Both Uses of
placid
in
O Pioneers!
- Mrs. Bergson was a fair-skinned, corpulent woman, heavy and placid like her son, Oscar, but there was something comfortable about her; perhaps it was her own love of comfort.†
Chpt 1.2 *placid = calm and not easily excited
- "Maybe," said Alexandra placidly; "but I've found it sometimes pays to mend other people's fences.†
Chpt 2.6placidly = calmly