CHAPTER SEVEN Bah, Humbug!
CHAPTER SEVEN Bah, Humbug!
Night was falling as Charles led Jack and Annie across the street to an old inn.
Candles twinkled in the paned windows.
Charles ushered them through the door and into a warm dining room.
The room had low ceilings with dark wooden beams.
A fire crackled in a huge fireplace at one end.
"Ah, Mr. Dickens, welcome! Welcome!" said a man with a pointed nose and small eyes.
He bowed low and rubbed his hands together. "Thank you, Mr. Pinch," said Ch
