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alexander koryagin:

AK:>IMHO it is informal speech, and they omitted THAT and
AK:>IS:
AK:>
AK:>Besides, sir, your refusal wounds my pride; I must
AK:>believe you think THAT my offer IS unworthy your
AK:>acceptance.

Oh, no: it is as formal as can be, for it is 18th-century
gothic.  The pricipal characters talk like a book[1].
`think' works the same way as `consider', `deem', and
`find':
               I consider exceptions harmful.
               I deem     him        prim.
               I find     you        kind.
               I think    her        unkind.
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1. See also Chandler's "Pearls are a nuisance", which made
   laugh so hard I strained my belly muscles.

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