Both Uses
perplex
in
Jane Eyre
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- I waited now his return; eager to disburthen my mind, and to seek of him the solution of the enigma that perplexed me.†
p. 318.4 *perplexed = confused or puzzled
- You puzzle me, Jane: your look and tone of sorrowful audacity perplex and pain me.†
p. 322.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(perplex) to confuse
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)