New and Old #191
Friday roundup and commentary
Scrooge’s accusation, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, December 21, 2018, Dana D. Kelley
The spirit exclaims incredulity: “I seek!”
Scrooge backtracks slightly: “Forgive me if I am wrong. It has been done in your name, or at least in that of your family.”
To 21st century readers, it might seem like an archaic inside joke; but to Victorian England, the …