Did it ever strike you on such a morning as this that drowning would b…

Charles Dickens
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Did it ever strike you on such a morning as this that drowning would be happiness and peace? ✨ Charles Dickens (2015). Dickens Ultimate Christmas Collection: The Greatest Stories & Novels for Christmas Time: A Christmas Carol, Doctor Marigold, Oliver Twist, Tom Tiddler's Ground, The Holly-Tree and more (Illustrated): The Best Loved Christmas Classics in One Volume, p.3654, e-artnow
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