Both Uses of
captivate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- As Monte Cristo approached, she leaned upon the elbow of the arm that held the narghile, and extending to him her other hand, said, with a smile of captivating sweetness, in the sonorous language spoken by the women of Athens and Sparta, "Why demand permission ere you enter?†
Chpt 49-50captivating = attracting and holding the interest (of someone)
- "Villefort," she exclaimed in her softest and most captivating manner.†
Chpt 99-100 *
Definition:
to attract and hold the interest (of someone)