Both Uses
askance
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
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- But it seems you have come back rich, my boy," continued the tailor, looking askance at the handful of gold and silver which Dantes had thrown on the table.†
Chpt 1-2askance = with disapproval or distrust; or directed to one side
- Danglars looked at him askance, as though to ascertain whether he spoke seriously.†
Chpt 103-104 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(askance) with disapproval, distrust, or suspicion
or:
directed to one side -- especially a sideways glance - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)