a-chirping

Updated: January 25, 2026

She was a cheerful little thing, say the worst of her," said Mr Elsworthy; "going a-singing and a-chirping out and in the shop; and I won't deny as the place looks desolate, now she's away. But that aint neither here nor there. It was for her good, as my missis says.

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant - The Perpetual Curate