Both Uses of
serene
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- He replied serenely, 'You shall never see Erik's face.'†
Chpt 12 *serenely = in a manner that is calm and untroubled
- At the same moment the stage buzzed with a new sound and, amid a crowd of men in evening-dress, all talking and gesticulating together, appeared a man who seemed very calm and displayed a pleasant face, all pink and chubby-cheeked, crowned with curly hair and lit up by a pair of wonderfully serene blue eyes.†
Chpt 15serene = calm and untroubled