A Christmas carol . H Cbristmas Carol admiration. Eked out by the apple-sauce and mashed potatoes, it was a sufficient dinnerfor the whole family ; indeed, as Mrs. Cratchitsaid with great delight (surveying one smallatom of a bone upon the dish), they had ntate it all at last ! Yet every one had hadenough, and the youngest Cratchits in par-ticular, were steeped in sage and onion to theeyebrows ! But now, the plates being changedby Miss Belinda, Mrs. Cratchit left the roomalone—too nervous to bear witnesses — totake the pudding up and bring it in. Suppose it should not be done enough !Suppose i
A Christmas carol . H Cbristmas Carol admiration. Eked out by the apple-sauce and mashed potatoes, it was a sufficient dinnerfor the whole family ; indeed, as Mrs. Cratchitsaid with great delight (surveying one smallatom of a bone upon the dish), they had ntate it all at last ! Yet every one had hadenough, and the youngest Cratchits in par-ticular, were steeped in sage and onion to theeyebrows ! But now, the plates being changedby Miss Belinda, Mrs. Cratchit left the roomalone—too nervous to bear witnesses — totake the pudding up and bring it in. Suppose it should not be done enough !Suppose it should break in turning out!Suppose somebody should have got over thewall of the back-yard, and stolen it, whilethey were merry with the goose — a sup-position at which the two young Cratchitsbecame livid ! All sorts of horrors weresupposed. Hallo ! A great deal of steam ! The pud-ding was out of the copper. A smell like awashing-day ! That was the cloth. A smelllike an eating-house and a pastrycooks nextdoo
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