Identifier: christmascarol00dick2 (find matches)
Title: A Christmas carol
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Coburn, Frederick Simpson
Subjects: Christmas stories Misers
Publisher: New York : Putnam
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Cbristmas Carol party, wonderful games, wonderful unanimity,won-der-ful happiness! But he was early at the office next morning.Oh he was early there, if he could only bethere first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late !That was the thing he had set his heart upon. And he did it ; yes he did ! The clock struck nine. No Bob. A quarter past. No Bob. He was full eighteen minutes andahalf behind his time. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into the Tank. His hat was off, before he opened the door; his comforter too. He was on his stool in ajiffy ; driving away with his pen, as if hewere trying to overtake nine oclock. Hallo ! growled Scrooge, in his accus-tomed voice as near as he could feign it.What do you mean by coming here at thistime of day ? 1 am very sorry. Sir, said Bob. \ ambehind my time. You are? repeated Scrooge. Yes.1 think you are. Step this way, Sir, if youplease. Its only once a year, Sir, pleaded Bob,appearing from the Tank. It shall not be 154
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