A Christmas carol . H Cbristmas Carol your partner ; bow and curtsey ; corkscrew ;thread-the-needle, and back again to yourplace ; Fezziwig cut — cut so deftly, thathe appeared to wink with his legs, and cameupon his feet again without a stagger. When the clock struck eleven, this domes-tic ball broke up. Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwigtook their stations, one on either side thedoor, and shaking hands with every personindividually as he or she went out, wishedhim or her a Merry Christmas. When every-body had retired but the two prentices, theydid the same to them ; and thus the cheerfulvoices died away,
A Christmas carol . H Cbristmas Carol your partner ; bow and curtsey ; corkscrew ;thread-the-needle, and back again to yourplace ; Fezziwig cut — cut so deftly, thathe appeared to wink with his legs, and cameupon his feet again without a stagger. When the clock struck eleven, this domes-tic ball broke up. Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwigtook their stations, one on either side thedoor, and shaking hands with every personindividually as he or she went out, wishedhim or her a Merry Christmas. When every-body had retired but the two prentices, theydid the same to them ; and thus the cheerfulvoices died away, and the lads were left totheir beds ; which were under a counter inthe back-shop. During the whole of this time, Scrooge hadacted like a man out of his wits. His heartand soul were in the scene, and with hisformer self. He corroborated everything, re-membered everything, enjoyed everything,and underwent the strangest agitation. It wasnot until now, when the bright faces of hisformer self and Dick were turned from
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