Both Uses of
peruse
in
Great Expectations
- Here, we found a gentleman with one eye, in a velveteen suit and knee-breeches, who wiped his nose with his sleeve on being interrupted in the perusal of the newspaper.†
Chpt 20 *
- "We made the money up this morning, sir," said one of the men, submissively, while the other perused Mr. Jaggers's face.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(peruse) to read or examine