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become faint in the legs�察�and double up�察�at exciting points of the drama���察�a 

teeming world of fancies so suggestive and all´embracing�察�that�察�far below 

it on my Christmas Tree�察�I see dark�察�dirty�察�real Theatres in the day´time�察�

adorned with these associations as with the freshest garlands of the rarest 

flowers�察�and charming me yet。 

     But hark�       �The Waits are playing�察�and they break my childish sleep� �

What   images   do   I   associate   with   the   Christmas   music   as   I   see   them   set 

forth on   the   Christmas Tree�拭         �Known   before   all   the   others�察  �keeping   far 

apart   from   all   the   others�察  �they   gather   round   my   little   bed。     An   angel�察�

speaking   to   a   group   of   shepherds   in   a   field�察  �some   travellers�察  �with   eyes 

uplifted�察�following a star�察�a baby in a manger�察�a child in a spacious temple�察�

talking with grave men�察�a solemn figure�察�with a mild and beautiful face�察�

raising a dead girl by the hand�察�again�察�near a city gate�察�calling back the son 

of   a   widow�察  �on   his   bier�察  �to   life�察  �a   crowd   of   people   looking   through   the 

opened roof of a chamber where he sits�察�and letting down a sick person on 

a bed�察�with ropes�察�the same�察�in a tempest�察�walking on the water to a ship�察�

again�察�on a sea´shore�察�teaching a great multitude�察�again�察�with a child upon 

his   knee�察  �and   other   children   round�察  �again�察  �restoring   sight   to   the   blind�察�

speech to the dumb�察�hearing to the deaf�察�health to the sick�察�strength to the 

lame�察�knowledge to the ignorant�察�again�察�dying upon a Cross�察�watched by 

armed soldiers�察�a thick darkness coming on�察�the earth beginning to shake�察�

and   only   one   voice   heard�察   �Forgive   them�察  �for   they   know   not   what   they 

do。; 

     Still�察  �on   the   lower    and    maturer     branches     of   the  Tree�察   �Christmas 

associations       cluster    thick。    School´books         shut    up�察  �Ovid     and   Virgil 

silenced�察    �the   Rule    of  Three�察   �with    its  cool   impertinent     inquiries�察   �long 

disposed of�察�Terence and   Plautus acted   no   more�察�in   an arena   of huddled 

desks and forms�察�all chipped�察�and notched�察�and inked�察�cricket´bats�察�stumps�察�

and balls�察�left higher up�察�with the smell of trodden grass and the softened 

noise of shouts in the evening air�察�the tree is still fresh�察�still gay。                 If I no 

more   come   home   at   Christmas´time�察  �there   will   be   boys   and   girls   ��thank 

Heaven�   。�   while   the   World   lasts�察  �and   they  do�      �Yonder   they   dance   and 

play upon the branches of my Tree�察�God bless them�察�merrily�察�and my heart 



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dances and plays too� �

     And I do come home at Christmas。                We all do�察�or we all should。           We 

all come home�察�or ought to come home�察�for a short holidaythe longer�察�the 

betterfrom the great boarding´school�察�where we are for ever working at 

our   arithmetical   slates�察  �to   take�察  �and   give   a   rest。  As   to   going   a   visiting�察�

where can we not go�察�if we will�察�where have we not been�察�when we would�察�

starting our fancy from our Christmas Tree� �

     Away into the winter prospect。              There are many such upon the tree� �

On�察  �by   low´lying�察  �misty   grounds�察  �through   fens   and   fogs�察  �up   long   hills�察�

winding dark as caverns between thick plantations�察�almost shutting out the 

sparkling stars�察�so�察�out on broad heights�察�until we stop at last�察�with sudden 

silence�察�at an avenue。          The gate´bell has a deep�察�half´awful sound in the 

frosty  air�察  �the   gate   swings   open   on   its   hinges�察  �and�察  �as   we   drive   up   to   a 

great   house�察    �the  glancing     lights   grow    larger   in  the   windows�察     �and   the 

opposing rows of trees seem to fall solemnly back on either side�察�to give 

us   place。     At   intervals�察  �all   day�察  �a   frightened   hare   has   shot   across   this 

whitened turf�察�or   the distant   clatter of a   herd of deer trampling the   hard 

frost�察�has�察�for   the minute�察�crushed   the silence too。              Their watchful   eyes 

beneath the fern may be shining now�察�if we could see them�察�like the icy 

dewdrops   on   the   leaves�察  �but   they  are   still�察  �and   all   is   still。 And   so�察  �the 

lights growing larger�察�and the trees falling back before us�察�and closing up 

again behind us�察�as if to forbid retreat�察�we come to the house。 

     There     is   probably     a  smell    of   roasted    chestnuts     and    other   good 

comfortable things all the time�察�for we are telling Winter Stories Ghost 

Stories�察  �or   more   shame   for   usround   the   Christmas   fire�察  �and   we   have 

never stirred�察�except to draw a little nearer to it。              But�察�no matter for that。 

We came to the house�察�and it is an old house�察�full of great chimneys where 

wood is burnt on ancient dogs upon the hearth�察�and grim portraits ��some of 

them with grim legends�察�too�� lower distrustfully from the oaken panels of 

the   walls。    We   are   a   middle´aged   nobleman�察  �and   we   make   a   generous 

supper with our host and hostess and their guestsit being Christmas´time�察�

and the old house full of companyand then we go to bed。                     Our room is a 

very old room。         It is hung with tapestry。         We don't like the portrait of a 

cavalier in green�察�over the fireplace。             There are great black beams in the 



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ceiling�察�and there is a great black bedstead�察�supported at the foot by two 

great black figures�察�who seem to have come off a couple of tombs in the 

old baronial church in the park�察�for our particular accommodation。                       But�察�

we    are   not  a   superstitious    nobleman�察     �and   we   don't   mind。     Well�    �we 

dismiss our servant�察�lock the door�察�and sit before the fire in our dressing´ 

gown�察�musing about a great many things。                At length we go to bed。         Well� �

we can't sleep。       We toss and tumble�察�and can't sleep。            The embers on the 

hearth    burn    fitfully   and  make     the  room   look    ghostly。    We     can't  help 

peeping      out   over   the   counterpane�察    �at  the   two    black   figures    and   the 

cavalierthat wicked´ looking cavalierin green。                In the flickering light 

they seem to advance and retire�此           �which�察�though we are not by any means 

a superstitious nobleman�察�is not agreeable。              Well� �we get nervous more 

and more nervous。          We say ;This is very foolish�察�but we can't stand this�察�

we'll pretend to be ill�察�and knock up somebody。;                Well� �we are just going 

to do it�察�when the locked door opens�察�and there comes in a young woman�察�

deadly pale�察�and with long fair hair�察�who glides to the fire�察�and sits down 

in the chair we have left there�察�wringing her hands。                Then�察�we notice that 

her clothes are wet。        Our tongue cleaves to the roof of our mouth�察�and we 

can't speak�察�but�察�we observe her accurately。             Her clothes are wet�察�her long 

hair   is   dabbled   with   moist   mud�察  �she   is   dressed   in   the   fashion   of   two 

hundred years ago�察�and she has at her girdle a bunch of rusty keys。                    Well� �

there   she   sits�察  �and   we   can't   even   faint�察  �we   are   in   such   a   state   about   it。 

Presently  she   gets   up�察  �and   tries   all   the   locks   in   the   room   with   the   rusty 

keys�察�which won't fit one of them�察�then�察�she fixes her eyes on the portrait 

of the cavalier in green�察�and says�察�in a low�察�terrible voice�察 �The stags know 

it� ─  �After that�察�she wrings her hands again�察�passes the bedside�察�and goes 

out   at 

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