The phrase "damp cold seemed riveted" suggests about the narrator's feeling that:
a. He cannot escape the feeling of icy dread.
Explanation:
In chapter three of the novel "Great Expectation," the opening scene focuses on the inner thoughts of the narrator. Pip assumes that everything present in nature is declaring him to be a thief. The looks of the ox make him feel that even he is giving his disapproval at Pip.
