1 And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers.
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 3 THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS 2 He sat very close to his father's side, upon his little stool.
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 3 THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS 3 He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father.
4 It makes them weak by candle-light; and I wouldn't show weak eyes to your father, when he comes home, for the world.
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 4 THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS 5 But he was very light to carry," she resumed, intent upon her work, "and his father loved him so, that it was no trouble: no trouble.
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 4 THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS 6 Then the two young Cratchits got upon his knees, and laid, each child, a little cheek against his face, as if they said, "Don't mind it, father."
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 4 THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS 7 So Martha hid herself, and in came little Bob, the father, with at least three feet of comforter, exclusive of the fringe, hanging down before him; and his threadbare clothes darned up and brushed to look seasonable; and Tiny Tim upon his shoulder.
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 3 THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS 8 But now a knocking at the door was heard, and such a rush immediately ensued that she, with laughing face and plundered dress, was borne towards it in the centre of a flushed and boisterous group, just in time to greet the father, who came home attended by a man laden with Christmas toys and presents.
A Christmas Carol By Charles DickensContextHighlight In 2 THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS