And it was a very uncommon kind of torch, for once or twice when there were angry words between some dinner-carriers who had jostled each other, he shed a few drops of water on them from it, and their good humour was restored directly. For they said, it was a shame to quarrel upon Christmas Day. And so it was! God love it, so it was! ~ A Christmas Carol
“I am the Ghost of
“I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. “Look upon me!” ~ A Christmas Carol
“It matters little,” she said,
“It matters little,” she said, softly. “To you, very little. Another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come, as I would have tried to do, I have no just cause to grieve.” ~ A Christmas Carol
“The school is not quite
“The school is not quite deserted,” said the Ghost. “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.” ~ A Christmas Carol
“It is required of every
“It is required of every man,” the ghost returned, “that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and, if that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death.” ~ A Christmas Carol
“You may be an undigested
“You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!” ~ A Christmas Carol
Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge
Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it. ~ A Christmas Carol
“Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug!”
“Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug!” ~ A Christmas Carol
External heat and cold had
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. ~ A Christmas Carol
There is probably a smell
There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories – Ghost Stories, or more shame for us – round the Christmas fire; and we have never stirred, except to draw a little nearer to it. ~ A Christmas Tree
