It was possible , I reflected reflect , that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene , of the details of the picture , would be sufficient to modify , or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression ; and , acting act upon this idea , I reined rein my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling , and gazed gaze down -- but with a shudder shudder even more thrilling thrill than before -- upon the remodelled and inverted images of the grey sedge , and the ghastly tree-stems , and the vacant and eye-like windows .

One end , indeed , reflected reflect splendidly both light and heat from ranks of immense pewter dishes , interspersed with silver jugs and tankards , towering row after row , on a vast oak dresser , to the very roof .

He winced wince a little , truly , at the thought think that Waymarsh might be already at Chester ; he reflected reflect that , should he have to describe himself there as having " got in " so early , it would be difficult to make the interval look particularly eager ; but he was like a man who , elatedly finding in his pocket more money than usual , handles it a while and idly and pleasantly chinks it before addressing himself to the business of spending .

One of these , a stephanotis , showed masses of white bloom , which Joan Gildea casually reflected reflect would have fetched a pretty sum in Covent Garden , and , joining in with a fine-growing asparagus fern , formed an arch over the entrance steps .

His eyes gathered gather in and reflected reflect the light and languor of the summer day .