Both Uses of
vigilant
in
Washington Square, by Henry James
- He was not in the least in a state of tension or of vigilance with regard to Catherine's prospects he was even on his guard against the ridicule that might attach itself to the spectacle of a house thrown into agitation by its daughter and heiress receiving attentions unprecedented in its annals.†
Chpt 7vigilance = careful watch
- It will probably seem to the reader, however, that the Doctor's vigilance was by no means excessive, and that these two young people had an open field.†
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
carefully observant or attentive -- often to possible danger