All 7 Uses of
indulgent
in
Wuthering Heights
- I was vain of his commendations, and softened towards the being by whose means I earned them, and thus Hindley lost his last ally: still I couldn't dote on Heathcliff, and I wondered often what my master saw to admire so much in the sullen boy; who never, to my recollection, repaid his indulgence by any sign of gratitude.†
Chpt 4
- He was rather too indulgent in humouring her caprices; not from affection, but from pride: he wished earnestly to see her bring honour to the family by an alliance with the Lintons, and as long as she let him alone she might trample on us like slaves, for aught he cared!†
Chpt 9
- After constant indulgence of one's weak nature, and the other's bad one, I earn for thanks two samples of blind ingratitude, stupid to absurdity!†
Chpt 11
- 'She abandoned them under a delusion,' he answered; 'picturing in me a hero of romance, and expecting unlimited indulgences from my chivalrous devotion.†
Chpt 14 *
- ' "He's very delicate, sir," I replied; "and scarcely likely to reach manhood: but this I can say, he does not resemble his father; and if Miss Catherine had the misfortune to marry him, he would not be beyond her control: unless she were extremely and foolishly indulgent.†
Chpt 25
- 'Has he grown weary of indulgence, and passed from passive to active hatred?'†
Chpt 26
- The old feeling of indulgent tenderness overcame her vexation, and she grew thoroughly moved and alarmed.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(indulgent) to treat with extra kindness or tolerance