Both Uses of
guise
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- There's a certain type of spinster lady who takes her amusement by torturing others under the guise of "setting a good example."†
Chpt 6 *
- She would have to ask that question, and it will have to be answered, and then we'll all sit in awkward silence or my grandmother will say something unkind under the guise of being kind.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
an outward appearance -- often one that hides the true nature of something