Word: enchantment
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Stowaway in the Sky is no respecter of age. It will enchant moppet, matron and greybeard with its balloonist-eye view of the fair land of France...
Stowaway in the Sky will enchant moppet, matron and greybeard with its breath-catching, balloonist's-eye view of the fair land of France...
...actors goosestep through their roles so rigidly they give the impression that some dire punishment awaits them if they show emotion. Nadja Tiller manages to enchant at least ten men without showing any more warmth than a champion poker player...
...bullying bantam of a man (barely 5 ft. 5 in. without his 2-in. elevator heels) who had great gifts, a natural swagger, and a voice variously compared to a Russian choir, the organ at Westminster Abbey and the rustling leaves of a brass artichoke. Born to enchant and embarrass, bewitch and betray, seduce and swindle a whole Who's Who of famous friends. Harris was never forgotten by those who met him-and rarely forgiven...
...arrested as pimps and panders, but beat the rap, making the police hesitant to try again, for fear of being wrongly accused of persecuting innocent men. The war years were golden years for the Messinas. After 1945 they scoured the Continent for likely women-for-sale, spent lavishly to enchant their prey. Of her date with Attilio, one girl says: "For the first time in my life, I felt someone wanted me. His voice was so soft, so ingratiating. I said to myself after our first meeting, 'This is a gentleman...