How might the following lines be read as if you were performing then? No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
The lines would be read with passion and emphasis. “No Santa Claus! Thank God!” should be read with great volume, emphasis, and emotion. Explanation: hope this helps :)