Cry, the Beloved Country

why did Jarvis watch "with a gloomy eye"?

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Jarvis watched the fields "with a gloomy eye" knowing the drought made the ploughing of the fields useless, and knowing there was no rain in sight. His gloom was in fact a form of hopelessness.

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