They chatted quietly about old times - and daring for the first time to talk about the future.

Some of the lesser lights chatted quietly at the other end of the table.

They chatted quietly or not at all - and stood and waited.

Amanda chatted quietly, asked questions, passing on any news that had occurred between her last letter to him and the present.

Only a few officers remained, most chatting quietly at a wall table on the far side of the mess hall.

The two women were in her dwelling, drinking tea and chatting quietly.

Gran and my mother would chat quietly for a few minutes about his last letter.

The extras trudge through the scene, chatting quietly in Russian.

Inside, the usual domino game was in progress, a few farmers sat chatting quietly.

I heard them chatting quietly, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.