Both Uses of
furtive
in
My Antonia
- Nevertheless, I stole furtive glances behind me now and then to see that no avenging mate, older and bigger than my quarry, was racing up from the rear.
Book 1 *furtive = nervous
- People's speech, their voices, their very glances, became furtive and repressed.†
Book 2
Definition:
-
(furtive) taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious)