Definition of Eavesdrop

  A lady with one of her ears applied
  To an open keyhole heard, inside,
  Two female gossips in converse free --
  The subject engaging them was she.
  'I think,' said one, 'and my husband thinks
  That she's a prying, inquisitive minx!'
  As soon as no more of it she could hear
  The lady, indignant, removed her ear.
  'I will not stay,' she said, with a pout,
  'To hear my character lied about!'

Gopete Sherany