Both Uses of
alacrity
in
Billy Budd
- For the cabin's proprietor there was nothing left but to play the part of the enforced host with whatever grace and alacrity were practicable.†
Chpt 1
- This heightened alacrity had its cause, namely, the impression made upon him by the first formal gangway-punishment he had ever witnessed, which befell the day following his impressment.
Chpt 9 *alacrity = liveliness and eagerness (in this context, Billy Budd's eagerness to quickly do his duty)
Definition:
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(alacrity) quickness; and/or cheerful eagerness