1 Villefort, drawn by an irresistible attraction, like that of the bird to the serpent, walked towards the house.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 108. The Judge. 2 A small white cloud, which had attracted Dantes' attention, crowned the summit of the bastion of the Chateau d'If.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen. 3 The first person to attract the attention of Dantes, as he landed on the Canebiere, was one of the crew belonging to the Pharaon.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 25. The Unknown. 4 This would have been a favorable occasion to secure his dinner; but Dantes feared lest the report of his gun should attract attention.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 24. The Secret Cave. 5 They were the same statues, rich in form, in attraction, and poesy, with eyes of fascination, smiles of love, and bright and flowing hair.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 31. Italy: Sinbad the Sailor. 6 This portrait attracted the Count of Monte Cristo's attention, for he made three rapid steps in the chamber, and stopped suddenly before it.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 41. The Presentation. 7 The first sight that attracted the eyes of Spada was that of his nephew, in full costume, and Caesar Borgia paying him most marked attentions.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 18. The Treasure. 8 Since, the evening before, he had really been the hero of one of the tales of the "Thousand and One Nights," and he was irresistibly attracted towards the grotto.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 32. The Waking. 9 The pretext of an opera engagement was so much the more feasible, as there chanced to be on that very night a more than ordinary attraction at the Academie Royale.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 53. Robert le Diable. 10 An Academician would say that the entertainments of the fashionable world are collections of flowers which attract inconstant butterflies, famished bees, and buzzing drones.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 96. The Contract. 11 Every one had arrived almost before the usual hour, and was conversing on the melancholy event which was to attract the attention of the public towards one of their most illustrious colleagues.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 86. The Trial. 12 The curtain rose, and the attention of Franz was attracted by the actors; and his eyes turned from the box containing the Greek girl and her strange companion to watch the business of the stage.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 13 The person whose mysterious arrival had attracted the attention of Franz stood in a kind of half-light, that rendered it impossible to distinguish his features, although his dress was easily made out.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 34. The Colosseum. 14 This was an easy feat to him, for he usually attracted a crowd of spectators in the bay before the lighthouse at Marseilles when he swam there, and was unanimously declared to be the best swimmer in the port.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen. 15 The two men turned quickly, and saw the sickly countenance of La Carconte peering between the baluster rails; attracted by the sound of voices, she had feebly dragged herself down the stairs, and, seated on the lower step, head on knees, she had listened to the foregoing conversation.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 26. The Pont du Gard Inn. 16 He had arranged everything for her escape; two ladders were hidden in the clover-field; a cabriolet was ordered for Maximilian alone, without a servant, without lights; at the turning of the first street they would light the lamps, as it would be foolish to attract the notice of the police by too many precautions.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 73. The Promise. 17 There was no more to do in the room, so the poisoner retired stealthily, as though fearing to hear the sound of her own footsteps; but as she withdrew she still held aside the curtain, absorbed in the irresistible attraction always exerted by the picture of death, so long as it is merely mysterious and does not excite disgust.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 102. Valentine. Your search result possibly is over 17 sentences. If you upgrade to a VIP account, you will see up to 500 sentences for one search.