And how did little Tim behave?β asked Mrs Cratchit, when she had rallied Bob on his credulity and Bob had hugged his daughter to his heartβs content. βAs good as gold,β said Bob, βand better. Somehow he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinks the strangest things you ever heard. He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see. β¨ Charles Dickens (2016). Charles Dickens: The Complete Christmas Books and Stories [A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, A Christmas Tree, The Cricket on the Hearth, etc] (Book House), p.30, Book House
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