"Since they decided one of their people wanted to have a little chitchat with us," the master replied.

John J. Tigue Jr., a lawyer for Mrs. Marcos, said the deal was put together Monday night when the two women met in Miss Duke's Park Avenue penthouse and "had a little chitchat."

Greetings are swapped, along with a little chitchat about mutual friends and the toddlers whose toys border the room.

SHUTTLING between home and preschool, my child Carolyn and I often engage in a little mother-daughter chitchat.

A little chitchat now and again never hurts.

After the show, Mr. Andrew tried a little friendly chitchat on Mr. Nicholson: "Hey, they didn't even need us in there, did they?"

For a few moments there was little chitchat, only an occasional whistle of pleasure from the Dirokimes.

We did a little chitchat here and there, but basically it was over.

The women indulged in a little female idle chitchat as Sideshow devoured her meal.

One of them advised my friends and me to study the menu before he returned for "a little chitchat."