1 "You lie," said the Abbe Busoni, with a tone of irresistible authority.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 82. The Burglary. 2 Valentine seized the count's hand, and in her irresistible impulse of joy carried it to her lips.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 117. The Fifth of October. 3 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. 4 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. 5 But the mysteries of nature are incomprehensible, and there are certain invitations contained in even the coarsest food which appeal very irresistibly to a fasting stomach.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 115. Luigi Vampa's Bill of Fare. 6 This time the blow was so well aimed, and hit so directly, that Lucien and the baroness were staggered, and they interrogated each other with their eyes, as if to seek help against this aggression, but the irresistible will of the master of the house prevailed, and the husband was victorious.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 65. A Conjugal Scene. 7 D'Avrigny, unable to bear the sight of this touching emotion, turned away; and Villefort, without seeking any further explanation, and attracted towards him by the irresistible magnetism which draws us towards those who have loved the people for whom we mourn, extended his hand towards the young man.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In Chapter 103. Maximilian. 8 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. 9 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.