A CHRISTMAS CAROL, IN PROSE, BEING, A Ghost Story of Christmas, BY CHARLES DICKENS, STAVE TWO

A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE BEING A Ghost Story of Christmas BY CHARLES DICKENS STAVE TWO. THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS. When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber. He was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters. So he listened for the hour. To his great astonishment the heavy bell went on from six to seven, and from seven to eight, and regularly up to twelve; then stopped. Twelve It was past two when he went to bed. The clock was wrong. . .. Полный текст произведения в закрепе. , АудированиеПоШестову