Both Uses of
duplicity
in
Pride and Prejudice
- If I were not afraid of judging harshly, I should be almost tempted to say that there is a strong appearance of duplicity in all this.
p. 146.6 *duplicity = deception
- What Wickham had said of the living was fresh in her memory, and as she recalled his very words, it was impossible not to feel that there was gross duplicity on one side or the other; and, for a few moments, she flattered herself that her wishes did not err.†
p. 199.5duplicity = deception -- such as lying
Definition:
deception (lying to or misleading others) -- usually over an extended period