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I always give myself a Christmas present. And on this particular year the present was a Carol party, -- which is about as good fun, all things consenting kindly, as a man can have.
Many things must consent, as will appear. First of all there must be good sleighing, -- and second, a fine night for Christmas eve. Ours are not the carollings of your poor shivering little East Angles or South Mercians, where they have to plod round afoot in countries where they do not know what a sleigh-ride is.