Glossary

Glossary

shrug - raise one’s shoulders slightly and momentarily

tunic - a loose outer garment without sleeves

slackened - reduced

demeanour - appearance and behaviour

artless - innocent, guileless

hawk - sell things crying out loudly, going from place to place

deserted - uninhabited, unoccupied

emigrate - take up citizenship of another country

vexation - annoyance

vestibule - lobby

chatter - a series of short, quick high-pitched sounds

intrude - enter without permission

rubble - debris, broken bricks