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Definition
a negotiation or discussion — especially between enemies
- Bessie and Abbot having retreated, Mrs. Reed, impatient of my now frantic anguish and wild sobs, abruptly thrust me back and locked me in, without farther parley.Chapter 2 (99% in)
- Some parleying was audible in the hall, and soon the new-comer entered.Chapter 18 (61% in)
There are no more uses of "parley" in Jane Eyre.
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