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1 With these fears upon me, I began either to imagine or recall that I had had mysterious warnings of this man's approach.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter XXXIX
2 I should think it was a strong point," said Herbert, "and I should think you would be puzzled to imagine a stronger; as to the rest, you must bide your guardian's time, and he must bide his client's time.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter XXX
3 I could hardly have imagined dear old Joe looking so unlike himself or so like some extraordinary bird; standing as he did speechless, with his tuft of feathers ruffled, and his mouth open as if he wanted a worm.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter XIII
4 I had cut my knuckles against the pale young gentleman's teeth, and I twisted my imagination into a thousand tangles, as I devised incredible ways of accounting for that damnatory circumstance when I should be haled before the Judges.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter XII
5 It was tempting to think of that expensive Mercenary publicly airing his boots in the archway of the Blue Boar's posting-yard; it was almost solemn to imagine him casually produced in the tailor's shop, and confounding the disrespectful senses of Trabb's boy.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter XXVIII
6 That Compeyson stood in mortal fear of him, neither of the two could know much better than I; and that any such man as that man had been described to be would hesitate to release himself for good from a dreaded enemy by the safe means of becoming an informer was scarcely to be imagined.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter XLIII
7 If I slept at all that night, it was only to imagine myself drifting down the river on a strong spring-tide, to the Hulks; a ghostly pirate calling out to me through a speaking-trumpet, as I passed the gibbet-station, that I had better come ashore and be hanged there at once, and not put it off.
Great ExpectationsBy Charles Dickens ContextHighlight In Chapter II