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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H Cbrtstmas Carol though they were sharp girls too, as Toppercould have told you. There might have beentwenty people there, young and old, but theyall played, and so did Scrooge ; for, whollyforgetting in the interest he had in what wasgoing on, that his voice made no sound intheir ears, he sometimes came out with hisguess quite loud, and very often guessed quiteright, too ; for the sharpest needle, bestWhitechapel, warranted not to cut in the eye,was not sharper than Scrooge : blunt as hetook it in his head to be. The Ghost was greatly pleased to find himin this mood, and looked upon him with suchfavour, that he begged like a boy to be al-lov/ed to stay until the guests departed. Butthis the Spirit said could not be done. Here is a new game, said Scrooge. One half-hour, Spirit, only one ! It was a Game called Yes and No, whereScrooges nephew had to think of something,and the rest must find out what ; he onlyanswering to their questions yes or no, as thecase was. The brisk fire of que

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