Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . Spirits nose with a touch of suchweather as that, instead of using his familiar weap-ons, then indeed he would have roared to lustypurpose. The owner of one scant young nose,gnawed and mumbled by the hungry cold as bonesare gnawed by dogs, stooped down at Scrooges key-hole to regale him with a Christmas carol: but atthe first sound of God bless you, merry gentlemen!May nothing you dismay!^ 6. Saint Dunstan was an English archbishop and statesman wholived in the tenth century. 7
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . Spirits nose with a touch of suchweather as that, instead of using his familiar weap-ons, then indeed he would have roared to lustypurpose. The owner of one scant young nose,gnawed and mumbled by the hungry cold as bonesare gnawed by dogs, stooped down at Scrooges key-hole to regale him with a Christmas carol: but atthe first sound of God bless you, merry gentlemen!May nothing you dismay!^ 6. Saint Dunstan was an English archbishop and statesman wholived in the tenth century. 7. This is one of the best-known and oftenest-sung of Christmascarols. In many parts of England, parties of men and boys go aboutTor several nights l>efore Christmas singing carols before peopleshouses. Tliese troops of singers are knowTi as waits. A Christmas Carol 255 Scrooge seized the ruler witli such energy of action,that the singer lied in terror, leaving the keyholeto the fog and even more congenial frost. At length the hour of shutting up the counting-house arrived. With an ill-will Scrooge dismounted. THE CLERK SMILED FAINTLY from his stool, and tacitly admitted the fact to theexpectant clerk in the Tank, who instantly snuffedhis candle out, and put on his hat. Youll w^ant all day to-morrow, I suppose?said Scrooge. 256 A Christmas Caeol If quite convenient, Sir. Its not convenient, said Scrooge, and its notfair. If I was to stop half-a-crown for it, youdthink yourself ill-used, Ill be bound? The clerk smiled faintly. And yet, said Scrooge, you dont think meill-used, Mhen I pay a daj^s wages for no work. The clerk observed that it was only once a year. A poor excuse for picking a mans pocket everytwenty-fifth of December! said Scrooge, button-ing his great-coat to the chin. But I suppose youmust have the whole day. Be here all the earliernext morning! The clerk promised that he would; and Scroogewalked out with a growl. The office was closed ina twinkling, and the cle
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