Both Uses of
deception
in
Pride and Prejudice
- To such perseverance in wilful self-deception Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew; determined, if he persisted in considering her repeated refusals as flattering encouragement, to apply to her father, whose negative might be uttered in such a manner as to be decisive, and whose behavior at least could not be mistaken for the affectation and coquetry of an elegant female.†
p. 106.9deception = the act of lying to or misleading someone; or something that misleads
- That she could be in any danger from the deception never entered my head.†
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