“YOU MAY BE AN UNDIGESTED BIT OF BEEF, A BLOT OF MUSTARD, A CRUMB OF CHEESE, A FRAGMENT OF UNDERDONE POTATO. THERE'S MORE OF GRAVY THAN OF GRAVE ABOUT YOU, WHATEVER YOU ARE!”; CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL MANAGES TO BE A GOTHIC HORROR, BUT WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR AND A HAPPY ENDING.
