All 3 Uses of
postpone
in
The Screwtape Letters
- I don't think that matters much provided that you can persuade him to postpone any open acknowledgment of the fact, and this, with the aid of shame, pride, modesty and vanity, will be easy to do.†
Chpt 10postpone = delay until a later time
- As long as the postponement lasts he will be in a false position.†
Chpt 10 *postponement = the act of delaying until a later time
- Avail yourself of the ambiguity in the word "Love": let them think they have solved by Love problems they have in fact only waived or postponed under the influence of the enchantment.†
Chpt 26postponed = delayed until a later time