Both Uses of
imperil
in
The House of Mirth
- Once and again she shrank at the thought of imperilling his love by her confession: for love was what she needed—it would take the glow of passion to weld together the shattered fragments of her self-esteem.†
Chpt 1.15 *
- Gerty learned that whatever sympathy her friend's case might have excited a few months since had been imperilled, if not lost, by her association with Mrs. Hatch.†
Chpt 2.10
Definition:
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(imperil) present a danger to