Hi to all ,sorry i have not been back sooner but a big thank you for all comments.The question was from a quiz were all the first letters from the answers made up a small creature in literature (answer Tinkerbell).I needed two letters T & E. I now see that the answer to reluctant to join in conversation is taciturn so i now need
To hold spellbound begining with E & 8 letters(i had originally put transfix for this)
I cant thank you all enough for taking such an intrest in my question and helping ,your help is very much appreciated.sorry for raising the blood pressure