Chapter III · Madame Verwest and Anna

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

to gain with effort

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

past form of “adhere” — be compatible or in accordance with

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

make worse

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading But all in vain.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

the framework of a bed

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But all in vain.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

the act of departing

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

take in liquids

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

take in solid food

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

From this reading So much grandeur, so much elegance, and she so hopeless and wretched.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

From this reading So much grandeur, so much elegance, and she so hopeless and wretched.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

act or move at high speed

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading So much grandeur, so much elegance, and she so hopeless and wretched.

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But all in vain.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading So much grandeur, so much elegance, and she so hopeless and wretched.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

win approval or support for

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a small drink

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading But all in vain.

marked by a ready flow of speech

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

belonging to which person

From this reading Four times a day Celine had carried her the most tempting dishes which a French cook could manufacture, and tried by signs, and gestures, and a voluble rattling of her mother tongue, to persuade her mistress to eat, or, at least, sip the delicious chocolate, or _cafe au lait_, whose perfume itself was almost meat and drink.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Anna neither turned her head nor spoke, but lay with her face to the wall on the massive bedstead of rosewood and gilt, whose silken and lace hangings seemed to aggravate her misery.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading So much grandeur, so much elegance, and she so hopeless and wretched.

but in spite of that

From this reading “It was now the third day since Haverleigh’s departure, and Anna had adhered to her resolution not to eat or drink, hoping thus to hasten the death she so longed for, and yet dared not achieve by rasher means.