That is, of course, unavoidable, being in Chancery.

I am sorry I cannot offer chocolate.
I expect a judgment shortly and shall then place my establishment on a superior footing.

At present, I don't mind confessing to the wards in Jarndyce (in strict confidence) that I sometimes find it difficult to keep up a genteel appearance.

I have felt the cold here.

I have felt something sharper than cold.