Both Uses of
external
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Like other dwellers in the south, he was a man of sober habits and moderate desires, but fond of external show, vain, and addicted to display.†
Chpt 25-26 *external = outside
- I rely much on external impressions; perhaps, with regard to you, they are immaterial, but I should be no artist if I had not some fancies.†
Chpt 95-96
Definition:
outside
in various senses, including:
- coming from or existing outside a place, organization or thing -- as in "external trade"
- forming or relating to an outside boundary -- as in "external walls"
- on the surface or superficial as contrasted to something that is deep or complete -- as in "external appearances"