Both Uses of
diversion
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "'Then, with that man's permission and even with his aid, his brother took her away; in spite of what I know she must have told his brother—and what that is, will not be long unknown to you, Doctor, if it is now—his brother took her away—for his pleasure and diversion, for a little while.†
Chpt 3.10
- In front of it, seated in chairs, as in a garden of public diversion, are a number of women, busily knitting.†
Chpt 3.15 *
Definition:
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(diversion as in: a diversion to draw troops away) a distraction -- something that draws someone's attention so they don't notice something else