Citations:patting


 * 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
 * "I shall love it, as long as I live!" cried Scrooge, patting it with his hand. "I scarcely ever looked at it before. What an honest expression it has in its face! It's a wonderful knocker! — Here's the Turkey! Hallo! Whoop! How are you! Merry Christmas!"