Both Uses of
ebb
in
Jane Eyre
- His changes of mood did not offend me, because I saw that I had nothing to do with their alternation; the ebb and flow depended on causes quite disconnected with me.†
p. 151.6ebb and flow = recurring pattern of decrease and increase
- One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.†
p. 461.4 *ebb = decline -- typically gradually as with the height of the tide