Both Uses of
incognito
in
The Idiot
- At length Adelaida burst out laughing, apologized, and explained that they had come incognito; from which, and from the circumstance that they said nothing about the prince's either walking back with them or coming to see them later on, the latter inferred that he was in Mrs. Epanchin's black books.†
Chpt 2.11
- She thought that possibly Aglaya, or at any rate someone sent by her, would be present incognito at the ceremony, or in the crowd, and she wished to be prepared for this eventuality.†
Chpt 4.10 *
Definition:
with identity hidden -- such as via a disguise or false name