All 3 Uses of
alacrity
in
Of Human Bondage
- She asked Herr Sung if he would not come and sit at her end, and he with his unfailing politeness accepted with alacrity.†
Chpt 29-30 *alacrity = quickness; and/or cheerful eagerness
- Philip stared at her in surprise, for the one thing she could be counted upon to do with alacrity was to give advice.†
Chpt 45-46
- It's very rough,' said Athelny, but he gave it to Philip with an alacrity which suggested that he was eager for him to read it.†
Chpt 85-86