Both Uses of
whim
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- That was Matthew's way—take a whim into his head and cling to it with the most amazing silent persistency—a persistency ten times more potent and effectual in its very silence than if he had talked it out.†
Chpt 4
- What if she, Marilla, should indulge Matthew's unaccountable whim and let her stay?†
Chpt 5 *
Definition:
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(whim) a sudden desire that arises without any logical explanation