Both Uses of
compassion
in
Heart of Darkness
- A door opened, a white-haired secretarial head, but wearing a compassionate expression, appeared, and a skinny forefinger beckoned me into the sanctuary.†
Chpt 1 *
- In about forty-five seconds I found myself again in the waiting-room with the compassionate secretary, who, full of desolation and sympathy, made me sign some document.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
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(compassion) sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help