The Only Use of
levity
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Very orderly and methodical he looked, with a hand on each knee, and a loud watch ticking a sonorous sermon under his flapped waist-coat, as though it pitted its gravity and longevity against the levity and evanescence of the brisk fire.†
Chpt 1.4
Definition:
lightheartedness (feeling amusement or a lack of seriousness)