More micro-cinema at the Trylon, followed by dinner @ town-talk. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It was town-talk for at least three days, and was only kept out of the newspapers by the exertions of Mr. Wagg, acting upon a hint from Mr. Wenham. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Arthur to marry such a girl as this? and the tete-a-tete of the two gentlemen was broken up by the entry of other gentlemen, members of the Club — when fashionable town-talk, politics, cribbage, and other amusements ensued, and the conversation became general. ❋ Unknown (2006)
It reached Lake from Tom Twitters, of his club, who kept the Brandon Captain au courant of the town-talk; and it came to Dorcas in a more authentic fashion, though mysteriously, and rather in the guise of a conundrum than of ❋ Unknown (2003)
His misconduct at last became town-talk, and his misdeeds were in every body's mouth; so, when he had lamed half-a-dozen labourers, scared the whole neighbourhood like ❋ Various (N/A)
One of the great lyric poets of France, who is placed by his countrymen upon the same level as Pindar -- Denis Leonchard Lebrun -- was the town-talk for several years, during his action against his wife for the restitution of conjugal rights. ❋ Various (N/A)
He had been a close friend of Mr. Colwyn, and it was not likely that Mr.. Colwyn's infirmity had remained a secret from him: he must have learned it from common town-talk long ago. ❋ Adeline Sergeant (N/A)
But before this, a remarkable event occurred, affording still greater food for town-talk and gossip generally. ❋ Various (N/A)
"I find we shall never agree together, therefore let's divide the common stock, and each of us set up for himself: Thou'rt a piece of a scholar, and I'll be no hindrance to thee, but think of some other way; for otherwise we shall run into a thousand mischiefs, and become town-talk." ❋ 20-66 Petronius Arbiter (N/A)
'I have come to see,' she said, 'James Steerforth's fancy; the girl who ran away with him, and is the town-talk of the commonest people of her native place; the bold, flaunting, practised companion of persons like James Steerforth. ❋ Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 (1917)
Strawberry that started little Mr. Marmaduke to fidgeting in his seat, and he came to the rescue with all the town-talk at his command. ❋ Winston Churchill (1909)
I've been hearing a loose-tongued woman tell how my own niece has been made town-talk because a man old enough to know better was running after her. ❋ Alice Brown (1902)
Them children was town-talk last fall, and I used to feel as if it was my bounden duty to speak to Miss Dawes. ❋ Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 (1902)
I remembered the two trunks I had brought home with me, and hugged my knees up under my chin with pleasure at the thought of the town-talk they contained. ❋ Maria Thompson Daviess (1898)
I remembered the two trunks across the hall and hugged my knees up under by chin with pleasure at the thought of the town-talk they contained. ❋ Maria Thompson Daviess (1898)
Meanwhile, David heard the town-talk, and took small account of it. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)
He says her lawyer has evidently encouraged her to hope for enormous damages, and then she'll have the satisfaction of making me the town-talk. ❋ George Gissing (1880)
