote colleagues when asking nicely doesn’t work 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Hard questions still need to be asked, not least because this is not primarily a story about celebrity tittle tattle, or idle gossip about ITV's star talent. Phillip Schofield's hands were shaking through interview 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z But the choice not to tattle on him is simple, and in fact the only straightforward thing about the whole scenario. Advice | Carolyn Hax: She gets money from her brother — but his wife doesn’t know 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z So when another former teammate, Kyle Schwarber, ambled to his locker a few minutes later, Turner feigned the role of tattling little brother. Trea Turner, reunited with old friends, slides into place with the Phillies 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z He said clarity was required as to whether someone might be aware of IRA membership or if their knowledge may be based on "tittle tattle". Springhill: Inquest into 1972 shootings hears shots fired at people helping victims 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z But back-channeling can also be destructive when it crosses the line into tattling, gossiping, undermining or sowing distrust. Advice | Work Advice: My boss is a back-channeling bully 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It has morphed into a broader movement and mind-set encouraging people to tattle on one another to the courts or the state — with grave consequences. Opinion | A new low in anti-trans bills: Genital exams for female athletes 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z However, Mr Bercow said the inquiry into the complaints was "amateurish" and based on "tittle tattle". Ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow was a serial bully, says report 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “If Walls Could Talk” they might tattle on the home healthcare worker a woman hires to look after her widowed mother in this new TV movie. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ on HBO and more 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The post went on to imply that the Common Application — the third-party manager of applications for lots of colleges — could tattle to other schools if an applicant broke an early decision agreement. Early Decision Isn’t Binding. Let Us Explain. 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z And he dismissed the criticism as Westminster "tittle tattle". Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on great form, says deputy PM Dominic Raab 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Grocers are risking our lives every single day to make sure there’s food on the shelves during a pandemic, and you would brave that same risk just to tattle on us to corporate. Rant and Rave: Reader vows to pay it forward 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z We must not endorse “tattling on our neighbors” to collect money. Opinion | An indictment of democracy in Texas 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z In the most recent episode, Hunter told the other guys he wasn’t yet in love with Katie, but then told her he was, a juicy tidbit they couldn’t wait to tattle. ‘The Bachelorette’ recap: A goodbye that got everyone sobbing 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z It offered phone, app and website options for tattling on anyone caught “twisting” party history, criticizing party leaders, ideology or policy, “smearing” heroes and martyrs, or speaking negatively of China’s traditional, revolutionary or modern culture. He tried to commemorate erased history. China detained him, then erased that too 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “Our gobs of gossip were repugnantly real. Today’s blowhard bloggers and their tattle texts? Pussyfooting punks all.” James Ellroy talks titillating new tabloid Tinseltown thriller 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Austen tattled on her family’s history and the world she inhabited in her books. Opinion | A Jane Austen museum addressing Regency-era slavery? How sensible. 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z The foreign secretary dismissed the story as "tittle tattle", adding: "I can't comment on every little bit of gossip that's in the newspapers." Raab dismisses 'gossip' as he defends Johnson over flat revamp costs 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z “I don’t want to tattle on them today,” Strauss said. Seattle City Council seeks to make it easier to run a business from your garage 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z She is grateful for the lock on her bathroom door, which prevents her kids from barging in at any moment to tattle on one another or whine for more screen time. A comfy chair, a locked door, an old record. Covid Thanksgiving inspires new reasons for gratitude. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z “If it moves, if it flashes, if it can connect to the internet and tattle on you, it’s an electronic,” Dr. Mars said, “and you’re inheriting all the issues that come with an electronic.” How to Buy Tech That Lasts and Lasts 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z “With their travel tabs being picked up by the team, the beat reporters weren’t about to tattle.” 63 Years Later, a Confession in a Legendary Yankees Scandal 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “I don’t really like that. It sounds to me more like tattling,” Sandefur said. Most Americans are not willing or able to use an app tracking coronavirus infections. That’s a problem for Big Tech’s plan to slow the pandemic. 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z “You certainly didn’t want to tattle on someone who could kill your dreams,” J.M. said. Coaching Legends Were Accused of Abuse. Will Someone Finally Pay? 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Except, that is, for the whining, the tattling, and those chickens. A comfy chair, a locked door, an old record. Covid Thanksgiving inspires new reasons for gratitude. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z “Are you going to rely on people tattling on their neighbors?” Frustrated Airbnb hosts wait for D.C. to explain new regulations 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Now, he said, “Bark has taken that piece out of it. The other student doesn’t have to feel like they’re betraying or tattling or anything like that.” Under digital surveillance: how American schools spy on millions of kids 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Priests, seminarians and former seminarians described in interviews a climate of self-censure, with men often tattling on one another and gossiping rather than speaking openly. Catholic seminarians are newly speaking out about sexual misconduct — and being shunned as a result 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Petula Dvorak’s May 21 Metro column, “Citizen tattling is D.C.’s worst idea ever,” was filled with scary scenarios about citizen reporting. Opinion | This isn’t D.C.’s worst idea ever. A form of citizen reporting already works. 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z They are self-appointed citizen avengers who tattle on their peers, a whole tribe of village vigilantes who do the on-the-ground work for Big Brother. Perspective | D.C.’s worst idea ever: Giving regular people the power to issue parking tickets 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The Angels’ front office is desperate for legitimacy and relevance when they resort to tattling on Bryce Harper for his comments regarding Mike Trout. Letters: The Lakers, LeBron James and another long offseason ahead 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z So yeah, we can imagine the Angels are getting worried their franchise player will bolt, prompting them to tattle on Harper to Major League Baseball: The Angels whine that Bryce Harper is recruiting Mike Trout to Philadelphia; Bryce Harper shrugs and continues to do so - Golf Digest 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z The authors join a pantheon of disgruntled leakers or tattling ex-staffers telling tales of incompetence at the highest executive levels. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Someone is always dropping by my office to tattle or complain. Conflict-fearing manager must buck up and deal with workplace drama | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The scars and resentments of this kind of citizen tattling run three generations deep in my family, when the communist regime in Czechoslovakia corrupted families and communities with Little Brother tactics. Perspective | D.C.’s worst idea ever: Giving regular people the power to issue parking tickets 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z And that’s worth fighting for, if only so we can trash-talk Google Glass in the privacy of our own homes, without our Google Assistant tattling on us. Why we can’t stop debating whether Facebook sells data 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z A disgruntled Congressional Country Club member tattled on the course for removing too many trees. Johnny Miller’s perfect goodbye, DJ & Paulina’s triumphant Instagram return, and the greatest year of golf ever played - Golf Digest 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z This devolved into a debate about baseless tattling on posters who have opinions that differ from your own. Rescued sacrificial rooster terrorizes a Miami neighborhood 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z This means no bickering, griping, pouting or tattling. Conflict-fearing manager must buck up and deal with workplace drama | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The censors’ reasoning may be that tattle about film stars might lead people to believe that it is also acceptable to peddle rumour about politicians. China wages war on apps offering news and jokes 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z It didn't matter that her son regularly gets sent to the principal for bad behavior - they felt we tattled, and broke the code. Opinion | My Kid’s First Lesson in Realpolitik 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z He was under no obligation to tattle; in fact, he was prohibited from doing so by Swiss bank-secrecy laws. A Swiss Banker Helped Americans Dodge Taxes. Was It a Crime? 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Sometimes tattling is all that keeps danger at bay. Blessed be the tattletales in the Trump White House 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z He wore the conflicted smile of a child who’d just tattled on a sibling, only to realize, upon dad’s approach with a belt, the stakes of what he’d unleashed. Can the President “Destroy” Criminal-Justice Reformers? 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z Already the government encourages tattling by camera-toting bounty hunters who collect evidence of petty crimes as well as serious infractions like bribery. South Korea’s Whistle-Blowers Sound Off at Their Own Risk 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z You’ll also unlock special abilities that let you flex your new muscle, say buying off cops, calling in hit squads or cutting phone lines at crime scenes to thwart tattling witnesses. Review: 'Mafia 3' Squanders One of the Year's Best Stories on Stale Gameplay 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z James's whining afterwards was just taking something that should have stayed on the floor and tattling to the league. Warriors’ Draymond Green Suspended for Game 5 After LeBron James Episode 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes they'll even tackle their sibling to prevent from getting tattled on. N.F.L. Tried to Influence Concussion Research, Congressional Study Finds 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z She tattles on teenage drug dealers to their parents, and lectures the adults who buy and take those drugs. Miss Pee Wee stands tall for Detroit’s kids 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Trump, the candidate who had to apologize in front of the class for saying bad words also made fun of Jeb’s Mommy, forcing Jeb to tattle on him to the entire nation. The GOP’s terrifyingly literal “Brat Pack”: Why Saturday’s debate proves these candidates are all petulant children 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z He said that in raising his two children, he would be more upset with one who tattled than one who erred. Behind the Fall of Marcelo Odebrecht, Brazil’s Construction ‘Prince’ 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z It is no fun to tattle on your neighbor, but he should really find a more appropriate place to conduct this sort of business. Putting a Stop to a Neighbor’s Slurs 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Fittipaldi’s publication, L’Espresso, has published so many leaks in recent years that it’s become almost a tattle sheet for Vatican followers. Why juicy Vatican secrets are getting harder to keep, even under Pope Francis 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z But unlike Reiner, she opposed the Airbnb measure, saying she didn’t like “the idea that neighbors are tattling on each other” and that it would place undue burdens on San Francisco’s Planning Department. Airbnb fight: San Franciscans ponder housing, housing and housing on ballot 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Moreover, there’d be little real enforcement beyond neighbors tattling on each other. A green plan’s weak roots 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Media "tittle tattle" is how Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed the stories - such as the row over his decision not to sing the national anthem - that have swirled around him since he took over. Can Jeremy Corbyn run an effective opposition? - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Still, Rosen says ordinary members of the military could tattle on their peers outside the chain of command, kicking off a probe that could result in a letter of reprimand, ending career prospects. Ashley Madison-Using Troops May Have Bonked Their Careers 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Now there are hotlines for tattling on profligate neighbors and websites where photos of verdant landscapes are posted for public scorn. They've Seen Lots of Droughts, But This One's Different 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z That said, going up the chain to tattle about cliquish behavior does indeed have a sour grapes flavor. Feeling Left Out at Lunch 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z An earlier whistle-blower provision was an almost complete failure because it was limited to insider trading, an area that doesn’t naturally lend itself to uninvolved parties tattling on the wrongdoing of others. Tattletales Embraced as Whistle-Blower Programs Gain Support 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Using apps like Flywheel is a way for taxis to fight fire with fire instead of tattling, however justified it might seem. Taxi Drivers Are Using Apps to Disrupt the Disruptors 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z So, faced with apparent indifference to stern warnings from state leaders and media alarms, cities across California have encouraged residents to tattle on their neighbors for wasting water — and the residents have responded in droves. Californians Keep Up With Joneses’ Water Use 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z And the flier asks, “Would we keep our friends if we tattled on them?” Nebraska Principal Sorry for ‘Don’t Tattle’ Flier 2014-04-17T15:21:28Z His lawyers portrayed her as a jealous mistress who tattled after she read suggestive e-mails he had sent to other women, and because he refused to divorce his wife. Disgraced Army general, Jeffrey A. Sinclair, gets $20,000 fine, no jail time 2014-03-20T15:05:30Z Mr. Oulson complained about being tattled on, and the two men exchanged more words. A Movie Date, a Text Message and a Fatal Shot 2014-01-22T03:11:08Z First graders claim to hate tattle tales but tattle at every opportunity. On Education: 25 Lessons About First Graders 2012-12-17T15:44:49Z Some drought-conscious Californians have turned not only to tattling, but also to an age-old strategy to persuade friends and neighbors to cut back: shaming. Californians Keep Up With Joneses’ Water Use 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Yes, it's déjà vu all over again in today's tittle tattle. Football transfer rumours: Manchester United to sign Adel Taarabt? 2012-11-27T09:08:30Z A funny story, one of my daughters was tattling on her brother to me. Back at my other home, with the children 2012-11-05T18:17:01Z Kids often think that if they talk to an adult, they are tattling. Local kids aim to combat bullying before it starts 2012-10-26T14:43:46Z Because the I.T.F. never revealed the nature of its agreement with Odesnik, a perception emerged, fairly or not, that he tattled on some of his peers. Wayne Odesnik, Tennis Pariah, Returns to Wimbledon and Loses 2012-06-28T03:16:19Z He claimed that the British government were putting such pressure on the security services that they were "grateful for any tittle tattle". One in four in IRA 'informers' 2012-06-20T12:15:25Z Prevent the lie: If you suspect that something is wrong, confront the employee directly, rather than asking the co-worker to tattle. Why Your Employees Are Lying to You 2012-06-12T12:04:07Z The bigger the brand, the greater the likelihood for social "tattling," because who doesn't like to see a giant brand goof up these days? Uh-Oh: Customer Service Matters More Now 2012-05-25T15:05:09Z One clerk had been discharged from Mr. Fauntleroy's office six months before, some tattling having been traced back to him; but Omer was of a silent nature, and cautious besides. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z As for the L—— O——, let her talk; they will certainly not make anybody immortal by their tattle, nor will they rob him of immortality to whom Apollo has assigned it. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Nyoda might have nothing more to do with such a tattle tale! The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z I don't want you to tattle on the picket line. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Franz entered the lobby without anxiety or fear; believing the ghost-story to be empty tattle, or a distorted tradition of some real occurrence in the place, which idle fancy had shaped into an unnatural adventure. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Some prosaic person got wet and tattled to the Alcalde. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z William knew this well; and, when he was informed, that Halifax was asking for the Doctor, could not refrain from exclaiming, ‘If they get together, there will be fine tattling.’ Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z As for the young clerk, he had tattled about certain peculiarities of his superiors, and Monsieur Sordeville took care that they were informed. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z After having proceeded against my husband so many weeks, having based everything on the tattle of these delinquents, you come, after they are condemned to suffer for their trespasses, and make them take an oath. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z It’s tattling if it’s done to hurt another person, reporting if it’s done to prevent someone else from getting hurt, Ludwig said. Big Bird?s problems a centerpiece for ?Sesame Street? anti-bullying campaign 2011-10-13T20:23:09Z I must tell you, sir, you have tattled long enough; and 'tis now good manners to hear me speak. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z “Gad, how things are tattled!” cried Jackson Lemon with asperity. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Go to your colonel, if you want to tattle, sir; don't come to me. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z The tattling world would instantly unite—or calumniate us. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z In Elizabeth, children, including kindergartners, will spend six class periods learning, among other things, the difference between telling and tattling. Bullying Law Puts New Jersey Schools on Spot 2011-08-31T04:29:07Z Science gossip is infinitely to be preferred to fireside tattle about one’s neighbours, to say nothing of its being free from ill-nature, and elevating to the mind instead of depressing. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z But this is an uncharitable world, my dear, and half the tattle one hears is apt to be sheer envy. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z But alas! will this tattle of a robber be found relevant in that day, when the public robbers shall be proceeded against by the just Judge? A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z There is chattering and tattling where you think you can do so unpunished, and many things are whispered into the ears of the visitors which afterwards goes as false rumors through the world! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z "Do you think I mind tattle?" he said. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Being so near down there, my people hear everything at Gatley, and though I don’t encourage tattling, I can’t help hearing a lot about my beautiful brothers-in-law, and yours too if you like.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The latter, we have been informed, was on one occasion called to a severe account for his tattling propensities. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Mr Miliband has dismissed as "tittle tattle" reports that his brother, and former leadership rival, David and others are unhappy with his leadership. Hain: Miliband getting stronger 2011-06-26T13:27:45Z "To whom does this refer, who is said to have tattled?" asked a stout woman with a bold face. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z You can beat up on each other by grabbing, scratching, teasing or tattling on your opponents. Before Answering 'Call of Duty,' Social Gamers Flocked To A 'Sissyfight' 2011-06-06T13:11:22Z He had just received the emphatic warning against "tattling." Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z “And you immediately turned about to tattle this to me?” The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Your car tattles on you when you break road rules. Five Not Totally Unfeasible Ways That The State of Privacy Could Be Worse 2011-05-24T19:42:17Z "If I told you," snapped Danny Fox, "everybody in the Shady Forest and the Sunny Meadow would know it in a few minutes, you old tattle tale!" Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z "Certainly I missed you—all the more because some of them chattered, and you would have hushed the tattle." A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z They had first captured a hapless Englishman who had strayed from the barge against Smith's orders, and who did not help matters by tattling that Smith was at large. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z As I've reason to know, the old curmudgeon is an incorrigible gossip, and tattles all over the parish; I only wish we'd someone else. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Let the surety of this make you laugh at Mrs. A.’s foolish tattle. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z There is but a very small proportion of the tattling, backbiting and criticisms on character, usually found in neighborhoods of as many families. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Necessity thus educates them in that mutual interest in one another's affairs, and that taste for narrative, which pusillanimous people call prying and tattle. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Nobody can deplore the truth more than I; but to risk its being made a subject of gossip——" "Tabitha Cone is not given to tattle. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z "Confound you! how sharp you are," said Mr. Hinchford a little dismayed; "no, I never said so—mind I never said a word, so don't let us have any ridiculous tattling." Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z "But she isn't supposed to tattle and I shouldn't dream of quizzing you." In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z Similar tattle has been rife from time to time in relation to other personages in Canada. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z As I’ve reason to know, the old curmudgeon is an incorrigible gossip, and tattles all over the parish, I only wish we’d some one else. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z When you ascertain where he is, have him written to, find a man,—your cousin Alessio, for instance, who is prudent and kind, who has always wished us well, and who will not tattle. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z They sent commissioners of inquiry to give them more trustworthy information than they could get from the despatches of the deputies or the tattling intriguers of the Pale. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Every evening Mizka detailed to me some town tattle, which was sure to have for its subject pretty Anna and her two adorers. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z The rest of the "crew" might tattle to their heart's content. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Sometimes—especially in cases where the money has been spent—the evil result of tattling consists in there being no further favours of the sort. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z But that disposition to tattle or talk about their business has been the ruin of more than one promising young officer. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The Mill isn't the sort of daily purveyor of transfer tittle tattle that likes to deal in nuances. Football transfer rumours: Pepe Reina to Manchester United? 2010-10-26T07:55:00Z Now we perch on a park bench, a tartan throw over our knees, spearing empty crisp packets with our moth-eaten umbrella in a desperate attempt to find some tittle tattle within. Football transfer rumours: Karim Benzema to Manchester United? 2010-09-07T08:31:00Z This isn't about tattling on some other child and saying, "This kid is mean." Bullying Among Girls: Child Experts Give Tips to Parents 2010-08-25T08:00:00Z Certainly what you do in intelligence is a bit of tittle tattle here and a bit more information there. UK former deputy PM doubted Iraq WMD intelligence 2010-07-30T12:51:00Z “You see,” said Mrs Glaire, hesitating, “there are little bits of petty tattle about.” The Parson O' Dumford To lady Yolanda I'm sent and not to tattle, silly, here. Yolanda of Cyprus Judge of the effect if you had spoken thus of her before tattling people! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Huh! if I had long to live you don't think I'd keep on here in this rotten, tattling town, do you? The Cottage of Delight A Novel Besides, it would now be too late; you've found me again, probably your friend the doctor, who saw me at the window yesterday, tattled. The Children of the World One night you will lie down, and, into your horrid, tattling mouth, I will pour, as you sleep, a something which will prevent you from ever rising. The Way of the Gods Besides, I feel talkative—let us sit and tattle awhile, let us conspire together to the future good of my naughty niece and your wild nephew—Pancras. Our Admirable Betty A Romance But she had gone away in a fit of displeasure, occasioned, also, by the tattling of Rosamond. Stories for Helen They all respect him too much to tattle among themselves about his private matters. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Well, when I went into her room, I found Heinrich, the dissatisfied, sitting at her piano, talking his contradictory little tattle. The Children of the World She was like a boy in many ways: frank, direct, and scornful of tattling; so now she stood silent while the lady waited, perplexed by what seemed to be an obstinate refusal to answer. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins "This is once when you won't go tattling to the police or to that father of yours!" Penny Nichols and the Black Imp She found Mrs Willis, who was an old campaigner, busily engaged in conversation, or its equivalent, the note-comparing, gossip-scavengering tattle which is inherent to feminine camp followers of a certain age. Love's Usuries I never heard of a woman’s club in New York on the oriental plan of tattle and gossip and eating sweetmeats.” Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Her tattle did no harm, for her weakness was well advertised in that community; but, unfortunately, her deafness had made her both suspicious and irritable. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Go now; I am cruel to you in keeping you like this, placing you at the mercy of even your groom’s tattling tongue. The Sapphire Cross It is a place full of life, abounding in buyers and sellers, as well as idlers, who come to tattle and pick up any news they can. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 I ’low when a man’s few hairs can tattle his inside thoughts to the neighbors, it’s time I took a stand.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn They would surely go and tattle about it all over town. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself Miss Polly was a kind-hearted woman, but she couldn't resist the inclination to gossip and tattle. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction These words imply, according to the received sense, a tattling, impertinent, vain, and conceited creature.... Women of England "That sneak been tattling and crying for help, eh?" sneered Williams. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant At all events, I won't tattle about it even to the superintendent. Hand and Ring They tattled a while, and then took pity on her and accepted her. Their Son; The Necklace Thus folly, like gunpowder, runs in a train from one generation to another, preserved and conveyed by the perpetual tradition of tattling gossips. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed He will be taught that it is unmanly to tattle and gossip. The Colored Girl Beautiful But the evangelist, having no wish to tattle about Lancaster, yet hoping that the elder girl would learn what her father had done and administer a deserved rebuke, urged him in. The Plow-Woman "Did she go round tattling in the servants' hall?" cried the heiress, quivering with rage. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain Let them once get tattling in their parlours, and it’s death to me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV Mamise would not tattle, but she began again to lose heart. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Nay, nothing," says the captain, "but what I hear the women tattle over the tea-table. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana If your brother was in jail for stealing money it's the first thing the town would tattle of. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Thus she heard much women's tattle, but knew nothing of what passed. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court And such a man always tattles; such people don’t do anything but tattle. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland I like to hear what the fools tattle about me; and besides, I want Tom here to know what sort of a character I have in Furzebrough.” The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam It was a merry war, all right, while it lasted--scheming and squabbling and backbiting and tattling and corrupting servants to carry tales--all that sort of thing. Nobody “Hester, she heard Miss Leo say them words, an’ was mighty glad to tattle ’em! The Bondwoman The Boyle children had frequently tattled to Mary Hope what they heard at home. Rim o' the World I only mean that such people like to tattle. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland She looked up to him with a flash of her eyes—those eyes were worse than a loose tongue for tattling—and said:— "That is true." A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties There is plenty of biographical tattle about the prince's boyhood. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges They played about his feet; they chirped, hopped, and tattled; they peered side-ways at him and gave him jerky nods of greeting. The Trimming of Goosie And in this, ye people of Baalbek, is food enough for tattle, and cause enough for persecution. The Book of Khalid You wrong me much, madam:—some tattling gossip or designing knave, has whispered some falsehood to my prejudice;—probably my rival,—Mr. Worthnought. The Politician Out-Witted How easy 'tis To cheat this busy, tattling, censuring world! The Prince of Parthia A Tragedy Mary Cox came out first and as she passed Ruth she tossed her head and said: "Well, are you here to tattle about somebody else?" Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery "We had no idea of tattling on you, but it seems you have taken a lot of trouble to bother us, since we came," retorted Cleo. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue Such tattle and curiosity, however, no matter what degree of savage vulgarity they reach, are quite harmless. The Book of Khalid Blue-beard's wife afforded much diversion, and lost all sympathy the moment she was represented as a curious, tattling, timid, ridiculous woman. Practical Education, Volume II I have, I know not how, been drawn into tattle of myself, more majorum, almost the length of a whole Guardian. All About Coffee There is tattle about him in D'Argenson's "Memoirs;" a disguised shabby prince appears now and then, none knows whence, and vanishes. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It would be just as bad as any kind of tattling.” Turn About Eleanor And straightway to the spring hies he, where the women there gathered fill his ears with tittering, questioning tattle as he is filling his jar. The Book of Khalid He records a tattling neighbor's gossip that she was not a good housekeeper. William Penn No, she wouldn't castigate old Major Roper for tattling, and at the same time cross-examine him for her own purposes. Somehow Good In short, Lagrange was the bane of my existence, and I secretly swore to be terribly revenged upon him for his tattling propensities. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life "Who have been tattling to you about what don't concern them?" Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young "And your religious correspondent pried first," says Saxham, with savage irony, "and afterwards tattled?" The Dop Doctor His excellency tattled to me half an hour, his tongue wagging, the while, with an agility immeasurably superior to that of our European barbers. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. He had pooh-poohed this as mere tattle—asked for evidence, and so on. Somehow Good Wacoba So much so that if she had a husband, he dare not beat her lest she run and tattle to them. The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts It was no maiden, nor the tattle of the town, that brought you this. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Now he brought a rumour of Xerxes’s progress, now a bit of Bias’s tattling about his master. A Victor of Salamis Well, I don't want to do him any real harm," growled Shalleg, "but I'm going to put him out of the game, just as I was kept out of it by his tattling tongue. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles Mother believed the story all nonsense, and was very much concerned that people should repeat such silly tattle. Somehow Good Sooner I had a snake in my hut to run and tattle to the gods of me. The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts "Just saying where you've seen a person isn't tattling, is it, Mother?" Jerry's Charge Account Elizabeth was not a woman to tattle, and the “old woman” Hepsie had referred to was his mother. The Wind Before the Dawn But Gene's pa succeeded—there was something about practically stealing a fur schooner—but I never was one to tattle on my kin. Free Air By which I saw that, however this gentleman secretly despised his commanding officer, he was too honourable to encourage the tattle of his inferiors. Athelstane Ford The tattle and scandal of the day spreads from zenaneh to zenaneh with surprising rapidity, and the wife of Merdek saw in a moment whose example it was that he had imitated. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers I do not wish my hearers to believe I would countenance news-carrying or tattling. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall Runs off and tattles it all to some other "adviser," whose interests will be damaged if the advice of Number One goes through. Peking Dust Already, in the clear morning air, one can hear the stutter and skip and cough of the tractors along the opalescent sky-line, accosting the morning sun with their rattle and tattle of harvests to be. The Prairie Mother I will make certain that he will not blab nor tattle—that is the thing most to be feared. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Do you fancy any word of that tittle‑tattle escapes me? The Silver Butterfly Here too a terror being spread, By what this tattling gossip said, She slily to her kittens stole, And rested snug within her hole. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes What have I to do with the tattle with which a pack of old women console themselves for not being sea-sick?' A London Life and Other Tales Of course, I wasn’t going to tattle about what my father and mother said, but when I heard you talk as you did, and seem so cut up and unjust, why, I did.” The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Consequently, fair stand-up fights were winked at, and anything like tattling or tale-bearing sternly discouraged. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia I came for spiritual good, and ye thried to teach me to tattle. Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and her Irish Nurse Innocent victims—girls, chiefly, who will tattle unless a horrid threat is laid upon them—are forced blindfold to walk the plank. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates The tattle of a pack of old women has this importance, that she suspects or knows that it exists, and that nice girls are for the most part very sensitive to that sort of thing. A London Life and Other Tales The confounded sneak comes tattling to you, does he?” The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne Never in his life before had he read the society tattle in the newspapers. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 “I only asked you, or tried to ask you, if he would be likely to require you to tattle and to be a tell-tale, if he were so good as you describe him?” Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and her Irish Nurse Flora returned petulantly, the colour deepening on her face and brow, "to tattle about what she hears in company." Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories A tattling courtier, recalling a faux pas of the last queen, and desiring no more scandals, reported that the princess had been seen to smile on the youngster. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate I tattled on Moses Mouse; and Mrs. Green didn't like it. The Tale of Grunty Pig Slumber-Town Tales Is not this better than the indulgence in perpetual trifling and tattle? The Young Maiden Full many a joyous moment have I sat by you Hearing the girls tattle, the old maids talk scandal, And the spruce coxcomb laugh—at maybe nothing. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) Bachelors were under the special spying and tattling supervision of the constable, the watchman, and the tithingman, who, like Pliable in Pilgrim's Progress, sat sneaking among his neighbors and reported their "scirscumstances and conuersation." Customs and Fashions in Old New England When she hears a good bit of tattle, she has her husband hitch up, and she goes drivin' all day. The Thing from the Lake Goodness only knew how long it might be now before the wire would be free for the master to reach and warn Bob to keep secret the tidings his brother had tattled to him. Walter and the Wireless Next came the flutes and harps, and after them a new song, "I am of a silent disposition, I never tell what I see, I spoil not the sweetness of my fruits with vain tattling." The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt Those least inclined to tattle about their neighbors, I found, were poor, pathetic sinners with damaged reputations, who could not afford to talk about others. A Circuit Rider's Wife The equerry," Salcedo said, "tattled of great bustle and many visits at his master's palace. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 "Feely's twelve and she don't wash the dishes yet," tattled Vinie, and was promptly rewarded with a smart slap from the older sister. Heart of Gold Coward or no, I’m not going to prove my courage for the sake of gratifying busy tattling people. A Terrible Coward You don't hear Davy tattling, but other folks are not so particular. Janet of the Dunes We of the garrison are as usual at this season rather dull, stale & unprofitable—small parties for Tea are a good deal the fashion, & tattle is used as formerly. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 He knew what sort of tattle would pursue him. Joan of Arc of the North Woods What little girl didn't tattle to her mother about the naughty things the boys were doing? Sense from Thought Divide These may vary from the idle tattle of the day, to the highest attainments in literature or science. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings I confess my own wrong-doing but I do not tattle the sins of other people. Steve and the Steam Engine Neither evinced any disposition to discipline the "tattling dame." Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 If it wasn’t for starting a lot of tattle I’d beat him up on the street.” Joan of Arc of the North Woods The verses spoken by the actors did not much resemble those in Shakespeare; they were, in most cases, mere tattle, scarcely verses; rhyme and alliteration were sometimes used both together, and both anyhow. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Oh well, that French woman don't so much matter, 'cause most folks wouldn't understand even if she tried to tattle, and I guess she don't. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls If he reported them, he reported them openly, but brought no accusation against them behind their back; while Mr. Purfleet was always carrying tittle tattle to the headmaster. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) “There has been some tattle of that kind.” A Life's Eclipse But you encourage me to tattle over the Atlantic by your not feeling bound to answer. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II "I saw Billiard and Toady whispering something to Susie just as the wagon drove up," tattled Inez, provoked to think she had not been included in the secret, "and they all ran off that way." Tabitha's Vacation I can't say a word before her," whispered Lucy with a backward jerk of her thumb, "she tattles so! Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls Kathie comes next to me; she is a nice little girl, only she does love to tattle things, and that makes trouble sometimes. We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses The tattle of the table, it is sacred. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity The tattling, tiresome-tongued, town tale-bearer talked about a good many things that she might say, if she wanted to, and she did say that the deacon and his wife did not get on like angels. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls She learned from various sources that Bill's fortune loomed big, had grown by some mysterious process of Granville tattle, until it had reached the charmed six figures of convention. North of Fifty-Three Not to be influenced by, or give ear to, knavish tattling servants, or others. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell One hundred and sixty years ago, in those days beloved and vaunted by Thackeray, when Louis XIV. was king of France, and Anne queen of England, society danced, tattled, and gambled. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. No tattling breeze carried to the ears of the ladies the comments spoken by Burr as he stood in the moonlight on the roof of the vessel, beside Arlington. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett The mate tattling to the cabin boy, and both peaching on the poor sentry, who is, I dare say, more trusty than either one of you two. Ralph Granger's Fortunes Dr. Howe ground his teeth as he reflected that Sally would probably tattle the whole thing; the more so, if she were charged not to mention it. John Ward, Preacher As many feathers as her form surround, Strange sight! peep forth so many watchful eyes, So many mouths and tattling tongues resound, So many ears among the plumes uprise. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Fools prattle and tattle Of freedom, reason, right, The beauty of duty, The loveliness of light. A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems But now to tattle were too late,— Thou who hast ever been so true. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Everything that concerns her clan—things that he of course is not entitled to know—she tattles to him; and she tells him everything else that she sees, hears, or imagines. The Delight Makers The delicate maid entrusts her companion with the sorrows of her breast: the tattling parrot or imitative starling repeats her words, and they find an hospitable welcome in the ears of the fortunate. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists On account of a tattling world; for the sake of my—of our child, I would remain by you, Raymond, share your fortunes, partake your counsel. The Last Man He never lied, never stole, never got angry, never tattled of the other slaves, never disobeyed orders, never lost his temper. Days of the Discoverers I am one of that kind that don't believe in making mischief, and if there's anything I do dispise, its tattling about my neighbors. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland When Nutter turned round, the boy—a sharp, tattling vagabond, he knew him well—was reading a printed card he had picked up from the floor, with the impress of Nutter's hob-nailed tread upon it. The House by the Church-Yard There was a wooden staircase screened off one side of the long-room down which he would occasionally creep to listen at the door at bottom to the tattle of the boys about him. My Life as an Author The chamber was full—but there was no Protector; and there was an austere discontent manifest on the countenances of the leaders, and a whispering and busy tattle among the underlings, not less ominous. The Last Man Probably the most obnoxious type is the tattling talker. Talks on Talking Owners and prospective buyers met, chewed betel-nut, smoked their hookas, sipped coffee and tea, and exchanged the tattle of the hour. The Adventures of Kathlyn Mrs. Ashton has heard some tattle about Maude, and spoke to me this afternoon. Elster's Folly It was the deep to-day which all men scorn; the rich poverty, which men hate; the populous, all-loving solitude, which men quit for the tattle of towns. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "What a tattling face is mine," he said, "Is her name written there also?" The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Evil tongues might tattle, but no man could prove that Burridge ever broke the law. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned But she was a woman who lived very much at home, and, in fact, cared little for tattling. The Bread-winners A Social Study Ducie was not a curious, tattling, meddlesome woman; Charlotte had never known her to interfere in any one's affairs. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance "No, but enough will come from your tattle," said the prince, angrily. The Northern Light He was a noble-minded, manly youth, and had all a boy's detestation for tattling and tale-bearing. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Had not the Old Squire's visits to Donkey Street been the tattle of the Marsh for six months? Joanna Godden He had tattled about her—worse, about her father. The Poor Little Rich Girl "Some of the jealous girls have been tattling to each other and mentioning names." The Day of the Beast For one thing, their reputed scene had not lain at the immediate spot, but at Heartburg; and distance is a great discouragement to ill-natured tattle. Verner's Pride He would consider that she had been tattling secrets just because she could not hold her tongue, and she resented in advance his attitude. The Lookout Man That was the strong hidden growth that had heaved up her flat little plans of a mere victory in tattle—if she married she would be her own mistress, free for ever of Joanna's tyranny. Joanna Godden And here, at the very moment when she hoped to leave the worst of the trio behind, here was another!—to hamper and tattle and thwart. The Poor Little Rich Girl I tell you of an important step I have taken in my life, and you bring out a lot of tattle and nonsense. Macleod of Dare He was an assiduous courtier, a keen and spiteful observer, a busy gossip and retailer of social tattle. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century "Do you think it necessary to tattle to a woman who is a total stranger to me?" Success A Novel "The distinction between history and legend," says Dr. Fairbairn, "could not be better marked than by the reserve of the Canonical and the vulgar tattle of the Apocryphal Gospels." The Virgin-Birth of Our Lord A paper read (in substance) before the confraternity of the Holy Trinity at Cambridge You've no business sneaking about in the woods, disturbing us wood folk, and spying on us and tattling about us. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends He wanted no tattle and gossip about the castle and where there were so many servants and followers it could not be prevented unless they were kept in ignorance. The Hosts of the Air He could, and would in his humour, force Boston to court her salons and hold its tongue from all but secret tattle. Lady Good-for-Nothing She had always been one whom they could have in their families "without making any difference," and she never tattled. Sevenoaks Or will the world cry "Quantum suff" To tattle such as "Keats took snuff"? Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry As for spying and tattling," Ko-ko-ka went on, "you are the worst of all the wild folk. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends Fill your house with gossip, and your children will tattle. Around The Tea-Table American dial. blab, to inform on one, to tattle. Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch Why these new men should be more troubled by the silly tattle of the hoodoo than even the Portygees had been was a problem Tunis could not solve. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod I'll have Schwab and be flying back again before you can bank around to fly hack and tattle where I went. The Thunder Bird It was the first of your tribe, as all the wood folk know, who, with his tattling; tongue, set Mal-sum the Wicked Wolf trying to kill Gloos-cap the Good. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends Neighbor Pietzker, the good man with the nightcap, had been tattling again, though with better intentions than usual. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Unfortunately for Bernadotte's fame, the tattle of memoir writers is more attractive and gains more currency than the prosaic facts of despatches. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) What had she, of all people, to fear from the clacking tattle of a few old cats? V. V.'s Eyes No one was ever encouraged to "tattle" on another. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Their masters often flogged them for tattling, but it did little or no good. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends Be deaf to the tittle tattle of your fellow soldiers in the ranks. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) Though an enemy to all tattling and gossip, still this is of importance to us; so I shall write to her, and also give her letter to me to Herr A.S. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 One night in early July, Carlisle came suddenly upon the name of Hugo Canning in the foreign tattle column of a London newspaper. V. V.'s Eyes And I would give her the tattle of Fairview… I know she could have strangled me, because she smiled too sweetly. Broken to the Plow The pup would promise not to tattle, but he was only a dog, and blood will tell after all. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends There's been no tattling here, as you shall see. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig Like a troop of girls In their loosen'd curls, See, the concourse whirls Onward wild with glee; List their tuneful tattle, Hear their pretty prattle, How they'll love to battle With the assailing sea. Poems They amused me with the gossip of every place, and every idle, lying tittle tattle; they continued urging me thus. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes So, after a little unimportant tattle, Coronado made his best bow to the old fellow, and hurried off to oversee his so-called cousin. Overland Many times Man-e-do caught the dog tattling, and scolded and beat him for it, but it did no good. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends I think it not unlikely that she would go on telling her tattling story just the same. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator I know how to treat such tattle: Leave them, sir, to me. The Two Lovers of Heaven: Chrysanthus and Daria A Drama of Early Christian Rome She has not, without pride, related all the little tattle which passed between her and persons of distinction, who, through the abundance of their idleness, thought proper to trifle an hour with her. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. "You have then already the reputation of one who knows how to use his tongue well, and goes about tattling with it." The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel He thought he would get so far away that the dog could not go back to the village and tattle. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends Books and talk alike will seem trivial and meaningless tattle, ministering to nothing. The Silent Isle Presently come your brother and his tattling lords. Chivalry The best we can do is as far as possible to banish the tattle from our minds, and, at all events, to keep our own mouths shut. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays He had been the one to blame in the case, yet for the rebuffs he had brought upon himself, went tattling to my grandmother. My Brilliant Career You see, he thought that at last he had broken the dog of his tattling. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends I found my friend standing, and, as I was tattling with my former freedom, was formally entreated to sit down; but did not stay to be favoured with any further condescensions. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II Everybody knows it: ghosts come spooking around to tattle about it. Not Pretty, but Precious The former was the widow of a substantial farmer, a narrow-minded, tattling old gossip, whose character is not worth describing. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall He lowered his voice as if a sea urchin might hear and tattle. Her Father's Daughter "But," added Old Klaws, "they don't tattle as much as they did before." The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends The women were quite enthusiastic about it, and their admiring tattle wafted its fame through every grade of society. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 Let them once get tattling in their parlours, and it's death to me. Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson They giggled, cackled, tattled, condoled, consoled, and patronized her until they drove her almost wild with rage. Vanity Fair He rebuked those who tattled about a common courtesan, yet Slattery defamed decent women. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Not that they've had the nerve to do much tattling to me, but they've hinted around a lot, and anyway, I could see for myself that you liked him. Main Street And if any of the other kids heard us use it, they would tattle on us. The Life of Me; an autobiography "I did not tattle," said she quietly, colorlessly. The Grain of Dust She asked me if ever I had found her tattling to me of other people's affairs, and how could I suspect her? The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders It was not for me of course to make the domestics tattle, and I never said a word to Miss Bordereau's cook. The Aspern Papers If the tattling tribe were all awake and listening," replied Eudora, "I would freely give them leave to report all I say against Astronomy, or Poetry, or Music. Philothea A Grecian Romance It is not a race, then, for priority of information, but for precedence in tattling and dogmatising. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 267, August 4, 1827 They were not worthy of condemnation if they were going from house to house and tattling. The Woman's Bible In any case, Doris would have revolted from tea and tattle that afternoon. Till the Clock Stops It was the older-style pharmacy, with a gilt mortar and pestle for a sign; and as she entered, a bell attached by a pulley rang somewhere in a thin, tattling voice. Star-Dust What, have you not yet done your foolish tattling With that froward heretic! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 "A warm embrace, from the love spots it left on your cuticle; 'tis a thousand pities that you cannot find where the tattling rascal lies hid." The Spy Also he had established for himself an alibi of a kind, if ever he should be accused of tattling about affairs in the cabin. The Mutineers Shall I tattle to him the scandal of the village, were I mistress of it? Anna St. Ives He was completely under his mother's influence, while Sophy's influence had been gradually weakened by Madame's innuendos and complaints, her pity for Archie, and her tattle of visitors. A Knight of the Nets "Sybilly got the key an' unlocked it, an' she give us this candy, too!" tattled a Pilgreen with very red hair and a very snub nose. Chip, of the Flying U Then bitterly I execrated the reporters, and the gossipers, and the letter-writing misses, whose tattling, and meddling, and idleness, and exaggeration, and absolute falsehood, had precipitated me into this misery. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 He wrote to Mrs. Thrale:—'Such tattle as filled your last sweet letter prevents one great inconvenience of absence, that of returning home a stranger and an inquirer. Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Glancing at his tattle board, he noticed that several company executives had tapped in on his line. Bad Medicine What is a little trouble to me, a little passing inconvenience, the tattle of a few idle tongues, compared with what Jack's life is to you? With Edged Tools They enter a school, tattle round lies, play silly jokes behind some one by sneaking and cheating and get wrongly swell-headed when they finish the school thinking they have received an education. Botchan (Master Darling) Talk, talk, talk; I will listen no more to such tattle! The Heavenly Twins It was difficult of access to friends; and the neighbours were a little too tattling and inquisitive. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey So it passed; but a busybody carried this, with other tattle, to Mr Swift, who questioned me also. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty Something more, methinks, than the mere tattling, gossiping, inquisitive propensity in the way in which she introduces you into conversation. Jane Talbot He preserved an impenetrable silence as to his intentions, and simply sealed the young man's lips from tattling about the plot or the interview with him. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts "No fear of my tattling," and the boy smiled curiously to himself as he bent over the book, polishing the brassbound cover. The Mysterious Key and What It Opened However, he chattered, tattled, and prated with all the seven at once, of different matters, and in divers languages. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 I was too sarcastic for the ladies, and their tea and tattle stupefied me almost as much as the men's blustering and horse-talk. The Virginians The manufacturers talked shop to each other in whispers, that is to say, mixed House of Commons tattle about bills and committees with news from Manchester and Liverpool, and the West Riding. Endymion Not for worlds would she just then have admitted, even to herself, that the cause of her dislike was her knowledge of his habit of tattling, with suitable embroideries, his lessons to me. The Deluge I could scarcely get near to the spring though I rose before dawn, What with tattling of tongues and rattling of pitchers in one jostling din With slaves pushing in!.... Lysistrata "We see him often, we can always go to him, and we haven't seen or heard anything in his house or in his colony to confirm the town tattle about him." The Created Legend Her great bitterness was that Ida had called her false, denounced her hypocrisy and duplicity, reviled her spying and tattling, her lying and grovelling to Sir Claude. What Maisie Knew When the meal was over, the children sate together in whispering tattle. Endymion There is no parallel to the prying, tattling, backbiting littleness of the place elsewhere in the world. Venetian Life It was bad enough to hurt her as he did, but to go and tattle when her back was turned was simply awful. We Can't Have Everything "As for his corruption, isn't it purely town tattle?" The Created Legend "The worse of it is she will tattle to father and mother that we flew so close to her that we knocked her wing out of joint," said Goldeye. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils He had heard of some little children that had been tattling about him, and he had heard that the children in the tent of Waubenoo had told about his visit. Algonquin Indian Tales He introduces a "sewing-bee" of tattling women, one of whom happens to be a stranger to the town, and unfamiliar with its gossip. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship It was that strange instinct which makes criminals of every degree feel that no crime is so low but that tattling on it is a degree lower. We Can't Have Everything She leaves tattling to the gossips of the town, and is more seen than heard. Character Writings of the 17th Century I have more trouble to make one woman sleep than all the world besides; they are so full of tattle. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 I never knew a Woman want a Cue for that; but all that I Have met with were still before-hand with me in tittle tattle. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III They are not quite so artless in their conventionality, for they bring with them the social atmosphere of the tattling little town, which is an essential factor in the drama. Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship No Yordas had ever cared a tittle for tattle—to use their own expression—but deeper mischief than tattle must ensue, unless great luck prevented it. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Then she tries him, in her turn, and floods him with the dead chat of the town and an ocean of family tattle. A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household Such is an epitome of the kitchen gossip concerning Mr. Marrapit; it is wholesome to be away from such tattling, and personally to approach the lawn whereon its subject sits. Once Aboard the Lugger He did not wish to "tattle" on anybody, and, besides, not having a forward nature, he shrank from the exposure. Richard Dare's Venture Though we called it tattling ten years ago. Out of the Primitive I cannot afford to despise myself for tattling out of petty jealousy. Senator North He told her all that Calvert had said, all that Ned Hinkley had fancied himself to have heard, and all the village tattle touching the engagement supposed to exist between Stevens and her daughter. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky All unmindful is he of the tattle that a veiled lady of elegant appearance sometimes walks under the leafy bowers shading his lovely home. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance The old nabob had neatly slipped away in the night, on a special engine, and the Captain heard all the growing tattle of Delhi, as to the social activity at the marble house. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story The beard would be gone, to be sure; but there'd be all the rest to tattle—eyes, voice, size, manner, walk—everything; and smoked glasses couldn't cover all that, you know. Oh, Money! Money! In short, he persevered for a stricken hour in such a torrent of unnecessary tattle, as determined Peveril, at all events, to endeavour to procure a separate lodging. Peveril of the Peak He was present—and so was I—when Mrs. Deramore was tattling about it in our house yesterday. The Paradise Mystery His men, amongst themselves, called him a wild cracked devil, and it was the tattle of the ship that he drank hard in secret. Love, the Fiddler But seeing Cousin Karl on the upper deck, reminded me of all the harmless gossip and tattle that used to go on among us girls in the old days. The Hohenzollerns in America Little by little the scandal spread: by innuendoes; by the wise shakings of empty heads; by nods and winks; by the piecing out of incomplete tattle. Tides of Barnegat If people tattled, they alone were to blame. Demos He began by a seemingly careless allusion to the tattle about himself, which, as it appeared, had been started in Rome by some one who wished him ill. Veranilda He had the same excited love of tattling as a thoughtless girl, and the animal love of enjoyment of a sailor after a long voyage. The Malady of the Century I came away by the door leading out on the iron veranda, because he directed me to do so, saying that he did not wish me to meet the servants, who would pry and tattle. At the Mercy of Tiberius Compared with their converse, the tattle of our saloons has in it something humiliating. Sybil, or the Two Nations Thanks to Martha's ineradicable tattling, the news that the Professor had gone to discover a way to the centre of the earth had spread over the whole civilised world. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth But now the distasteful tattle was thrust under her very nose. Maurice Guest No, ma'am, he never makes mistakes; it is not his way to go gossiping and tattling; he never tells anything till he's asked, and then it's fit he should. The Parent's Assistant The readers who are least interested in poetry are most interested in tattle about the poet. Alfred Tennyson When this mental contagion is understood, we shall be more careful of our mental con- 153:30 ditions and we shall avoid loquacious tattling about disease, as we would avoid advocating crime. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures He passed the third night with the tattle one, saying, "Where are the boy and girl whose hair is to be like gold and hyacinth?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 What HAD the creature been nodding and ducketing about?—those whisperings, that tattling? The Return His integrity might be questioned in nameless libels and in coffeehouse tattle, but was certain to come forth bright and pure from the most severe Parliamentary investigation. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 So much for art; and, as for history, we have the gossiping reminiscences of the great pillar, still ringing with the tattle of the Patru. Notre-Dame De Paris And now, if you please, we will tell the real story which has furnished this scandal to a newspaper, this tattle to Club gossips and loungers. Roundabout Papers But she was dignified and reticent, and pathos, like tattle, was disgusting to her. The Longest Journey They now all agreed that he could not do less than bestow himself as a reward upon the "pretty little school ma'am," as some of the tattling genus persisted in calling Miss Burton. A Face Illumined The other fellows, less conscientious, passed their lives in tippling and tattling, discussing the "Oxford Toasts," and drinking other toasts to the king over the water. Oxford All the curious and tattling population of the idlest of cities, the Jesuits and the prelates of the French faction only excepted, laughed at Castelmaine's discomfiture. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 “Do you call it tattle that Miss Mavis is in love with you?” The Patagonia —He had heard of her tattle against Sir Gilbert, and thus rudely showed his resentment. Sir Gibbie The next minute, though, Mierd was fussing, saying I was bad, tattling to Mama. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! The Midwife and the Nurse well made away, Then let the Ladies tattle what they please Chi. Titus Andronicus William knew this well, and, when he was informed that Halifax was asking for the Doctor, could not refrain from exclaiming, "If they get together there will be fine tattling." The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 The tattle of a pack of old women has this importance, that she suspects, or she knows, it exists, and that decent girls are for the most part very sensitive to that sort of thing. The Patagonia The local shepherd knew it, of course, but Allen had bought his silence, not that there were many neighbours for the shepherd to tattle with. Angling Sketches "The purpose of your tattle?" he asked coldly. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story You are cultured and intelligent, Ivan, and you surely understand that the world is not destroyed by villains and conflagrations, but by hate and malice and all this spiteful tattling. Uncle Vanya You know my dislike of tattle and gossip. The Egoist What have I to do with the tattle with which a pack of old women console themselves for not being sea-sick?” The Patagonia “Give us their poetry,” we say, “and leave their characters alone: we do not want tattle about Claire and chatter about Harriet; we want to be happy with ‘The Skylark’ or ‘The Cloud.’ Essays in Little I rose the first night, struck a light, and on examination found myself covered with myriads of tattle bugs, so small as to be almost imperceptible. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum The midwife and the nurse well made away, Then let the ladies tattle what they please. The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus His themes in public were those of an English gentleman; horses, dogs, game, sport, intrigue, scandal, politics, wines, the manly themes; with a condescension to ladies' tattle, and approbation of a racy anecdote. The Egoist To put an end to all this tattle, God granted her the distinction of bearing a son at the end of seven months after her marriage. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 If you enter on this path of tattle, mendacity, and malice, and if, with your cleverness and light hand, you are successful, society will not turn its back on you. Essays in Little Now don't go getting sore at me because I come out flatfooted like a friend and say what I think instead of tattling behind your back, the way a whole lot of 'em do. Babbitt But these deeds are mere peccadilloes compared with the confirmed habit of regarding all men and women as fair game for personal tattle and the sating of private spite. Essays in Little You may, if your tattle is political, become serviceable to men engaged in great affairs. Essays in Little Never write for publication one line of personal tattle. Essays in Little |
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