This is a serene work conducive to contemplation despite the pleasant shock of the unusual material used.

That must have been a pleasant shock when you found you had rescued your wife!

She allowed her mind to probe him as she met his eyes and received a pleasant shock.

It was always a slight, pleasant shock to realize how high you were.

She had never called him by his first name before and the sound came to him as a pleasant shock and surprise.

The feel of his body pressed full-length to hers was a pleasant shock.

The hot-water bottles are a pleasant shock on a chilly night.

He realized, with a pleasant shock, that he did in fact remember it.

The water was icy cold and came as a pleasant shock.

I realized with a pleasant shock that she was indeed my age.