Both Uses of
ruse
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Gerty had an idea, one of love's little ruses.†
Chpt 13 *
- Seeing that the ruse worked and the coast was clear they left the shelter or shanty together and the élite society of oilskin and company whom nothing short of an earthquake would move out of their dolce far niente.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(ruse) an action (such as a trick or lie) that hides the truth