Both Uses of
delude
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- You may remember the old Persian saying, 'There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.'†
Chpt 3 *delusion = a false belief
- So determined was their denial that the inspector was staggered, and had almost come to believe that Mrs. St. Clair had been deluded when, with a cry, she sprang at a small deal box which lay upon the table and tore the lid from it.†
Chpt 6deluded = with a false belief; or convinced to have a false belief
Definition:
deceive (convince to have a false belief)