Both Uses of
penitent
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Rustling about the room, his softly-slippered feet making no noise on the floor, he moved like a refined tiger:—looked like some enchanted marquis of the impenitently wicked sort, in story, whose periodical change into tiger form was either just going off, or just coming on.†
Chpt 2.9
- The penitential den once set apart for interviews with the House, was now the news-Exchange, and was filled to overflowing.†
Chpt 2.24 *
Definition:
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(penitent) feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such