And she went on. Natter, natter. Always nattering.

What are you gossiping about?

The school's a bit talkative today.

What are you prattling on about?

So let your car gossip about you.

Your mother tells me you tattled on me.

How come you talk so much about money?

Fine, go away muttering

But people can talk. They know we're friends of his.

Oh, you're foaming like a dog again.

Hey! You came to apologize, but aren't you just bragging too much?

You say something, you've been sittin' there all day talkin' without makin' any sense!

Well, it doesn't matter. It's your word against mine.

Do I get you a mat to sit down and gossip

We have 10 minutes left. What are you jabbering about?

She chattered and fussed, but I didn't hear. I felt dazed.

You don't really mind, do you, Basil? You've told me that you liked your sitters to have someone to chat to.

Just not with women who go on about destiny and whatnot. But someone who raises kids well and who is a good wife.

And the foolish clerks who don't own a foot land laughed the goose clack at me 'cause I couldn't write my name!

For example, in a real world office, you can see who goes out to lunch together or gossips at the water cooler, who has a line in front of their door, and so on.