A Christmas carol . ^?-? V/?•?•^Sw^ Y^ B Christmas Carol make himself comfortable with it. He has ntthe satisfaction of thinking — ha, ha, ha! —that he is ever going to benefit Us with it. I have no patience with him, observedScrooges niece. Scrooges nieces sisters, andall the other ladies, expressed the same opinion. Oh, I have! said Scrooges nephew. 1 am sorry for him ; I could nt be angrywith him if I tried. Who suffers by his illwhims ? Himself, always. Here, he takes itinto his head to dislike us, and he wontcome and dine with us. Whats the conse-quence ? He dont lose much of a dinner. In
A Christmas carol . ^?-? V/?•?•^Sw^ Y^ B Christmas Carol make himself comfortable with it. He has ntthe satisfaction of thinking — ha, ha, ha! —that he is ever going to benefit Us with it. I have no patience with him, observedScrooges niece. Scrooges nieces sisters, andall the other ladies, expressed the same opinion. Oh, I have! said Scrooges nephew. 1 am sorry for him ; I could nt be angrywith him if I tried. Who suffers by his illwhims ? Himself, always. Here, he takes itinto his head to dislike us, and he wontcome and dine with us. Whats the conse-quence ? He dont lose much of a dinner. Indeed, I think he loses a very good dinner,interrupted Scrooges niece. Everybody elsesaid the same, and they must be allowed tohave been competent judges, because they hadjust had dinner ; and, with the dessert uponthe table, were clustered round the fire, bylamplight. Well ! Im very glad to hear it, saidScrooges nephew, because I havent anygreat faith in these young do you say. Topp
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