1.I've been sitting here going over it to make sure I wasn't mad or anything. 2 What a thing to find lying in wait for you on your return from taking a white-collar job at eleven pounds a week
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1. I've been sitting here going over it to make sure I wasn't mad or anything. = I've been sitting here and reviewing it to be sure I wasn't crazy.
— Mister Micawber
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I've been sitting here going over it to make sure I wasn't mad or anything.
= I've been sitting here and reviewing it to be sure I wasn't crazy.
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What a thing to find lying in wait for you on your return from taking a white-collar job at eleven pounds a week!
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1. I've been sitting here going over it to make sure I wasn't mad or anything. = I've been sitting here and reviewing it to be sure I wasn't crazy.
2. What a thing to find lying in wait for you on your return from taking a white-collar job at eleven pounds a week! = That is a surprising/disappointing situation/object to discover when you come home after accepting an office j