1 Villefort had never been so concise and eloquent.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 110. The Indictment. 2 Emmanuel tried to comfort the women, but his eloquence faltered.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September. 3 At this letter the eloquent eye of Noirtier gave her notice that she was to stop.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 59. The Will. 4 Villefort pronounced these last words with a feverish rage, which gave a ferocious eloquence to his words.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 99. The Law. 5 de Morcerf, said the president, as he unsealed the letter; and the count began his defence, I assure you, Albert, in a most eloquent and skilful manner.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 86. The Trial. 6 de Saint-Meran's; and he arranged mentally, while Dantes awaited further questions, the antithesis by which orators often create a reputation for eloquence.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 7. The Examination. 7 The minister of police thanked the young man by an eloquent look, and Villefort understood that he had succeeded in his design; that is to say, that without forfeiting the gratitude of the king, he had made a friend of one on whom, in case of necessity, he might rely.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 11. The Corsican Ogre. 8 He had frequently called for capital punishment on criminals, and owing to his irresistible eloquence they had been condemned, and yet the slightest shadow of remorse had never clouded Villefort's brow, because they were guilty; at least, he believed so; but here was an innocent man whose happiness he had destroyed: in this case he was not the judge, but the executioner.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 9. The Evening of the Betrothal.