1 All then took their leave, wishing their entertainer long life and happiness as a married man, with recapitulations which occupied some time.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 5 Perplexity among Honest People 2 The feelings of kindness and gentleness which I had entertained but a few moments before gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth.
3 I mentioned in my last letter the fears I entertained of a mutiny.
4 They were here--and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained.
5 The card-table was then placed, and Elinor began to wonder at herself for having ever entertained a hope of finding time for conversation at the park.
6 It was in the early morning after my arrival that I entertained this speculation.
7 But, once there, it remained there; and hardened into a purpose than which I have never entertained a more determined purpose in my life.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 12. LIKING LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT NO BETTER, I FO... 8 I felt embarrassed by these compliments; but I was sensible, too, of being entertained as an honoured guest, and I thought Mrs. Heep an agreeable woman.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 17. SOMEBODY TURNS UP 9 I gave Miss Mowcher my hand, with a very different opinion of her from that which I had hitherto entertained, and opened the door to let her out.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 32. THE BEGINNING OF A LONG JOURNEY 10 He told her, good-naturedly, that she was young and ought to be amused and entertained, and must not allow herself to be made dull by a dull old fellow.
11 I even entertained some idea of putting myself on a vegetable diet, vaguely conceiving that, in becoming a graminivorous animal, I should sacrifice to Dora.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 37. A LITTLE COLD WATER 12 I must confess to having entertained my suspicions of Miss Spenlow, in reference to David Copperfield, for some time.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 38. A DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP 13 The Doctor's desire that Annie should be entertained, was therefore particularly acceptable to this excellent parent; who expressed unqualified approval of his discretion.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 45. MR. DICK FULFILS MY AUNT'S PREDICTIONS 14 All the way here, I had supposed that she was going to some house; indeed, I had vaguely entertained the hope that the house might be in some way associated with the lost girl.
15 Anna found it difficult now to recall the feeling of almost awe-stricken reverence which she had at first entertained for these persons.