Both Uses of
stoic
in
Jane Eyre
- In spite of his Christian stoicism, when she went up and addressed him, and smiled gaily, encouragingly, even fondly in his face, his hand would tremble and his eye burn.†
Chpt 32 *
- The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all; and to "burst" with boldness and good-will into "the silent sea" of their souls is often to confer on them the first of obligations.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(stoic) seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions