A Christmas carol . ^5 bright d theilv as There a group of handsome girls, allhooded and all chat- terino^ at ohce?^^ ^ Nouldh. ^e su, i n had upon liien eye, ^ was our inSpirit. a hut,. a Cbristmas Caret diid swiftly they advanced towards it. Pass-ing through the wall of mud and stone, theyfound a cheerful company assembled round aglowing fire. An old, old man and woman,with their children and their childrens child-ren, and another generation beyond that, alldecked out gaily in their holiday attire. Theold man, in a voice that seldom rose abovethe howling of the wind upon the
A Christmas carol . ^5 bright d theilv as There a group of handsome girls, allhooded and all chat- terino^ at ohce?^^ ^ Nouldh. ^e su, i n had upon liien eye, ^ was our inSpirit. a hut,. a Cbristmas Caret diid swiftly they advanced towards it. Pass-ing through the wall of mud and stone, theyfound a cheerful company assembled round aglowing fire. An old, old man and woman,with their children and their childrens child-ren, and another generation beyond that, alldecked out gaily in their holiday attire. Theold man, in a voice that seldom rose abovethe howling of the wind upon the barrenwaste, was singing them a Christmas song ;it had been a very old song when he was ab(^y ; and from time to time they all joined inthe chorus. So surely as they raised theirvoices, the old man got quite blithe and loud ;and so surely as they stopped, his vigour sankagain. The Spirit did not tarry here, but badeScrooge hold his robe, and passing on abovethe moor, sped whither ? Not to sea ? Tosea. To Scrooges horror, looking back, hesaw the last of the land, a frightful range ofrocks, behind them ; and his ears were deaf-ened by the thundering of water, as it rolled,and roared, and raged amo
Size: 1380px × 1811px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthordickenscharles1812187, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
