Both Uses of
recluse
in
Moby Dick
- As the sky grew less gloomy; indeed, began to grow a little genial, he became still less and less a recluse; as if, when the ship had sailed from home, nothing but the dead wintry bleakness of the sea had then kept him so secluded.†
Chpt 28-30 *
- That direful mishap was at the bottom of his temporary recluseness.†
Chpt 106-108
Definition:
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(recluse) someone withdrawn from society (living alone and avoiding contact)