Both Uses of
forsake
in
The House of Mirth
- She had just time to take her seat before the train started; but having arranged herself in her corner with the instinctive feeling for effect which never forsook her, she glanced about in the hope of seeing some other member of the Trenors' party.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- For a moment her presence of mind forsook her.†
Chpt 1.13
Definition:
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(forsake) to abandon or give up on -- such as someone who needs you, or an idea, or a place