All 3 Uses of
ardor
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Ah, sire, you recompense but badly this poor young man, who has come so far, and with so much ardor, to give your majesty useful information.†
Chpt 9-10 *
- When I think of you my heart beats fast, the blood burns in my veins, and I can hardly breathe; but I solemnly promise you to restrain all this ardor, this fervor and intensity of feeling, until you yourself shall require me to render them available in serving or assisting you.†
Chpt 51-52
- Villefort, being called on to prove the crime, was preparing his brief with the same ardor that he was accustomed to exercise when required to speak in criminal cases.†
Chpt 83-84
Definition:
-
(ardor) a feeling of strong enthusiasm or love -- usually for a person or a cause