Both Uses of
deceit
in
Wuthering Heights
- She cannot accuse me of showing one bit of deceitful softness.†
Chpt 14 *
- 'Come in,' said I, taking Cathy by the arm and half forcing her to re-enter; for she lingered, viewing with troubled eyes the features of the speaker, too stern to express his inward deceit.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(deceit) the act of lying to or misleading someone