Both Uses of
parley
in
Jane Eyre
- Bessie and Abbot having retreated, Mrs. Reed, impatient of my now frantic anguish and wild sobs, abruptly thrust me back and locked me in, without farther parley.†
Chpt 2 *
- Some parleying was audible in the hall, and soon the new-comer entered.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(parley) a negotiation or discussion -- especially between enemies