And that's how I happen to be on hand when the lady in gray drifts in for her chatty confab with Mr. Ellins.
W'en de time come, dey wuz all un um dar, en dey hilt der confab right 'long.
Again and again, coming unexpectedly upon them, he noticed that their confab ceased with his appearance.
Heretofore, she had welcomed old Landy as a visitor to the B-line for the reason that Grandaddy liked him, wanted to confab and badger about the old days.
You were in a confab with some sheep men over there.
It will be remembered that Andrew Barkswell was startled to find that Rose Alstine had been listening to the confab between himself and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Jog had a long confab one night on the expediency of getting rid of Mr. Sponge.
Johnny himself was one of the governors, I gathered; as such he took part in a small, hurried confab in the smoking-room.
An hour's confab over cigarettes in that retired little den might clarify one atmosphere, if not another.
We had a very nice confab about various books, and exchanged opinions and imitations of Baretti; she told me many excellent tales of him, and I, in return, related my stories.
Of course the lieutenant came on board the Essex, as did those who had manned his boat, and we of the gun-deck heard the whole story of the Georgiana's adventures while Mr. Downes was having his confab in the cabin.
Then, after the Cherub passed us and joined the Phoebe at a berth nearer the town, leaving our men at liberty to do as they pleased, what a noisy confab went on among the deck lawyers!
Mrs. Wheeler was next interviewed, and the confabtook place in her own sitting-room.
Here, later that same evening he sat in confab with his two assistants.
It soon became evident that the others had been primed for this meeting--as indeed was the case, every doubtful one having been called to a private confab with the acting mayor, and promised something for good behavior.
I've sent for Bailey and after I've had a good long confabwith him, I'll run over to talk with you.
Then more confabwith Aunty, and five minutes later out comes Vee.
I wanter have some confab wid you, Brer Rabbit,' sez Brer Fox, sezee.
The whole confab I will tell you, word for word, if I can, when I see you, which God send may be soon.
I told you our confab in the Apollo; but I believe I never told you that we had on another occasion.
This is a subject worth your talking over with her; and I wish you would, and would transmit to me your whole confab at length.
He can't confab two minutes about Annalinda but he grows so insultin' you simply has to hold onto your manhood by the scruff of the neck not to go for him.
I had a little confab the other day with Madame la Mere, and faith, she's about as fierce a she-dragon as ever guarded an enchanted princess from the attempts of knights-errant to rescue her.
After she was all dressed, she flew to the nursery for a little confab with Fräulein, who was working away on the Turkey red.
You may sleep as late as you like in the morning, but we want to have a little confab now, about lots of things.
Meanwhile, the subject of this moral confab remained comfortably seated upon his charger's back.
