All 4 Uses of
indulgent
in
Northanger Abbey
- Mrs. Thorpe was a widow, and not a very rich one; she was a good-humoured, well-meaning woman, and a very indulgent mother.†
Chpt 4 *
- Mrs. Thorpe is too indulgent beyond a doubt; but, however, you had better not interfere.†
Chpt 13
- This indulgence, though not more than Catherine had hoped for, completed her conviction of being favoured beyond every other human creature, in friends and fortune, circumstance and chance.†
Chpt 17
- After half an hour's free indulgence of grief and reflection, Catherine felt equal to encountering her friends; but whether she should make her distress known to them was another consideration.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(indulgent) to treat with extra kindness or tolerance