Both Uses of
elapse
in
The House of Mirth
- Scarcely three months had elapsed since he had parted from her on the threshold of the Brys' conservatory; but a subtle change had passed over the quality of her beauty.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- Lily, going to bed early, had left the couple to themselves; and it seemed part of the general mystery in which she moved that more than an hour should elapse before she heard Bertha walk down the silent passage and regain her room.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(elapse) of time: to pass by