Both Uses of
earnest
in
The Two Towers
- 'Receive it, lord!' he said: 'in earnest of other things that shall be given back.†
Chpt 3.11 *
- Sam had been giving earnest thought to food as they marched.†
Chpt 4.4
Definition:
-
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined