"Confabulate" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... indeed keep faith and troth!" Thereupon quoth she, "I will win for thee thy wish, Inshallah! but for the present go thou into the garden and take thy pleasure therein and eat of its fruits, that have neither like in the world nor equal, whilst I send for my son Shahyal and confabulate with him of the matter. Nothing but good shall come of it, so Allah please, for he will not gainsay me nor disobey my commandment and I will marry thee with his daughter Badi'a al-Jamal. So be of good heart for she shall assuredly ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 8 • Richard F. Burton
... confused and hesitating, went to confabulate with his men, and returned some time after with eight of them, while the bulk of his force galloped away in the ...
— An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet • A. Henry Savage Landor
... Mr. Scott deferentially, clearing his throat, "would you-all be good enough to jine our little gatherin' while we confabulate on ...
— O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 • Various |
