Both Uses of
indolent
in
The Return of the Native
- The words of Sam and Humphrey on the harmony between the unknown and herself had on her mind the effect of the invading Bard's prelude in the "Castle of Indolence," at which myriads of imprisoned shapes arose where had previously appeared the stillness of a void.†
Chpt 2
- ...a woman underneath whose apparent indolence lurked passions even stronger and more active than her own.
Chpt 4 *indolence = laziness (disinclination toward action)
Definition:
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(indolent as in: she is naturally indolent) lazy; disinclined to work