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working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast means of usefulness. Not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused! Yet such was I! Oh! such was I!" "But you were always a good man of business, Jacob," faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. "Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business. The <strong>com</strong>mon welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the <strong>com</strong>prehensive ocean of my business!" It held up its chain at arm's length, as if that were the cause of all its unavailing grief, and flung it heavily upon the ground again. "At this time of the rolling year," the spectre said, "I suffer most. Why did I walk through crowds of fellow-beings with my eyes turned down, and never raise them to that blessed Star which led the Wise Men to a poor abode! Were there no poor homes to which its light would have conducted me!" Scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the spectre going on at this rate, and began to quake Page 30 of 130
exceedingly. "Hear me!" cried the Ghost. "My time is nearly gone." "I will," said Scrooge. "But don't be hard upon me! Don't be flowery, Jacob! Pray!" "How it is that I appear before you in a shape that you can see, I may not tell. I have sat invisible beside you many and many a day." It was not an agreeable idea. Scrooge shivered, and wiped the perspiration from his brow. "That is no light part of my penance," pursued the Ghost. "I am here to-night to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. A chance and hope of my procuring, Ebenezer." "You were always a good friend to me," said Scrooge. "Thank'ee!" "You will be haunted," resumed the Ghost, "by Three Spirits." Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done. "Is that the chance and hope you mentioned, Page 31 of 130
Page 1 and 2: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Written by Charle
Page 3 and 4: STAVE I: MARLEY'S GHOST MARLEY was
Page 5 and 6: nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffen
Page 7 and 8: clerk came in with the shovel, the
Page 9 and 10: "There are many things from which I
Page 11 and 12: humour to the last. So A Merry Chri
Page 13 and 14: "The Treadmill and the Poor Law are
Page 15 and 16: corner of the court, some labourers
Page 17 and 18: "A poor excuse for picking a man's
Page 19 and 20: and, though the eyes were wide open
Page 21 and 22: legs, and a poker. Quite satisfied,
Page 23 and 24: the room before his eyes. Upon its
Page 25 and 26: "I don't," said Scrooge. "What evid
Page 27 and 28: you trouble me?" "Man of the worldl
Page 29: "You must have been very slow about
Page 33 and 34: so that when the spectre reached it
Page 35 and 36: six to seven, and from seven to eig
Page 37 and 38: "Ding, dong!" "The hour itself," sa
Page 39 and 40: "Long Past?" inquired Scrooge: obse
Page 41 and 42: The Spirit gazed upon him mildly. I
Page 43 and 44: entering the dreary hall, and glanc
Page 45 and 46: pocket, and looking about him, afte
Page 47 and 48: sister into the veriest old well of
Page 49 and 50: "Yo ho, there! Ebenezer! Dick!" Scr
Page 51 and 52: dancers yet, as if the other fiddle
Page 53 and 54: "Why! Is it not? He has spent but a
Page 55 and 56: "All your other hopes have merged i
Page 57 and 58: and you will dismiss the recollecti
Page 59 and 60: wonder and delight with which the d
Page 61 and 62: with all his force, he could not hi
Page 63 and 64: The moment Scrooge's hand was on th
Page 65 and 66: not. Have you had many brothers, Sp
Page 67 and 68: pears and apples, clustered high in
Page 69 and 70: yet there was a genial shadowing fo
Page 71 and 72: went, and took Scrooge with him, ho
Page 73 and 74: "Why, where's our Martha?" cried Bo
Page 75 and 76: excited by the two young Cratchits,
Page 77 and 78: "God bless us every one!" said Tiny
Page 79 and 80: very happy, I have no doubt!" The c
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that no one was at home to give the
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horny hands over the rough table at
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seemed made to be kissed--as no dou
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pleasanter companions than he can f
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pressing a certain ring upon her fi
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that way. "He has given us plenty o
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the Spirit's sorrowful reply. "Look
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save one outstretched hand. But for
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with their great gold seals; and so
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"How are you?" said one. "How are y
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Far in this den of infamous resort,
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"No, indeed!" said Mrs. Dilber and
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"Ah!" returned the woman, laughing
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which, though it was dumb, announce
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The Phantom spread its dark robe be
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"Let me see some tenderness connect
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grieved!" Bob was very cheerful wit
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"Only hear that, Peter," said Mrs.
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He paused to look round before ente
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may sponge away the writing on this
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The father of a long, long line of
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I'll give you a shilling. Come back
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"My dear sir," said Scrooge, quicke
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great array); for these young house
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"A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scro
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