All 4 Uses of
earnest
in
Heart of Darkness
- There was a touch of insanity in the proceeding, a sense of lugubrious drollery in the sight; and it was not dissipated by somebody on board assuring me earnestly there was a camp of natives—he called them enemies!†
Chpt 1 *
- Within, Towson or Towser was inquiring earnestly into the breaking strain of ships' chains and tackle, and other such matters.†
Chpt 2
- He assured me earnestly it was all right.†
Chpt 2
- 'I had better get out of the way quietly,' he said, earnestly.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
-
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined