Both Uses of
nonetheless
in
The Laughing Man
- I had no idea what was going on between the Chief and Mary Hudson (and still haven't, in any but a fairly low, intuitive sense), but nonetheless, I couldn't have been more certain that Mary Hudson had permanently dropped out of the Comanche lineup.†
*nonetheless = in spite of that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Nonetheless, the first thing the Chief said to us was "All right, let's cut out the noise, or no story.†
Definition:
in spite of that (Used to connect contrasting ideas. Other synonyms could include words and phrases such as nevertheless, all the same, still, and however.)