Entrancing

On a sunny, winter day the hypnotic melody of the snake charmer's flute echoes across a crafts bazaar in the Indian capital. But no snakes are swaying to the rhythm — only a small group of Indian and foreign tourists listen to the entrancing music played by former snake charmers.

But, behind and above them all, hovered the shape of that awful woman, and through them gleamed the memory of her entrancing loveliness.

[…] as baby kisses here, that are almost meaningless plays, come to an age of adolescence and to romantic entrancings.