Both Uses of
alacrity
in
Around the World in 80 Days
- He frequently offered him a glass of whiskey or pale ale in the steamer bar-room, which Passepartout never failed to accept with graceful alacrity, mentally pronouncing Fix the best of good fellows.†
Chpt 9
- The passengers granted the request with alacrity, and straightway disappeared on the platform.
Chpt 29 *alacrity = quickness
Definition:
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(alacrity) quickness; and/or cheerful eagerness