Both Uses of
whim
in
Jane Eyre
- My whim is gratified; and now I think Mr. Eshton will do well to put the hag in the stocks to-morrow morning, as he threatened.†
Chpt 18 *
- I was now too fond of you often to simulate the first whim; and, when I stretched my hand out cordially, such bloom and light and bliss rose to your young, wistful features, I had much ado often to avoid straining you then and there to my heart.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(whim) a sudden desire that arises without any logical explanation