Both Uses of
beguile
in
Heart of Darkness
- They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.†
Chpt 1 *
- This alone, I was convinced, had driven him out to the edge of the forest, to the bush, towards the gleam of fires, the throb of drums, the drone of weird incantations; this alone had beguiled his unlawful soul beyond the bounds of permitted aspirations.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(beguile) to charm, enchant, or entertain someone; or to deceive -- especially through charm