Both Uses of
stealth
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- There was no necessity for any continuance of speech, and the fact that she did add more seemed to proceed from an unconscious desire to show unconcern by making a remark, which is noticeable in the ingenuous when they are acting by stealth.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- These things had been bought in Bath and other towns from time to time, and brought home by stealth.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(stealth) hard to see or detect; or done in a manner to avoid detection