And the despondency of the next morning's dawn, when it was no longer Sunday, but Monday; and no best clothes; and the laughing visitors were gone, and she awoke alone in her old bed, the innocent younger children breathing softly around her.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas
| Noun | 1. | despondency - feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless |
in The Free Dictionary
