Both Uses of
postscript
in
Atlas Shrugged
- Lillian smiled at him, in the manner of a hasty postscript, as if noticing him for the first time.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- He talked earnestly, but in a casual manner, as if they both understood that this was not the main subject of their interview; yet, oddly, he spoke not in the tone of a foreword, but in the tone of a postscript, as if the main subject had been settled long ago.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(postscript) a note added to the end of a letter after the signature -- usually preceded with "PS:" or "P.S."
or:
any written or spoken addition added after the end of something