This pleasantry was received with a general laugh—A Christmas Carol, Stave iv.
"What do you call this!" said Joe, "bed curtains!"—A Christmas Carol, Stave iv.
"No," said Toby, after another sniff. "It's—it's mellower than polonies. It's very nice. It improves every moment. It's too decided for trotters. An't it!"—The Chimes, First Quarter