Seasonable tokens are about. Red berries shine here and there in the lattices of Minor Canon Corner Mr. and Mrs. Tope are daintily sticking sprigs of holly into the carvings and sconces of the Cathedral stalls, as if they were sticking them into the coat-button-holes of the Dean and Chapter. Lavish profusion is in the shops particularly in the articles of currants, raisins, spices, candied peel, and moist sugar.
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