Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . lliant laughs! I dont know what day of the month it is! saidScrooge. I dont know how long Ive been amongthe Spirits. I dont know anything. Im quite ababy. Never mind. I dont care. Id rather bea baby. Hallo! Whoop! Hallo here! He was checked in his transports by the churchesringing out the lustiest peals he had ever , clang, hammer, ding, dong, bell. Bell, dong,ding, hammer, clang, clash! Oh, glorious, glorious! Running to the window, he opened it, and jDutout his hea
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . lliant laughs! I dont know what day of the month it is! saidScrooge. I dont know how long Ive been amongthe Spirits. I dont know anything. Im quite ababy. Never mind. I dont care. Id rather bea baby. Hallo! Whoop! Hallo here! He was checked in his transports by the churchesringing out the lustiest peals he had ever , clang, hammer, ding, dong, bell. Bell, dong,ding, hammer, clang, clash! Oh, glorious, glorious! Running to the window, he opened it, and jDutout his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial,stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to danceto; golden sunlight; heavenly sky; sweet fresh air;merry bells. Oh, glorious! Glorious! serpents. You have doubtless seen pictures of the group. Dickenssfigure gives us a humorously exaggerated picture of Scrooge and hisstockings. 348 A Christmas Carol Whats to-day? cried Scrooge, calling down-ward to a boy in Sunday clothes, who perhaps hadloitered in to look about him. Eh? returned the boj^ with all his might HE STOOD BY THE WINDOW GLORIOUS I Whats to-day, my fine fellow? said Scrooge. To-day! replied the boy. Whv, ChristmasDay. Its Christmas Day! said Scrooge to havent missed it. The Spirits have done it allin one night. They can do anything they like. Of A Christmas Carol 349 course they can. Of course they can. Hallo, myfine fellow! Hallo! returned the boy. Do you know the poulterers, in the next streetbut one, at the corner? Scrooge incjuired. I should hope I did, replied the lad. An intelligent boy! said Scrooge. A remark-able boy! Do you know whether theyve sold the])rize turkey that was hanging up there? Not theHttle prize turkey: the big one? What, the one as big as me? returned the boy. What a delightful boy! said Scrooge. Its apleasure to talk to him. Yes, my buck! Its hanging there now, replied the boy. Is it? said Scrooge. Go and buy it. Walk-ER!^-^ ex
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