Both Uses of
relent
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- She pondered suspiciously, till, thinking that this might after all be true, she relented, and said quite humbly, "I beg your pardon, sir."†
Chpt 1 *
- Having nothing more to fear, having scarce anything to hope, for that he would relent there seemed no promise whatever, she lay down dully.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
to give in; or to be less intense