Both Uses of
beguile
in
Hyperion
- The future of the Church depended upon my survival and l had thrown both away by beguiling myself into believing that the Bikura were dull, harmless children.†
Part 1 *beguiling = charming or enchanting; or deceiving through charm
- She appeared to be a few years older than Kassad, perhaps in her late twenties, but this fact barely registered as she continued staring into his face with those soft, beguiling, endlessly deep eyes.†
Part 2
Definition:
to charm, enchant, or entertain someone; or to deceive -- especially through charm