She signed her agreement with the Devil in blood, bore a mark on her body for her compact, and enchanted by way of charms, ointments, and poppets, doll-like effigies.
On a personal level, Keynes's charm was such that he was generally well received wherever he went – even those who found themselves on the wrong side of his occasionally sharp tongue rarely bore a grudge.
On the day I visited him, Gumbs was wearing a button-down shirt with eagle feathers embroidered on the breast pocket, a gold necklace with a bear-claw charm, a big, gold-toned watch, and an assertive cologne.
The bear trap worked like a charm.
It is at these concrete barriers, which bear all the charm of a blowtorch, that the two sides come face to face each day.
But the political winds are a-changin' in Washington (as they tend to do), and if Obama is really serious about developing personal relationships with those in the opposition party who might possibly be open to deal-cutting, this time around a charm offensive might bear some political fruit.
It had more to do with the intelligence and lightly borne learning -- charm, if you will -- exhibited in this article.
Turns out five's a charm – the errant bear had finally been found wedged in the corner of a laundry chute, would be dispatched to me forthwith and no, this was not the most cringeworthy quest to recover a missing item pursued by the hotel, Ms Badham, it really does happen all the time.
And who among us could bear to face a future without show tunes, a world without a charm song, a life without a reprise or two?
