tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post4433814131509173671..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: “Your Reclamation, Then” | DickensMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-62374599724168878212017-12-15T13:53:19.484-06:002017-12-15T13:53:19.484-06:00OH! That would make a lot of sense! Thanks!OH! That would make a lot of sense! Thanks!Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-52425377501499134182017-12-15T12:58:18.423-06:002017-12-15T12:58:18.423-06:00On the point of the clock chiming all four quarter...On the point of the clock chiming all four quarters before striking one, I wonder if it’s not that time has gone strange again but it’s supposed to be the kind of old fashioned clock that plays a tune in four parts through the hour? This might be a peculiarly British thing now I think about it. Church bells used to do it but it’s a lot less common these days - each quarter, a bit of tune is added so it’s A, AB, ABC (which always sounds a bit spooky because it’s unresolved) then ABCD [bongs for number of hour]. If this is what Dickens meant it’s surprisingly unclear in the way he writes the bongs though... Rosiehttp://skulkingwriter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-64474380818158579232017-12-05T18:24:26.243-06:002017-12-05T18:24:26.243-06:00"...had he kept the memories of Christmases p...<b>"...had he kept the memories of Christmases past with him throughout the years, they could have helped him live a better life."</b><br /><br />Indeed!Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-59298954420256069472017-12-05T16:42:06.525-06:002017-12-05T16:42:06.525-06:00Quite a great scene. And definitely a spirit that ...Quite a great scene. And definitely a spirit that is different from one adaptation to another. Interesting to see what we are in for. And I never really read or took in that final bit, about the hand on the heart. Such a deep meaning. I take it as not only will it keep Scrooge safe in their travels, but had he kept the memories of Christmases past with him throughout the years, they could have helped him live a better life.<br /><br />Exciting!Caffeinated Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116651473308629663noreply@blogger.com