Both Uses of
shrewd
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- And then, one after the other, there came a series of incidents so curious and so inexplicable that the very shrewdest people began to feel uneasy.†
Chpt 1 *shrewdest = smartest
- Thinking at first that it was a voice from Heaven, he believed himself damned; and then, when the voice began to ask for money, he saw that he was being victimized by a shrewd blackmailer to whom Debienne himself had fallen a prey.†
Chpt Epil.shrewd = smart
Definition:
smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)