All 3 Uses of
peril
in
Great Expectations
- I had received strict orders from my sister to call for him at the Three Jolly Bargemen, that evening, on my way from school, and bring him home at my peril.†
Chpt 10 *peril = danger
- He comes here at the peril of his life, for the realization of his fixed idea.†
Chpt 41
- What was to follow that I did not touch upon; neither, indeed, was I at all clear or comfortable about it in my own mind, now that I saw him in that softer condition, and in declared peril for my sake.†
Chpt 46