Both Uses of
guile
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Bathsheba was not conscious of guile in this matter.
Chpt 28-30 *guile = cunning (shrewd, clever) and deceit
- With almost a morbid dread of being thought a gushing girl, this guileless woman too well concealed from the world under a manner of carelessness the warm depths of her strong emotions.†
Chpt 31-33
Definition:
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(guile) cunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceitful