A Christmas carol . fur. This garment hungso loosely on the figure, that its capaciousbreast was bare, as if disdaining to be wardedor concealed by any artifice. Its feet, observ-able beneath the ample folds of the garment,were also bare ; and on its head it wore noother covering than a holly wreath set hereand there with shining icicles. Its dark browncurls were long and free ; free as its genialface, its sparkling eye, its open hand, itscheery voice, its unconstrained demeanour,and its joyful air. Girded round its middlewas an antique scabbard ; but no sword wasin it, and the ancient sheath
A Christmas carol . fur. This garment hungso loosely on the figure, that its capaciousbreast was bare, as if disdaining to be wardedor concealed by any artifice. Its feet, observ-able beneath the ample folds of the garment,were also bare ; and on its head it wore noother covering than a holly wreath set hereand there with shining icicles. Its dark browncurls were long and free ; free as its genialface, its sparkling eye, its open hand, itscheery voice, its unconstrained demeanour,and its joyful air. Girded round its middlewas an antique scabbard ; but no sword wasin it, and the ancient sheath was eaten udwith rust. You have never seen the like of me be-fore ! exclaimed the , Scrooge made answer to never walked forth with theyounger members of my family; meaning (forI am very young) my elder brothers born inthese later years ? pursued the phantom. I dont think I have, said Scrooge. Iam afraid I have not. Have you had manybrothers. Spirit ? More than eighteen hundred, said theGhost. 76. H Cbristmas Carol A tremendous family to provide for!muttered Scrooge. Tlie Ghost of Christmas Present rose. Spirit, said Scrooge submissively, con-duct me where you will. I went forth last ^night on compulsion, and I learnt a lessonw^hich is working now. To-night, if youhave aught to teach me, let me profit by it. Touch my robe ! Scrooge did as he was told, and held it fast. Holly, mistletoe, red berries, ivy, turkeys,geese, game, poultry, brawn, meat, pigs,sausages, oysters, pies, puddings, fruit, andpunch, all vanished instantly. So did theroom, the fire, the ruddy glow, the hour ofnight, and they stood in the city streets onChristmas morning, where (for the weatherwas severe) the people made a rough, butbrisk and not unpleasant kind of music, inscraping the snow from the pavement in frontof their dwellings, and from the tops of theirhouses : whence it was mad delight to theboys to see it come plumping down into theroad below, and splitting into artificial little
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