A Christmas carol . last, hecaught her ; when, in spite of all her silkenrustlings, and her rapid flutterings past him,he got her into a corner whence there was noescape ; then his conduct was the most exe-crable. For his pretending not to know her ;his pretending that it was necessary to touchher head-dress, and further to assure himselfof her identity by pressing a certain ring uponherfmger, and a certain chain about her neck;was vile, monstrous ! No doubt she told himher opinion of it, when, another blind man be-ing in office, they were so very confidentialtogether, behind the curtains. Scr
A Christmas carol . last, hecaught her ; when, in spite of all her silkenrustlings, and her rapid flutterings past him,he got her into a corner whence there was noescape ; then his conduct was the most exe-crable. For his pretending not to know her ;his pretending that it was necessary to touchher head-dress, and further to assure himselfof her identity by pressing a certain ring uponherfmger, and a certain chain about her neck;was vile, monstrous ! No doubt she told himher opinion of it, when, another blind man be-ing in office, they were so very confidentialtogether, behind the curtains. Scrooges niece was not one of the blind-mans-buff party, but was made comfortablewith a large chair and a footstool, in a snugcorner, where the Ghost and Scrooge wereclose behind her. But she joined in the for-feits, and loved her love to admiration withall the letters of the alphabet. Likewise atthe game of How, When, and Where, shewas very great, and to the secret joy ofScrooges nephew, beat her sisters hollow : io8.
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