He had raised himself up, so as to seat himself in bed--adreadful change had come over his face, but consciousness had returned,for he evidently knew me.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Tom gazed at the chair; and, suddenly as he looked at it, a mostextraordinary change seemed to come over it.
In two minutes thereafter, Mr. Pickwick wasjoking with the young ladies who wouldn't come over the stile while helooked--or who, having pretty feet and unexceptionable ankles, preferredstanding on the top rail for five minutes or so, declaring that theywere too frightened to move--with as much ease and absence of reserveor constraint, as if he had known them for life.
I am wery much afeered,' muttered Sam to himself, as he turned away,'that somethin' queer's come over the governor, or he'd never ha' stoodthis so quiet.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) The mirth of Mr. Bob Sawyer was rapidly ripening into the furious, Mr.Ben Allen was fast relapsing into the sentimental, and the punch hadwell-nigh disappeared altogether, when the boy hastily running in,announced that a young woman had just come over, to say that Sawyer lateNockemorf was wanted directly, a couple of streets off.
I suppose you'll come over to my house.
I told my clerkto come over and tell us when there was a chance.