Both Uses of
surmise
in
Jane Eyre
- Mrs. Fairfax surmised that he was gone to make arrangements for his wedding, as he had talked of purchasing a new carriage: she said the idea of his marrying Miss Ingram still seemed strange to her; but from what everybody said, and from what she had herself seen, she could no longer doubt that the event would shortly take place.†
Chpt 22
- It was easy to make my further arrangements; for I was troubled with no inquiries — no surmises.†
Chpt 36 *
Definition:
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(surmise) to conclude something is true based on incomplete evidence