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done in a secret or hidden way
- In the compliments which Dom Claude addressed to Jacques Coictier, there was that sardonical, biting, and covertly mocking accent, and the sad cruel smile of a superior and unhappy man who toys for a moment, by way of distraction, with the dense prosperity of a vulgar man.1.5.1 — Vol 1 Bk 5 Chpt 1 — Abbas Beati Martini (21% in)
There are no more uses of "covert" in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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