Calico Illustrated Classics: A Christmas Carol

Calico Illustrated Classics: A Christmas Carol — page 3
Nobody ever stopped him in the street to ask in happy voices My dear Scrooge how are you When will you come to see me No beggars asked him for anything No children asked the time Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him When they saw him coming they tugged their owners into doorways But what did Scrooge care It was the very thing he liked Once upon a time on Christmas Eve old Scrooge sat in his countinghouse It was bitter outside He could hear people in the outside court stamping their feet upon the pavement to get warm Although it was only three o’clock it was already dark The entire day had been dark and dank Candles flickered in the windows The fog was so thick that you couldn’t make out the houses across the street They were mere phantoms The door of Scrooge’s countinghouse was open He wanted to keep an eye on his clerk 6