Both Uses of
wistful
in
The Phantom Tollbooth
- As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, "I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will he so terribly dull."†
p. 15.8 *wistfully = with longing or unfulfilled desire
- "This is where we used to invent the sounds," she said wistfully "Do they have to be invented?" asked Milo, who seemed surprised at almost everything she told him.†
p. 154.9
Definition:
showing longing or unfulfilled desire