gratitudenoun
US /ˈɡræt̬.ə.tuːd/
The feeling of being thankful for help or kindness
“Villefort, therefore, gained nothing save the king’s gratitude (which was rather likely to injure him at the present time) and the cross of the Legion of Honor, which he had the prudence not to wear, although M. de Blacas had duly forwarded the brevet.”
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