| 单词 | chit |
| 例句 | “Okay. You’ve got options in the Mews. A talent will get you a bunk and a meal chit for the term.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That last ferry flight would have been an “S” chit, so that means I’ll have to make a report. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t stand for it, not from a chit like her.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was determined to try every single inn on this side of the river before I resorted to paying for a bunk and a meal chit again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then twice in a week there were chits marked “S” and bearing her own special code name—just an alert to let her know she was “operational,” as it were. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She’d already been given the chit for the job and wanted to leave while she could still see the Pennines. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I fumbled my meal chit into one of the dull tin trays and collected a portion of steamed pudding, a sausage, and some of the ever-present beans. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to take one from here down to its normal base this afternoon. It’s not top priority but it’s got one of those “S” chits, secrecy and a report required. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Picture albums, address books, receipt-keeping, these were the happy tasks of people completely staked to one another, so that they could produce a chit on demand, order and reorder their memories for a future day. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The message was a sealed envelope, waxed and marked with a thumbstrip as well, and Nailer had a chit for payment on delivery, if the captain was willing to thumb it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Everything is in private, we deal like family, among ourselves, without chits or contracts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, "You have certainly grown while I was away, from a chit of a girl into a fine young lady." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, you get the sense that when conductors program contemporary works or engage in innovative projects, they are building up credit, sort of collecting chits. Berlin Philharmonic’s Beethoven Marathon at Carnegie Prompts Some Head-Scratching 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z But he’ll still be a man who makes chit chat with movie stars who have projects to promote. “Stephen Colbert” is dead, long live Stephen Colbert! 2014-04-11T14:36:00Z Customers who order dessert get a chit from the cashier that they hand to a rover when they’re ready. Help Wanted: Someone to Soothe the Restaurant Line 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z “Blah, blah, blah. All that chit chat’s gonna get you hurt,” he tells the guard. See the Joker Lose It in a New Suicide Squad Teaser 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z As much as they depicted him in Seinfeld, he's a businessman, he knew people were waiting for an hour, he didn't have time to chit chat. Soup for you! Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi" reopens in NYC 2010-07-20T21:27:00Z Charcoal, who has done Easy a favor in the past, now wants to call in his chit. Walter Mosley’s ‘Charcoal Joe’: Easy Rawlins is back 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z For those who may be feeling disconnected, Bennett suggested finding time for “informal chit chat” or smaller side conversations that used to organically occur during in-person situations. Four reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about it 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The same general rules apply to taxi drivers, according to Charity Cab—leave 10 % for an average ride or 20 % if they unload your luggage and provide pleasant chit chat along the way. How to tip in 2023, according to experts and industry pros 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z First, is the exploitative one, where the ambitious Kayla secures a meeting with Ailes and after a little chit chat, finds herself in way over her head. Why Margot Robbie could be a dark horse for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z They were cheap as chits and didn't want to invest any money in me, and it was the time when I needed it most. Bryan Adams on learning to deal with fame 2011-03-22T08:30:49Z The authors provide insights into Malcolm's struggle, detailing his desperate attempt to use Ali as a bargaining chit with the Nation. When Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's friendship changed history: The new book 'Blood Brothers' explains 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z They were being held not as spies but for a more covert purpose: to be used as chits in a hostage exchange program once the war was over. ‘The Train to Crystal City,’ by Jan Jarboe Russell 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Another chit for more vigorous workouts: You get an after-burn effect. Perspective | The fat-burning heart-rate zone is a myth: How exercise and weight loss really work. 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z “Harry” finds himself just as puzzled by departmental expense chits, arcane filing systems, contrived acronyms and where, in all of London, can be found a decent cup of coffee? A maze of danger and deception in newly reissued spy novels 2013-12-06T22:54:24Z Then the blood chit was mounted on an archival padded board; the maps were carefully stitched to silk organza borders for framing. Keepsakes worth keeping: Five families on the artifacts they rescued 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z One was a rayon “blood chit,” which aircrews were routinely issued containing a message in a local language that asks for help if stranded and offers rewards. Keepsakes worth keeping: Five families on the artifacts they rescued 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Mr. DeSantis did collect chits in April when he helped the New Hampshire Republican Party raise a record sum at a fund-raising dinner. Can DeSantis Break Trump’s Hold on New Hampshire? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Uninsured depositors will get an “advance dividend” within the next week, and a chit for their uninsured funds. Column: The Silicon Valley Bank collapse is Silicon Valley's problem, not yours 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z After some chit chat, he looked down at my hoodie — a vintage ode to the Eagles — and thought he’d break the ice. Tyler Tynes: Slow death in the desert. Inside Eagles fans' painful Super Bowl. 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Jockeying to replace her has been quietly underway for some time, with prospective candidates hiring staff, traveling the state, collecting political chits and doing everything short of hanging a big neon sign declaring their intentions. Column: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein needs to do the right thing and not seek reelection 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z A witness described the incident as beginning with "chit chat" between a guest at the reception, Ngozi Fulani, and a member of the Royal Household later identified as Lady Susan Hussey. Analysis: Palace row raises awkward questions about race 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z He said if the Chamber had made critical investments that helped push a slate of rank-and-file GOP candidates over the hump, that would be a chit they could cash with party leaders. U.S. Chamber of Commerce flirts with political ‘impotency’ after endorsement gamble 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z "My mummy told me that if I did some chit -chat with my school mate I would be in bad trouble," he says. Joy and concerns as Philippines schools reopen 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Only the extreme far right actually wants to deport productive members of society, and passing legislation to clarify their legal status mostly has been a chit in broader negotiations. Follow the gun-violence bill road map to immigration reform 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z McEnroe says he asked Kyrgios on "numerous occasions to come and have a chit chat" but he always find "an excuse". Kyrgios has demons but tennis needs him - McEnroe 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z A state based on the rule of law does not seize individuals to use them as bargaining chits. Opinion | Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z After a quick breakfast and chit chat at their desks, Hurt gave them the cue. Fed up with lackluster reading scores, Wenatchee schools turned to science 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Hoyer rose through the ranks as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, winning chits as he helped secure funding for other lawmakers. Analysis | Steny Hoyer, a member’s member, leads the effort to get more benefits to lawmakers 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin has partly sidestepped opprobrium in Africa by calling in chits that date back to the Cold War, when Moscow backed African liberation movements and presented itself as a bulwark against Western neocolonialism. Shunned by Others, Russia Finds Friends in Africa 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z And there is sensitivity among some of his allies and former aides that his selection must look like the president’s own historic pick, not like a political chit he owes to Clyburn. Clyburn pushes his pick for Supreme Court, testing his sway with Biden 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z It was a role Mr. Dole relished as he raked in political chits. Bob Dole, Old Soldier and Stalwart of the Senate, Dies at 98 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Among their claims: that he’d forged a deputy’s signature on a “chit” — a voucher used by cops to document public money spent for information or drugs during undercover operations. Probe reveals kickback to King County deputy’s wife, exposes concerns over police ties to confidential informants 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z He's already going all over the country, ostensibly to help with midterms but he's actually collecting chits for his own run. Mike Pompeo's whitewashing of Trump's record backfires 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Wilson’s warblers sing a short, descending staccato series of “chit” notes that often become more emphatic toward the end of the song. 10 migrant warblers to listen for now in the Northwest 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Federal support is another chit supporters can redeem. Court order boosts funding plea as lawmakers build budget 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Washington also had little patience for chit chat. George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none. 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Crenshaw also refused to keep his own “buy fund,” instead paying informants from his detectives’ accounts by ordering them to fill out or sign chits for payments they didn’t witness, several detectives told Morris. Probe reveals kickback to King County deputy’s wife, exposes concerns over police ties to confidential informants 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z But people close to him said the president is unlikely to play the traditional role of a politician collecting chits to ensure loyalty in advance of a White House run. Trump privately plots his next act — including a potential 2024 run 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z “There it was: my second chit with the Falwells,” he writes. Ex-fixer for Trump links Falwell’s endorsement in 2016 to suppression of racy photos 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z He earned a lot of chits doing that work. On Capitol Hill, two sets of elections loom large 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z If this dispute does matter beyond that, it surely is on the abstract stage of geopolitics, where people move aircraft carriers, plot sanctions and wield diplomatic ties like chits on a board game. Opinion | Kicked Out of China, and Other Real-Life Costs of a Geopolitical Meltdown 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z “There’s not as much chit chat as I enjoy, but at least we’re getting people their stuff,” she told the Fremont Tribune. Fremont library workers bring books to residents’ doorsteps 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The Tripoli government initially hoped to use the prisoners as a bargaining chit. How Two Russians Got Caught Up in Libya’s War, Now an Action Movie 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z There’s also an open-air café, complete with chit chat, clanking plates and scooters passing buy, which I guess these days is useful for when you’re eating takeout safely in the confines of the car. Test drive: The 2020 Hyundai Sonata is a long distance car in more ways than one 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z There was also the challenge of negotiating complicated legal texts with a group that, when in power, had run a government through basic chits. At Center of Taliban Deal, a U.S. Envoy Who Made It Personal 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z He makes no deals, so he has no chits to call in. Opinion | The coming Democratic train wreck 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Such a change would curb the ability of national leaders to use farmland as political chits. E.U. Lawmakers Condemn Subsidy Corruption but Disagree on What to Do 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z "Idle chit chat is also discouraged," The Wall Street reported. Could a 5-hour workday become the new norm in America? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z It earned Cummings chits in the Democratic Caucus and bolstered his national reputation. No break for sleep: How Elijah Cummings was pulled between Baltimore and DC 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z “You see familiar faces, make chit chat. You never have to be like, ‘Oh is the bus over here?’ Blind riders say Metro shutdown is making independent travel nearly impossible 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z “Another clean chit to right-wing terror in India,” Rana Ayyub, a prominent Indian journalist, wrote on Twitter. Indian Court Acquits Four Men Accused in Deadly 2007 Train Bombing 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z He spent every last chit trying to calm things down on his way out the door. So long, Republican Congress, and good riddance: It's been even worse than we expected 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z They are also keeping careful matrices of the dollars they helped raise, each call they made and every chit they will be able to cash in should the time come. The shadow campaign for Democratic presidential nomination is well underway 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z That means without the “settlement sheets” — the stamped chits farmers receive when they deliver their products — the bailout won’t be available. Soybean farmers undermined by U.S.-China trade war 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The chits would be powered by blockchain technology and would be fully trackable, to avoid money laundering. State treasurer-elect devises alternate payment plan for pot 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z She now has a month — plus an unmatched political network and a pile of potential chits — to chip away at the opposition. Democrats nominate Pelosi for speaker, a show of strength to be tested in the next Congress 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Lujan just delivered the majority for Democrats, so he has lots of chits to call in. Analysis | The Daily 202: Liberals look for leverage in House leadership elections 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Constituents would show up at her family’s door, needing favors from her dad, who kept a file card system of requests asked and answered, a first lesson in the value of chits. Pelosi as House speaker would ‘show the power of the gavel’ 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “This is how you go about building relationships and acquiring chits for a future project. It’s very smart,” he added. Elizabeth Warren builds expansive Democratic campaign effort ahead of likely 2020 bid 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z As for Mr. Newsom, Mr. Cox said, “my opponent is all about the House. And why is that? He wants chits when he runs for president.” From In-N-Out to the County Fair: Republican John Cox Tries to Make a Name in California 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Sen. Kamala Harris has been traveling the country this midterm season, raising money for Democrats, collecting chits. Trump tries to regain the limelight; his party's candidates might prefer him not to - Los Angeles Times Sorry, Trump supporters, no friendly chit chat from me. In a Mississippi Restaurant, Two Americas Coexist Side by Side 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Temer caused concern on Wednesday when he said in a radio interview that authorities were considering using chits to limit the number of Venezuelans entering the country. Brazil president: closing Venezuela border ‘unthinkable’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “He can call in a bunch of chits. He rallied people and got the job done.” Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone wears capitalism on his sleeve. Just [bleep] ask him. 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z There wasn’t time for any chit chat between them. Joint practices reunite QBs Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Every fund-raising stop represents a deepened connection or future bargaining chit. Why Joe Crowley’s Loss Could Be Good News for Hakeem Jeffries 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Some on the Mexican side see such an accord as a possible valuable chit in broader negotiations over tariffs and the future of North American free trade. U.S. and Mexico discussing a deal that could slash migration at the border 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z His office later issued a statement saying the chits would only be used to help Brazilian authorities better respond to the needs of Venezuelans. Brazil president: closing Venezuela border ‘unthinkable’ 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor traditionally wear light, blazer-ish jackets with four pockets ideal for stashing stock chits and notepads. What to Wear to Work in the Heat? This ‘Shacket’ May Solve the Problem 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Operatives also insist there are no quid pro quos, though Republican presidential campaign veteran Rick Tyler says, “These guys are out there accumulating chits.” 2018 midterms show start of Democratic scramble for 2020 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Incumbents controlled too many delegates and too much of the party’s apparatus, and had built up so many chits. Perspective | Why the GOP needs someone — anyone — to challenge Trump in 2020 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The striking sugar workers wanted a raise and wanted cash instead of chits usable only at one plantation’s company store. Searching for mass grave of victims in 1887 racial massacre 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Often American donors would be compensated not in cash but in chits redeemable at nearby liquor stores, an insalubrious practice nicknamed “ooze for booze”. Bans on paying for human blood distort a vital global market 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z It would appeal to his political base, save the United States money and give him a valuable chit in his negotiation with Mr. Kim. Trump Orders Pentagon to Consider Reducing U.S. Forces in South Korea 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The next shot features Han joining the game with a pile of credit chits, and it looks like this might be the first time that the two meet. Let’s break down the new trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The funny part is there was a couple with a stroller on the bench next to us while the officer was writing up the chit. The Judge Will Hear Your 223,000 Excuses Now 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Failing to master synchronized heel pivots of marching drills or proper blousing of his pants, he received the most chits of any of his classmates and was punished repeatedly. Is Chris Zablocki the Best Extreme Marathoner? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z This implies the administration is seeking to use the tariffs more as a negotiating chit with two of the nation’s biggest trading partners. A Trade Skirmish Is Underway. That Doesn’t Mean a Trade War Is Near. 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In this case, I'm confident Trump called in a few chits with a few politicians who made a few strategic phone calls. Did Melania Trump Merit an ‘Einstein Visa’? Probably, Immigration Lawyers Say 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Think of the goodwill if they at least got a little chit each day for all the trouble. My solution to the coming downtown Seattle tunnel mess: Pay drivers to use it 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z “Talk shows were once promotional pit stops for some blithe chit chat about movies, etc.,” Alec Baldwin slams John Oliver for grilling Dustin Hoffman: Talk shows have become ‘grand juries’ 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z In that regard, however, Baltimore city and Howard and Prince George’s counties beat D.C. on the Baltimore Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport chit. Hey, Amazon, look at Northern Virginia 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “It’s not pretty — it’s just the way it’s done. People are in the wings for years building up chits.” How Party Bosses, Not Voters, Pick Politicians in New York 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z As if all that were not bad enough, a newly revived hate movement now arrives, looking to cash in its chits. White supremacists at the table 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z It spends the most on campaign contributions, has the largest army of lobbyists and has the biggest pile of chits among lawmakers to try to protect its own interests. Drug Lobbyists’ Battle Cry Over Prices: Blame the Others 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z “It’s not empty chit chat,” she said of the conversations between humans and machines. In the future, virtual assistants will not only take orders. They’ll also have ideas of their own. 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The legislation is the chit that “the NRA wants the most from Donald Trump” after spending millions on his behalf, says Feinblatt. Facing a pro-gun government, anti-gun movement feels defiant 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z I sign a chit for them but he keeps both copies so maybe it’s the last I’ll see of my watch. 'From now on you have no name': life in a Cuban jail 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z During some post-coital chit chat, there’s a development that sends the two men to the nearest hospital in a panic, seeking treatment for exposure to HIV. French drama 'Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo' explores love in the wee, small hours 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Matchers go through life with a master chit list in mind, giving when they can see how they will get something of equal value back and to people who they think can help them. Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead? 2013-03-27T04:00:00Z He started a chit fund business in the 1990s and although the company failed, he managed to win plum iron ore mining contracts. The man behind India's '$74m wedding' - BBC News 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z He saved up the little chits given to young patients to use at a toy store on the cancer ward, and when he had enough, he bought a present for his little brother. Accustomed to helping others, he never thought he’d be the one in need 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It would probably be good for office morale if people took 5 or 10-minute "coffee breaks" in a community room and chit chatted with their co-workers while stretching. No time to work out? Try exercising on the job 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Excessive chit chat between the checker and customer that is obviously slowing down the check out with a long line of waiting customers? At Trader Joe’s, Good Cheer May Hide Complaints 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z "The meeting seems to have been conducted so as to have maximum impact by turning on a dime from 'chit chat' to explosive and frightening abuse," she said. Goldman Sachs vindicated but bruised in court battle with Libyan fund 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Before , data was collected analogue, on paper slips called chits that were passed physically from servers to managers to sommeliers. Why a New York restaurateur is arming employees with Apple Watches 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z “Credit auctions” would demand that private banks pay for the right to expand the money supply, and “trade chits” would force importers to effectively buy tradeable licences to import. Economics: Singular currency : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But the subtle wooing and chit collecting have taken on a new air of urgency this year, with many party leaders openly skeptical about whether Donald J. Trump can defeat Hillary Clinton. Eyeing 2020, Republican Hopefuls Are Quietly Filling the Wings 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The story went on to quote Barron saying that the other owners had agreed to assist Trump before Flutie was signed, and that Trump was merely calling in the chit. Donald Trump is doing to the GOP exactly what he did to the USFL 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z “The court has this chit to give out,” Katherine Shaw, who teaches at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, said in an interview. When Appointing Friends of Court, Justices Are Friendliest Toward White Men 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The court was told "no nuts" was written on the order chit and on the lid of the curry he took to his home in Helperby, near Thirsk. Easingwold peanut death: Indian Garden owner 'put lives at risk', court hears - BBC News 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “I know he spent the political chits with Congress and with the administration to make sure L.A. had the resources.” L.A. sees another sharp rise in homelessness and outdoor tents 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Despite legislators’ protestations to the contrary, today’s freebies create a chit that someone expects to collect somewhere, somehow, down the road. Alaska editorials 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z “It’s an insult. … Considering us important enough to actually listen to us and not just think of us as a chit in a voting both is what I want to see.” Hillary Clinton: Democrats Can't Take Black Voters 'For Granted' 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z So Sanders - with no connection to Wall Street or to a global foundation ripe for harvesting political chits - offers them little possibility of power except by way of his long shot to the White House. Black thinkers like Bernie Sanders. They've studied the Clintons' true cost | Steven W Thrasher 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The pecking order of the family flipped, and it was the longtime family underdog George W. who claimed the presidency in 2000, not the political thinker who had been methodically collecting chits for years. How Bush Hopes to Win South Carolina 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z House busy whining to healthcare reporters about me appearing for their chit chat next week. Congress subpoenas former Turing CEO Martin Shkreli for drug price hearing 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Shkreli, 32, fired back at lawmakers on Twitter, writing on Wednesday that the House was "busy whining to healthcare reporters about me appearing for their chit chat next week. Haven't decided yet. Should I?" U.S. congressional committee subpoenas ex-drug CEO Shkreli 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The tobacco lobby called in its chits and tanked a $2-per-pack increase in the tobacco tax Brown had hoped to pass. California Editorial Roundup 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The court heard the two men would often speak on the phone, but Wood explained this as "general chit chat". Hatton Garden raider 'bit of a Walter Mitty' - BBC News 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z After tucking some cash into the chit as an additional tip, he showed off the club’s multitudinous workout areas. John Irving Goes to the Gym 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z He would then use this as a chit to prod other countries to sign onto bigger CO2 reductions. Third World America 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z If the president were to speak out passionately about Rezaian, they argue, Obama would only make Rezaian more valuable to the Iranians as a bargaining chit. Obama’s baffling passivity on Jason Rezaian 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The eventual Republican nominee, Mark Green, lost decisively in the Democratic wave that year and Walker was able to keep his powder dry and gain chits to eventually win election in 2010. Scott Walker's withdrawal from White House race shows money isn't everything 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z My wife didn’t want to, and all my political chits were here. Transgender Judge Phyllis Frye’s Early, Transformative Journey 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z One of his chits with progressive voters is that he was just one of 23 senators – and the only Republican – to vote against the war in Iraq. Lincoln Chafee: Let’s Go Metric, Bring Edward Snowden Home 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The rulers used villages as wagers and wrote the names of the villages on a small piece of paper - or chit - and exchanged them whenever they won or lost a game. India agrees Bangladesh land swap - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z I don’t think chit chatting will have anything to do. Everything Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton Said to Newsweek, in 10,000 Words 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z On Monday, the Saudis began to call in chits already offered by allies. Officials: Saudi-led action relied on U.S. intelligence 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z To be sure, the House proposal is more of a political chit than an actual working budget. Fiscal Conservatives, Defense Hawks Square Off 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z He also spoke about how a coat check person hands you a chit in exchange for your coat, which you will redeem later. A Few Words About Bitcoin... Because Fiat Is Not Just A Car 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Locals say that is why these enclaves are called "chit mahals" or "paper palaces". India agrees Bangladesh land swap - BBC News 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z I think a chit chat usually is at least the on ramp to fixing things. Everything Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton Said to Newsweek, in 10,000 Words 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Ruthless and manipulative, the Underwoods see self-sacrifice and public-mindedness in utilitarian terms, chits to be cashed in for power. Obama Era Is 'Parks and Rec' While Clinton Would Be 'House of Cards' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Apparent inefficiencies, such as chit chat in the hallway, are often how things get done. Peter Thiel, Tony Hsieh And The Restaurant Problem 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z After it’s paid, we get a chit for the goods with which we pick them up. How Russians Are Sent to Fight in Ukraine Cortana will also show European soccer data, and local "chit chat" jokes. Microsoft’s Cortana is now available in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z To think that a chit chat will bring the show back...Us talking will not bring that back. Everything Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton Said to Newsweek, in 10,000 Words 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The Senate may be closing up shop at the end of next week, so better start calling in every last chit you have. The speaker’s fine with Obama speaking The more chits Christie could collect with these conservative character witnesses — bonus points if they had “governor” in their titles — the better his chances in a hypothetical primary. Chris Christie Is Back 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Now they may be giving away that chit for nothing, to aide a colleague in a race she’s unlikely to win anyway. Landrieu throws Hail Mary, GOP may score After collecting all those chits, he ran for the No. 2 post, whip, in 2002. Mitch McConnell achieves his goal If the GOP wins both houses of Congress, the for-profit college industry will call in the chit. Midterm Elections 2014: Education Stocks Could Be Big Winners 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z We were not speaking on the record, but were rather chit chatting at the Reef bar at the New England Aquarium. Economy In Gutter, Brazil More Expensive Than Europe 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Environmentalists are also calling in all the chits they have with the White House, which has so far seen to it that the administration has declined to approve the Keystone. Are We "A Nation of Wusses" on Domestic Energy Infrastructure? 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z For example, in 2013 a “chit fund” imploded in Kolkata, destroying the savings of hundreds of thousands of poor investors. Desert storm 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Of course, that won’t stop entrenched taxi cartels from calling in their political chits in a futile attempt to stop the future from arriving. The Rise Of Uber Should Have Politicians, Regulators And Crony Capitalists Shaking With Fear 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Grossman leads among convention delegates because he is a longtime party insider; he is a former chairman of the state and national Democratic Parties, a fund-raising stalwart who is calling in his chits. Massachusetts Democrat Wins Over Voters; Her Party Is a Different Story 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Cantor’s biggest problem, though, may have been his national ambition: He spent too much time on the road collecting chits for an eventual bid for speaker, and too little time in his district. Dana Milbank: Eric Cantor’s instant burial He frequently reinvented himself with splashy policy speeches, and toured the country raising money and gathering chits for an eventual run for House Speaker. Here's how Eric Cantor lost 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z And now they are both compelling chits in the hands of negotiators seeking the right recipe of sweeteners to keep the sides talking. Prisoner in Israel Is Linked to Talks 2014-04-08T00:05:56Z If he is guilty by connivance he should be punished, but investigations have given him a clean chit. India Ink: A Conversation With: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar 2013-09-04T08:18:28Z I think there is a difference between whether or not one can be held legally liable or accountable for something and going so far as to say a clean bill of health, a clean chit. India Ink: A Conversation With: U.S.C.I.R.F. Vice-chairwoman Katrina Lantos Swett 2013-08-13T09:16:20Z Do you really think the government is interested in your mindless chit chat? In Hong Kong Hideout, Snowden Faces Complex Legal Hurdles 2013-06-12T16:05:27Z Conventionally, members of a chit fund pool money which is deposited in a regulated bank, and each month the winner of a big payout is selected at random. Beyond the reach of banks, Indians targeted by outlaw fund scams 2013-05-17T00:20:14Z "I was quite interested to see what he had to offer and he was a nice pleasant guy – we had a good little chit chat on the way around." Masters 2013: Guan Tianlang goes back to homework after wonder week 2013-04-14T21:37:21Z Just you wait to see how hard Michel presses down with his pen when he’s writing out the complaint chit! The Fiver 2012-12-14T15:56:04Z In the old days, a slip of paper authorising absence was known as a chit. Nadine Dorries to explain absence 2012-11-26T23:19:18Z The chit fund, or “kitty party” as it is commonly called, is an informal savings group popular among Indian women, particularly in the south. Chit funds in India: One for the kitty 2012-11-02T13:20:53Z "Some say I paid the price for my greed and for trusting a chit fund company," she said. Beyond the reach of banks, Indians targeted by outlaw fund scams 2013-05-17T00:20:14Z Some personal chit chat is expected, but steer clear of any deep personal discussions or revelations. 7 Rules of a Successful Business Lunch 2012-10-05T13:40:14Z Just you wait to see how hard Michel presses down with his pen when he's writing out the complaint chit! The Fiver 2012-12-14T15:56:04Z To the victors, Mr. Hussain tossed prizes: mobile phones, tubs of cooking oil, chits for plots of land, shirts from his own clothing line. The Saturday Profile: A Star Televangelist in Pakistan Divides, Then Repents 2012-09-01T00:57:46Z But India is widely thought to be the only country where large private companies also run formal chit funds. Chit funds in India: One for the kitty 2012-11-02T13:20:53Z Such credit associations are known locally as a chit fund, legal in India if they are state-registered. Beyond the reach of banks, Indians targeted by outlaw fund scams 2013-05-17T00:20:14Z Sefton had just commenced a game of draughts with some of the officers who were off duty, when a messenger entered the gun-room and handed a "chit" to the senior sub. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Australasia is a mere chit among the nations of the world, and story, God bless you, it has hardly any to tell. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z Young fellows always think chits of girls are the only section of the female sex who should be thought of. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z A current variant of a blood chit in American military use is shown in part in the photographs at the top of the post. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z If you ask me whether chit funds are foolproof, honestly I would say no. Beyond the reach of banks, Indians targeted by outlaw fund scams 2013-05-17T00:20:14Z "An old man and a chit of a girl." The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z But he does, and if you think we are going to sit by and see our plans thwarted by a chit of a girl of your years, you are mistaken, miss. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z And I begin to think that that little chit of a girl has been hoodwinking me all along. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The blood chit program continued through the Korean and Vietnam wars. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z Mrs. Fairbanks," he shouted, waving his cane and almost exploding with rage, "I've said my say, and I shan't stay here to be insulted by a pert chit of a boy. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z That chit of a girl, that wayside flower, whom I would love to see polluted by the filth of the world, has been used to beat me. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z The chit had so tormented her an hour earlier, had so held her up to ridicule, so shamed her. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "Do you realize what that mere chit did?" The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Prior to this classification change the last blood chit claim and payment was made in 1993. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z She had beautiful arms, too, for a chit of nineteen. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z You mean, where is your Romanist chit, with her white face and wheedling ways.' My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I too young to be told the secrets of this chit of a child with her ridiculous airs and pretensions! Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The smallest chit in the nursery will tell you, nothing. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z A blood chit carried by American military personnel in or near the Horn of Africa, southwest and central Asia. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z Before her eyes and by her act this silly chit, with heroics on her lips, was being forced into his arms! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Though for my part, had I my way, the popish chit should be whipped!' My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z It was a weak, faded chit of a thing who lived for a year after her marriage in terror of my lady, gave birth to a daughter and then died. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Silly chit! to allow a dream to vex her thus. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The reference to the number is to the serial numbers printed on each chit. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z How dared she to conclude that she was not a terrible sinner, considering that as a chit, her father confessor had imposed fearsome pains and penalties, as punishment for childish transgressions? The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z No, my dear sister, not another farmer's chit. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z I hate your self-conscious chits of seventeen, who can only chat and giggle; I like a woman who has something to say for herself. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z In some areas, they say, women are being used as chits at roadblocks, surrendered to the gunmen staffing the barrier in the road so that a group of desperate refugees can pass. Somalia Faces Alarming Rise in Rapes of Women and Girls 2011-12-28T02:33:55Z Blood chit usage by the U.S. military in World War II was in the tens of thousands. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z You pledged me your honour"—this with quite glorious scorn—"that you would introduce your impudent chit of a sister to me at the ball. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z And you'll tie yourself up for the sake of one chit? The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z These invitations were sent informally upon little cards called "chits." My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Pshaw! the chit would become more insipid than ever, more delightful, more enthralling, more utterly subjugating. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Blood chits are controlled items and are issued and tracked very closely. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z He promised to marry me, more than two months ago, and then got infatuated with some blond chit of a chorus girl. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z The Lord's six powers are only manifestations of the chit power. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z I counted the "chits," and there were eleven. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Call like that of Goldfinch or Siskin and chit; song like that of American Goldfinch but distinct. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Among the written answers received were these: Blood chits were first used in a systematic way by the British Army in 1842 in the mountains of Afghanistan. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z Presently the pegs were forthcoming, and when I had signed the chit I asked his business. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z His body is composed of sat, chit and �nanda; He is the Son of Mathura's lord, full of all wealth, all power, all ras. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z I thought that I would take some of his conceit out of him, by showing him that I had received a great number of "chits," and I drew a package of them from my pocket. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z You envied that little chit of a milliner's hand—envied her and hated her. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z Exact numbers of blood chits used are not available as almost all records concerning blood chit usage from these wars were destroyed shortly after cessation of hostilities. At War Blog: A Short History of Blood Chits: Greetings From the Lost, Seeking Help 2012-03-29T16:24:49Z It’s a shock,” Conversations with Fannin generally focused on “just neighbor chit chat,” Gage said. Owner had loyal customers, neighbors at salon near beach where shooting rampage occurred 2011-10-13T20:36:25Z God's form is composed of sat, chit and ananda; and yet you assert that form to be a corruption of the satwa quality! Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Green, with great nonchalance, drew out his package of "chits"; he had thirteen! My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Chitchat, chit′chat, n. chatting or idle talk: prattle: gossip. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z For were there nothing else at all, it would annoy me that chit should marry him! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Anyhow, he would read the “chits” which the filthy envelope presumably contained. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z At the time of his initiation the bhakta surrenders himself to Krishna, who then renders him equal to his own self, and fills the body with his own chit and �nanda. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z "You little chit," he said; "they are putting you to the barracks, and you'll have to mind your pace!" The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z "Think you these great gentlemen would write verses to a chit of a girl like you?" The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z He had grown to be a man without realizing it, a man of the world, in no danger of losing his head over chits. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z A shenzi was without, and he had a chit which he would give into no hands save those of Mrs. Stayne-Brooker herself. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z In His own chit power Krishna dwells ever. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z It is “premature to talk of either clean chits or indictments,” Mr. Ramachandran said. India Ink: Modi: Metamorphosis or Albatross? 2011-09-15T11:29:14Z You impertinent chit!" she cried viciously; "you know as well as I do that what I have told you alters everything. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z To settle their debts, they passed chits — pieces of paper representing the territory won or lost — back and forth. India and Bangladesh Erase a Bit of History 2011-09-01T04:03:36Z Nothing has occurred to me but that you and she are two heartless, selfish, ungrateful chits. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z A sannyasi is a particle of chit, a creature is like a single ray of light; but Krishna, full of all the six powers, is like the Sun. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Gregory said that Hill’s blood chit was written with Chinese characters printed on silk. Lone Star Flight Museum to move inland _ from Galveston to Houston _ after hurricane damage 2011-08-22T20:23:01Z Râmakôn had scarcely finished his speech when the idle lizard again made its chit, chit, and Râmakôn now asked his friend, Lakshmaṇakôn, for that was the other’s name, to interpret those sounds. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z “His girl,—the blind young chit who hawks about his wares”; The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Just turned sixteen; And how a man of Lord Don Diego's years Could fall in love with such a chit, beats me. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Krishna has by nature three powers:-viz., the chit, the life, and the illusion powers. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z We were nothing but chits of girls, after all, and only out of school because Gresham happened to burn down before we had time to graduate. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z That chit of a girl had upset the plan, even as her sister had done years before. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Again in the village we made the acquaintance of the oldest inhabitant, yclept "Friend of England," who, judging from the number of his chits, is a man of some note and many acquaintances. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z "Bah!" soliloquised our artist, as he placed one foot upon the floor, "a chit of a girl like that, and at my age too." Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Then summoning a smart young jemadar with whom he had talked a good deal during the journey, he asked him to read the chit. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Well, he, Ross, was leaving, and taking that chit home. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z After a few moments of chit chat, he basically read me the “Open Letter” he wrote. Dude And 50K Friends: Serious About Saving Stargate Universe 2011-06-13T14:39:15Z After being paid, he asked for a chit and a bottle of rum, "to use, mixed with eggs, as a medicine for his stomach!" In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The idea of a chit of a girl like you asking me if I have ever been in love! The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z You are a long way from Delhi, sahib, and the chit is a week old. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z This particular Scot had denied in toto that that chit of a Welsh girl could ever have part or lot in any of his jealously-secret dreams. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "Hold your tongue you little chit, and help Miss Gray there to put up the jams and marmalades." Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z Rose was a very little chit of a maiden, and Zach was a great big bony frame of a fellow. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z If ever two people were suddenly, hopelessly, foolishly infatuated with each other that same little hypocritical chit and this stranger are the two. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z Well, I must say I do think it rather too much to give an adventurous little chit a coronet as a reward for sheer impudence. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z He opened his mouth, then shut it as if he'd thought better of the answer which he meant to make to this chit. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Just fancy Dr. Wiseman, at the age of fifty-nine, falling in love with a chit of a girl of seventeen! Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z But the idea of dressing that chit up in a violet silk gown fit for a married woman! A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z He merely thumbed a list and said to the orderly: “Give that chit to Mr. Fortescue.” The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Why, Elizabeth, we two men should be the laughing-stock of the town for a twelvemonth if we allowed a chit of a girl to master us. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z The chit had got him going sure enough. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "But—Lord bless me! my dear sir, what in the world can you want with that chit of a child—that mad girl of the mountains—for a wife?" exclaimed the squire, still aghast. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z These rooms were the leading topic of chit chat among the fashionables of London for many weeks afterwards. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z I don't know very much; but I do know that she wasn't a mere empty-headed chit. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z Presently a belated chit arrives to say that the French were to attack at sunrise, but the attack was a fiasco, and is postponed. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z His impulse at that moment was to catch this little chit beside him by her slender shoulders and shake her good and hard. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z And it's a proper thing surely that a little chit like that should know more about my old mistress than I do. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z "A woman like myself, who knows life, Bella—not a chit of a girl like you." The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z When I was home for Christmas, she told Mamma, right before me, that I was a sentimental chit, and that I ran after Harvey Porter. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z And now you would throw it all up just because a chit of a girl has annoyed you.” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z He did not attempt to pay for the chit's lunch. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z No. Get rid of the chit for us. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z He had despatched the son of Khurrum Lal, the fruit vender, with a chit to the sahib telling him this, and the sahib had answered that he could call after nightfall. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z No, not at all," says I. "What have you to do with it, a chit as you are? The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z "And how is this?" he gruffly said, A moment pausing to regard her;— "Why weepest thou, my little chit?" The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z Those boots fitted the chit's ankles like a coat of black paint, he noticed as he looked after her, too amused to be annoyed, of course. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z All of the men and women who might want to replace Obama in the White House will be looking for chits to cash in down the road. Midterm Elections: A Voter's Guide to the Homestretch 2010-10-04T08:35:00Z "Lets agree to disagree and not have to even engage in any idle chit chat or discussion of any sort….ever." The E-mail Heard 'Round Silicon Valley 2010-09-24T16:20:00Z To think of a little chit like you running away to get married! The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z "You don't use your chits for nothing, you call when there is an important issue," Waters explained later. Cohee at OneUnited, bank in Maxine Waters case, has checkered record 2010-08-12T04:00:00Z Next, he must look as if he'd come down here on purpose to see this aggravating chit. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z These percentages understate the importance of the draft to a certain extent, because many of the drafted players are used as chits in deals at the trading deadline. Keeping Score: Building Teams, but Not by Relying on the Draft 2010-06-07T04:32:00Z Leading politicians sought to call in personal chits to safeguard friends or the allies of friends. Iraqis Reach Deal to Stop Barring Candidates 2010-05-12T01:57:00Z If it's a small chit in the great poker game of life, I'm OK with Obama using it to gamble with the other side. Mulling Obama On Offshore Drilling 2010-04-02T11:00:00Z I'm joking; they handed out judgeships as pure patronage for whichever holder of a J.D. had accrued the most political chits. Is New York the Most Corrupt State? 2010-03-12T01:04:00Z His job has included “calling in chits” to get stars and needed resources, she said. 2010-01-22T03:42:00Z Yes; he would teach the chit who was master, and she would love him the more for it. A Blot on the Scutcheon The same things might happen even if the chit were a millionaire. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Makes a chap cringe To think of that flashy young chit as a wife, That's what cheap woman labour will do for our life. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93. September 17, 1887 "Tom, do you mean to say that you are going to lose everything because a chit of a girl like that turns up her nose at you?" Ayala's Angel Old Laska had not run all this distance and gotten out of breath to be stopped by a pale-face chit of a child. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series To marry that chit of a girl without a grain of common sense in her silly head, just because her eyes were blue and her hair yellow, forsooth. Faith and Unfaith "You're a fool to take no from a silly chit like that," he vociferated. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth That chit of a girl who just went out is the celebrated Cordelia. A Top-Floor Idyl Dancing with that chit all night, turning her head, and then walking with her all the next day! Ayala's Angel I'll soon give her a bit of my mind for leaving such a vulgar chit of a child in charge of her shop! The Eagle's Nest A native barber in India who has cut your hair three times will ask for a 'chit' as a guarantee that he has done so. To Lhassa at Last Oh, a chit like you doesn't know anything about such matters. Helen Grant's Schooldays "An' could ye put down the whole pie in me chit book?" A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. “So she turns her part of the contract over to you two chits of gals; does she?” said Mr. Pritchett, at last. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks The more fool she, I thought, for Williams was a first-rate fellow and a far better man than that doll-faced, shallow chit had any right to expect. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients On the first day out of Chaksam I had rather an amusing experience of the value set by a Tibetan on a 'chit' written by a British officer. To Lhassa at Last Thirty-three, wondered how men could leave the society of sensible women to flirt with chits. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 "Have two pies on my chit book," the Wing Commander said and smiled broadly. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. She had seen her husband beaten in an argument by a “chit of a girl”–and really, Cyrus did not seem to be very ugly, or put out about it, either! The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks The married sister had to shrug her shoulders, and point out that Mr. Spokesly was throwing himself away on a silly chit. Command Any 'chit' was apparently regarded as a sort of talisman, and was displayed by the owner with pride and confidence to every one, especially the next British officer who came his way. To Lhassa at Last "A chit was carried from him to his daughter in Karnal; therefore am I here." Barclay of the Guides "To think of his being wasted upon a colorless entity like that chit!" The Song of the Wolf She had no wish to emulate, but neither did she relish feeling provincial, a chit, an outsider. Ancestors A Novel Chorus.—Calculated to account for the complacency of the tender parent on this trying occasion: Now what, after all, is a sale to the chit? The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 The only expedient left was to make use of those charms which were possessed by the 'chit.' To Lhassa at Last He is in Delhi, but does not say where; I suppose he was afraid to write too much in case the chit fell into the hands of the mutineers. Barclay of the Guides It took Constance quite a time to control herself sufficiently to avoid betraying her rage at this chit's insolent assurance. The Song of the Wolf I am much mistaken if the chit does not spend 141 a good part of her time speculating on what she will do when she is her own mistress absolutely. Francezka "Aye, so he is, Mary; but you both seem like chits to me." A Canadian Bankclerk Really, we can't rearrange Every chart from Mars to Hebe Just to fit a chit like Phoebe. The Crow's Nest Around or within the chit or germ, she stores food for the young plant. A Year in the Fields I can't see what he wanted with a chit like you for a wife," the spinster returned, tossing her false frizzes disparagingly, and adding: "I do need another hand, but the pay is too much. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday I shall wait till I can show her the concertina; we shall see what the chit will do then. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Have ye got the consent of your parents to propose for those two chits; and are ye ready to affirm the same on your word of honor, as gentlemen?' Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. "I feel that myself; but then, you see, there's no one who would care to marry me—no one at least who—" "You don't want a young chit." His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts The Seigneur would not glance On such a chit of low degree When all the dames in France Are for his choosing.” Legends & Romances of Brittany He was a far more formidable antagonist, there must be more real danger in disobeying him than that chit of a girl. The Come Back And his career will end, I assure you, despite the fact that you, Mr. Magee, have seen fit to send our evidence scurrying through the night at the behest of a chit of a girl. Seven Keys to Baldpate The chit is so unreal; a mincing doll; she will and she will not; there is no counting on her, by God! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) On the whole, what do chits like you know about such things? The Son of His Mother "We don't want you," said Lucy Bell, "You little tiresome chit; Our secrets are not meant for you, You little tell-tale-tit." Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Thinking is better than running after little chits of girls who ought to be smacked and put to bed.' The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Is it that chit of a girl, that piece of simplicity—that—Giove! Sir Tom Miss Montana had been subsequently transferred to the Establishment Branch, where she had spent her time typing chits about other people's salaries and appointments. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings A while since that sufficed to keep her handsome and cheery, and there she sits now a poor, little, pale, puling chit enough. Shirley I tell thee, child or no child, that chit is woman enough to have bound thee her slave. The Pirate Woman How the chit would writhe and shrink, Get his garments in a kink Every way! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 8, 1890 At the time I was a mere chit and Margaret is little more. The Paliser case I don't believe for a moment that you really care for such a baby-faced chit as that. Is He Popenjoy? A mere chit of a girl should not outwit him in that fashion. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife "Led by the nose by a saucy little chit who knows how to display her charms as well as her pearls!" The Pirate Woman I know what I mean," answered the little old fellow in tones of mock indignation, "and I'll not allow a chit of a girl to correct my astronomy. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties Well, last week, you must know His girl,—the blind young chit, who hawks about his wares,— She takes it in her head to come no more—such airs These hussies have! Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning He was at any rate a handsome man, and he had owned allegiance to her before he had transferred his homage to that rich little chit Mary Lovelace. Is He Popenjoy? "The end of my happiness," I thought; "some chit of a girl dethroned me." Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess "And there will be a host of town beauties to whom you must pay court, who would be jealous of such a chit and think her forward." A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia What has a chit like you to do with business? Phoebe, Junior Nay, aunt, you cannot call that baby-faced chit pretty. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney But the chit wasn't going to sleep again. Somehow Good We were at a rest camp on the Somme when the chit first came round regarding the joining of the H.B.M.G.C. Life in a Tank He took it from her bill, said chit,—chickadese for thank you,—and hastened back into the mine. Birds in the Bush He may defy me, but I shall not be contradicted by a chit of a girl, I give you my word for that.” Phoebe, Junior Do you think my lady has nought to do but attend to the whimsies of chits like you? Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney But oh, what a wrench it gave to life, thought, reason, to all her heart and being, to have that unconscious chit cut in with "only mamma for the girl!" Somehow Good No one watched them read the chits, but Talbot, glancing up from his plate, saw a look on Borwick's face. Life in a Tank I left a little chit of a child, and now I behold a grown-up young lady. Fantômas Then in came Her Majesty, a very proper dignified gracious Queen—none of your seventeen-year-old chits. Once on a Time I wrote him a "chit," or letter of recommendation, which I hope served his purpose if he could get any one to read it. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia You stupid chit! why couldn't you tell me at first? Somehow Good Then he gives still more chits, and awaits another money supply. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan No, I sit up here and am angry at her, the stupid chit! What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales "You might give me a bit of a chit, sir, to show it's all right," said the policeman, when they had lifted her into the front seat, pale and rigid now. With Haig on the Somme How would the wheels go round in the East without "chits"? A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia You see, she was always practising wicked deceits and falsehoods, all to save that little chit being made miserable on her account. Somehow Good "This chit idea is great," says the newcomer. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Just because a chit of a girl goes daffy over you, is that any reason to change yore ways? The Fighting Edge This I did in a hastily-written chit, making the best excuses I could, and then sent for the cook. Life and sport in China Second Edition You chit, to talk like that of respectable people! The Bill-Toppers "We don't have no chit system at this club." Next Door, Next World When I buy a cigar or drink I give a chit, and that's all there is to it. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan But, bless us!" cried the peevish chits, "Can babes like us live by our wits? Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Well, they're gone anyways, and the little chit with them, and there's no saying where. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time And here you—a mere chit of a housemaid—go, without sayin', 'With your leave,' or, 'By your leave,' and let a dirty pedlar with his pack straight into the breakfast-room. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls It drove me wild to think of that milk‑faced chit of a girl, with a fool of a mother that I've always despised! The Silver Butterfly You decide at last to cast off your ignorance and be of the elect—to know what chit means and if possible become a chitter. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Do you think Ruth is a mere chit of a flapper? Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands Mrs. Sumnet-Ives mentally put the speaker down as “a pert little chit.” Little Lost Sister A pretty how’d-ye-do, when that little Lu Breckenridge-Hungerford sets out to hint to me of my duty! a slip of a girl like her—the saucy chit!” Dorothy's Travels Miss Doane was, of course, ‘above’ questioning a chit like Annie; but what was he doing with his time and his new secretary, she wanted to know? A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Hong Kong is filled with unfortunate "remittance men," good fellows at heart, whose downfall dates from their introduction to the chit. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan Oh what a lecture I got when we got home, the wretched little chit that compelled a gentleman to cut up a whole turkey to serve her! Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies You wait, you little chit, and the first chance I get I’ll scratch your eyes out!” The Goose Man Hence what was our astonishment and chagrin to see one morning, from our schoolroom window, a chit of a girl, smaller than myself, strutting up and down the Bishop's garden, pushing a doll's perambulator. Explorers of the Dawn Do you think you can make a working man out of a chit with shoulders like his? Nobody's Boy Sans Famille The "chit" as a moral pitfall is more potent in Hong Kong than in India or other Eastern lands possessing a sprinkling of Europeans. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan He was annoyed at himself for being annoyed with this chit of a girl. The Cricket All this I heard and pondered much over, although my good aunts supposed that such a chit as I would take no heed to their whisperings. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 During the night it begins by eating off the small or central leaves called by the grower the "chit," and often so effectually as to destroy the plant. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce She did not want her nephew to marry Nancy, but still less, with true feminine inconsistency, did she want him to be jilted by such a chit of a girl. The Lost Despatch Very disappointed are you when told that chit is simply Asian for memorandum, in popular phrase, an "I. O. U.," hurriedly penciled and given in lieu of cash. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan No insolent chit of a girl can defy me! The Fifth Ace “One—a little chit, scarce in her teens.” Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Had I a mind to fight for the door or the window, I could soon be quit of such a white-faced chit as thou. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century I had the very same experience last Sunday, when Phillippe—the grocer's boy at the corner, you know—walked along the Corniche Road with a chit of a girl out of a shop. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective It was not till May 1st that he gave in altogether, and went so far as to send a chit to the Camp Commandant, authorising him to receive for me the Sergeant's money. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 Do you suppose I'm going to take impertinence from a little chit like you? Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World As to Amelia Bracewell, who carries her fan as if it were a sceptre, and slurs her r’s like a Londoner, silly chit! Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Our host was away just then, conferring about chits that his spies had brought in. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales "My dear Miss Pritchard, why do you let this charming child waste her time learning to do vaudeville stunts that any limber-jointed, pretty-faced chit could do, with a glorious voice like that?" Elsie Marley, Honey Remember, he was thirty-five and I but a chit of eighteen. The Hermit Of ——— Street 1898 These 'chits' help one to remember dates; they are little cards presented you when you order soda water or wine, or are solicited for subscriptions to sports or sweepstakes. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A man like a quartermaster, who rolls in boots, would, I felt, think nothing of sending along a dozen pairs before breakfast, with a chit telling me to give away what I couldn't use. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 It would look at earth and mammon and that chit of a girl, Miss Popularity. The Chocolate Soldier Heroism—The Lost Chord of Christianity At sixty-five he weds a silly chit of nineteen without an earthly idea in her head, and then dreams of giving a genius to the world! Molly Bawn He joined in the sports of the other young men when she was quite a girl, a mere chit of a thing, my dear, and he was master of them all. Aunt Rachel If he demanded protection against Mary Rose, an impudent interfering chit, he fumed, the agents would have to protect him. Mary Rose of Mifflin A chit like you to be brought into the Fifth! The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story Of course Mr. Ericson would not think of marrying a chit like that. The Dictator There was Marian; but then, of course, that was so long ago, and I was only a chit.” Clayhanger As if I were not to be entrusted with the instruction of a chit like you! Christie Redfern's Troubles It seemed so preposterous that a chit of a girl should be able to keep him prisoner, that for a moment he seriously contemplated getting out of the chair and limping back to the house. The Fortunes of the Farrells Now when a chit of a child stands up and hurls abuse of that kind at a woman well old enough to be her mother, two things have to be done. Brother Copas I requisitioned food for them, paid for it in chits. A Slave is a Slave I wouldn't let a chit like that order what a household of grown people should do and make them bow down to her. A Little Girl in Old Salem I need not say that, after this exposure, the chits that you have given to Captain Sanders become null and void. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti I am not going to be ordered about by a bit of a chit of seventeen, and apologise to her if I dare to have as much as a cup of tea!” The Fortunes of the Farrells After all, he did not understand anything about real love, not as much as this chit of an American girl. Molly Brown's Orchard Home This comes from talking foolish clatter with that empty-headed silly little chit last night. Rosemary Andrews, who had previously got a good "chit" from the Corps and Divisional Commanders, for an excellent daylight patrol at "Hairpin Craters," in the St. Elie sector. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion Lisle noticed that he often paid in chits, instead of money. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti This chit," he replied, walking round the table, happy as a boy, and almost lifting her bodily, "this is Madame's little sister, Charlotte. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV ‘If people choose to make a little chit of a schoolgirl ridiculous by dressing her out like that!’ she said. That Stick "Shall I send Desmond a 'chit,' to say 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come'?" The Great Amulet Of course she understood that if it hadn't been for Jessie none of the cadets would have taken the slightest notice of her, a mere chit, with three years of school still ahead of her. Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. He has bought up all my chits, and this is a note from him, saying that he has waited two or three months, but must now request me to pay up without further delay. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti "Good little chits!" exclaimed the little Doctor, blowing his nose suspiciously. A Houseful of Girls That feeling came over me as I, a mere French and American chit, stood aside to let the wave flow on. Set in Silver At the same time many chits reached me, addressed to the O.C. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad Hammersley gets a good chit but the phrase, "he will have to be watched to see that the strain of trench warfare is not too much for him" is ominous. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Perhaps you will give me a chit, saying that I have been in your father's service fourteen years, and that you have found me faithful and useful. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti But, there, what am I idling for with a chit like you? Polly A New-Fashioned Girl It's atrocious to be put in my place by a chit like you. The Swindler and Other Stories Before long Hannah was quite able to attend single-handed to the few lingerers, and Mrs. Fenton went upstairs, eager to empty her vial of suppressed temper on "that chit," as she generally called Lavinia. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' As soon as I know what I think I know, I'll send you a bit of a chit. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma "She was always a pert chit, and I believe she is like her disreputable father—you know about him, Ken?" The Shield of Silence I’m obligated too by what you says with respect to the pastry; but, Doctor, it ain’t in mortal woman to stand a chit of a child being put over her. Polly A New-Fashioned Girl "Did you hear about that chit the Camp Commandant at the Headquarters of the ——th Corps sent to the A.Q.M.G.?" asked the A.P.M. Leaves from a Field Note-Book But she vowed vengeance on the "squalling chit" sooner or later. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Already, in his mind's eye, Shafto could see Cossie permanently established in Rangoon, informing everyone that she was his cousin, bombarding him with chits, worrying him for visits, treats and attentions. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma "It can't be," they said; and—"I hate to see that chit making a fool of a nice man like that." Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs Every time a man fell out we subalterns had to drop behind with him and give him a chit. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley Ferrers sent it on to the Camp Commandant for report and the Camp Commandant wrote back a chit saying plaintively, 'This is not understood. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Oh, very pleasant for you, Fan, but what did they care for a chit of fourteen? Foes in Ambush I mean that white-faced chit over there—do you know who she is? The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War Before you could carry it off you must yourself initial, and finally bid farewell to, the chit: thereby certifying that you had got what you claimed. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital Well, after the first halt the falling out became dreadful; it was almost impossible for us to cope with the number of chits required; crowds must have been without chits at all. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley He could not allow himself to be out-done in the matter of coolness by this chit of an English girl. The Princess Elopes Learn to think and know before you hiss or purr, and you will be wiser than most chits of any age or sex. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics It can't be that you want to see that chit of a girl of mine. A Lost Leader It might contain what the chit demanded; or it might not. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital There was a Medical Officer there; so he saw to the man, and gave me a chit to take back with me concerning him. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley He calls me chit and brat, and rude noisy fellow; and it's 'Get out of my way, you little wretch! Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers He even declared in a letter to his wife that Mrs. Merryon was an engaging chit, with a will of her own that threatened to rule them all! The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories One afternoon about 5 o'clock, when breakfast had been at lunch time and consequently that latter meal had been n'apoo'd altogether, I went into the E.M.O.'s for the chits before leaving for camp. Fanny Goes to War Here I've let him go down hill at his own gait for more than thirty years, to be pulled up in the end by a chit of a girl. The Voice of the People Then I went into Company Headquarters to be ready for chits, as all the other officers were away somewhere. At Ypres with Best-Dunkley A whining, half-grown chit, who, if she have anything worthy of commendation about her, first received it from me. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers It was evident that I, though a mere chit of the irresponsible sex, had both hurt and offended him by it. Records of a Girlhood "Silly chit!" she said in more conciliatory tones. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Then Red began that pretty little twittering which bore to their laughter when in full force the same relation that the first faint chit, chit, chit of a bird bears to its full song. What Necessity Knows You are a provoking chit, and I will go with Rivers. The History of Emily Montague For the first time his honourable career of building a county commonwealth had been questioned—and by a chit of a girl, the daughter of a wastrel, herself but a flighty, fly-away, foreign creature. The Turtles of Tasman The Child saw her stiffen herself suddenly, with a low chit of warning which sounded as if it might have come from anywhere. Children of the Wild But ere he could finish the sentence, they had set chit. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three A man of his attractions to be snubbed as he had been, by a mere chit of a girl, too! The Fatal Glove He found her charmingly condescending, and apparently frank and friendly in her remarks, and after about an hour's chit chat allowed him to conduct her to her state room. Vellenaux A Novel What proof had he after all that yonder chit with the innocent look, who had just gone, had not fooled him most abominably? His Masterpiece People are beginning to say that you have a serious affair with that sugar-candy chit. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Bless me, what have you ever done, chit, but eat my bread and drink my water? The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town Runners arrive breathlessly from all directions bearing illegible chits, and tear off in the same directions with illegible answers or no answer at all. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917 So Bell had written to her brother, bidding him hasten on with Katy, as she wished to see "that chit of a widow in her proper place." Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering On the expiry of His night, Brahman, waking up, modifies the indestructible chit by causing it to be overlaid with Avidya. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 It was the only fulish thing I ever knew him to do, was running away wi' that chit of a schule-girl. Lewie Or, The Bended Twig I frightened a chit of a schoolgirl, a plain, little, unformed, timorous creature. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town "I'm in your filthy office, seeking a chit to get to the East Cheshires." Tell England A Study in a Generation As dinner proceeded she grew shyer than a chit of sixteen. Jaffery Why think or trouble about a pair of chits like that? Christopher and Columbus Come up to the orderly-room 'bout eleven, and you can fill up the chit and I'll fire it in for you. Simon Called Peter It's no joke to order a handsome dress for a chit of a girl's wedding, and then not wear it after all. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town "Well, perhaps you'll be good enough," suggested Major Hardy, "to give me a chit to proceed to the East Cheshires to look into the matter." Tell England A Study in a Generation That chit never told me what she had lost. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp "So 'twas her—that chit of a gal, that fastened us in—caught us in a trap, as one may say," muttered Davis, scowling at her and grinding his teeth with rage. Christmas with Grandma Elsie Then the Senior Surgeon went absolutely dumb with rage that this mere chit of a girl,—and a trained nurse, too,—should dare to thwart his personal and professional convenience. The White Linen Nurse What does a chit like you know of pain? The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town And I agreed with her that if her chits found beagling too adventurous, then all hope was gone and she might as well let 'em die peacefully in their beds. Somewhere in Red Gap So, the very apparent interest that Philip showed in this new chit of a girl,—as Elise dubbed Betty to herself,—was as iron entering her soul. Patty and Azalea He answered they would wait till my hay was garnered—that's the pretty word he used—and could he also bring his mouthless chit with him? Ma Pettengill Yet he could not imagine where such a little pink and white chit found the hardihood to take this tone with one of the foremost scientists of modern times. Queed Hortense thought that she detected in the chit's mother something of her own fear. The Golden Scarecrow Mother says the pack is being ruined, and she wouldn't continue the sport, except it has roused the first gleam of interest her chits has ever showed in anything worth while. Somewhere in Red Gap I have now got her sister Catherine, a chit of eleven, who seems likely to become even worse than her elder. Abbe Mouret's Transgression His ponderous scientific brain told him one thing in plain terms, and yet he was leaning on the words of a chit that wouldn't know a carboniferous vertebra from an Upper Silurian gerumpsus. Ma Pettengill That he should have dared to replace me by a mere chit of nineteen! The Dangerous Age I want some one who my mother will indignantly call a chit of a child"—he gave rather a broken little laugh—"can't I hear her saying it! If Winter Comes I caught the chits looking at each other in a guilty manner when she says this, and my curiosity wakes up. Somewhere in Red Gap With this chit of a girl, with whom he probably laughed at her, Violet's readiness to give up reputation, good fame, home, for him. The Jungle Girl Most motherless chits would of pretended a feverish interest in the day's hunt for fossil cockroaches, and would even of gone out to chip off rocks with a hammer; but not Lydia. Ma Pettengill "The idea of that chit talking to me like that!" she exclaimed. The Elephant God When Freddie said he wanted to bring some one in to be with me, I never supposed he was going to bring a chit of a child into the house. If Winter Comes Ma said at last her chits could hold up their heads in the world of sport and not be a reproach to her training. Somewhere in Red Gap She would show him that she was not a mere country chit to be treated as he had treated her. Gordon Keith "I have always suspected that the great secret of life would be almost too simple when once solved," says the Prof. "It only needed a bit of thought," says the chit. Ma Pettengill For old friends like you and me to quarrel over a little chit of a girl, is as absurd as committing suicide because you have scratched your hand with a pin. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories Why, she laid down the law to you, Henry, as though you had nothing to do but to take your opinions from a chit of a girl like her. Marcella The conductor had won, but he very willingly admitted that, in losing, the adorable chit had triumphed over him. Leonora The minute and detailed descriptions of the sexual act given by chits of 10 and 11 would do credit to the pages of Mirabeau. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women The chit was sucking a stick of candy she had shoved down into a lemon. Ma Pettengill A chit of a girl like that to sit and tell them all to go forth to certain death at her command! A Heroine of France "Hold your tongue, you silly chit, and don't chatter about things you don't understand." Mistress and Maid But it is not to be imagined that such a cardinal event as the elevation of a chit like Millicent Stanway to the principal rôle could 112achieve itself without much friction and consequent heat. Leonora The rugged face of Mr. Barton stiffened as she approached; it seemed to him that the night before he had been snubbed by a chit, and he was not the man to forget it easily. The Testing of Diana Mallory That no one ever walked to Sui-fu from this place the district potentate assured me in a private chit, which I could not read, when he laid his gunboat at my disposal. Across China on Foot We resent his happiness, which is apparently uninfluenced by the state of the weather, and our wife wonders what he could have seen in that chit of a girl to attract his attention. Some Private Views Adolphus retaliated by forging her husband's name to some chits for liquors. 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