[produced] [by] [jason] [isbell] [and] [the] [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] [a] [christmas] [carol] [by] [charles] [dickens] [illustrated] [by] [george] [alfred] [williams] [new] [york] [the] [platt] [&] [peck] [co] [.] copyright , @number@ [by] [the] [baker] [&] [taylor] [company] 1 copyright 2 , 1 copyright 3 @number@ [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [he] [had] [been] [tim] ['s] [blood] [horse] [all] [the] [way] [from] [church] [.] ["] []] [introduction] the success of the book was immediate . 1 the 7 immediate 2 success 7 immediate 3 of 7 immediate 4 the 7 immediate 5 book 7 immediate 6 was 7 immediate 7 immediate 8 . thackeray wrote of it : " who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? 1 thackeray 2 wrote 1 thackeray 3 of 1 thackeray 4 it 1 thackeray 5 : 5 : 6 " 5 : 11 objections 7 who 11 objections 8 can 11 objections 9 listen 10 to 9 listen 11 objections 11 objections 12 regarding 11 objections 13 such 11 objections 15 book 11 objections 16 as 11 objections 17 this 11 objections 18 ? 13 such 14 a it seems to me a national benefit , and to every man or woman who reads it , a personal kindness . " 1 it 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 6 national 4 me 6 national 5 a 6 national 6 national 7 benefit 6 national 9 and 6 national 10 to 6 national 11 every 8 , 9 and 11 every 16 reads 12 man 16 reads 13 or 16 reads 14 woman 16 reads 15 who 16 reads 16 reads 17 it 16 reads 18 , 16 reads 20 personal 16 reads 21 kindness 16 reads 23 " 19 a 20 personal 22 . 23 " [the] [five] [are] [known] [to-day] [as] [the] ["] [christmas] [books] [.] ["] dickens seems to have put his whole self into these glowing little stories . 1 dickens 2 seems 1 dickens 4 have 1 dickens 5 put 1 dickens 6 his 1 dickens 7 whole 2 seems 3 to 7 whole 11 glowing 8 self 9 into 8 self 10 these 8 self 11 glowing 11 glowing 12 little 11 glowing 13 stories 11 glowing 14 . a new [life] [is] [brought] [to] [scrooge] [when] [he] [,] ["] [running] [to] [his] [window] [,] [opened] [it] and [put] [out] [his] [head] [.] 1 a 2 new 2 new 19 and oh , glorious ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 glorious 1 oh 4 ! glorious ! " 1 glorious 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " the [cricket] [on] [the] [hearth] ["] [strikes] [a] [different] [note] [.] 1 " 2 the [dickens] ['s] [greatest] [gift] [was] [characterization] [,] [and] [no] [english] [writer] [,] [save] [shakespeare] [,] [has] [drawn] [so] [many] [and] [so] [varied] [characters] [.] it [would] [be] [as] [absurd] [to] [interpret] all [of] [these] [as] [caricatures] [as] to [deny] [dickens] his great [and] [varied] [powers] [of] [creation] [.] 1 it 8 all 1 it 14 to 14 to 17 his 17 his 18 great but there remains a host of characters marked by humour and pathos . 1 but 3 remains 2 there 3 remains 3 remains 7 characters 4 a 5 host 5 host 7 characters 6 of 7 characters 7 characters 12 pathos 8 marked 12 pathos 9 by 12 pathos 10 humour 12 pathos 11 and 12 pathos 12 pathos 13 . [yet] [the] [pictorial] [presentation] [of] [dickens] ['s] [characters] [has] [ever] [tended] [toward] [the] [grotesque] [.] the interpretations in this volume aim to eliminate the grosser phases of the caricature in favour of the more human . 1 the 2 interpretations 2 interpretations 3 in 2 interpretations 4 this 2 interpretations 8 eliminate 5 volume 8 eliminate 6 aim 8 eliminate 7 to 8 eliminate 8 eliminate 9 the 8 eliminate 14 caricature 10 grosser 11 phases 11 phases 12 of 11 phases 14 caricature 13 the 14 caricature 14 caricature 15 in 14 caricature 16 favour 14 caricature 17 of 14 caricature 18 the 14 caricature 19 more 14 caricature 20 human 20 human 21 . it has been the illustrator 's whole aim to make these people live in some form more fully consistent with their types . 1 it 5 illustrator 2 has 5 illustrator 3 been 5 illustrator 4 the 5 illustrator 5 illustrator 6 's 5 illustrator 7 whole 7 whole 8 aim 7 whole 16 form 8 aim 10 make 8 aim 11 these 8 aim 12 people 8 aim 13 live 9 to 10 make 13 live 14 in 15 some 16 form 16 form 22 types 17 more 22 types 18 fully 22 types 19 consistent 20 with 19 consistent 21 their 19 consistent 22 types 22 types 23 . [george] [alfred] [williams] [.] [chatham] [,] [n] [contents] [a] [christmas] [carol] [stave] [page] [illustrations] [a] [christmas] [carol] " he [had] [been] [tim] 's [blood] [horse] all the way [from] [church] . " [frontispiece] 1 " 2 he 1 " 6 's 1 " 15 " 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 way 11 way 14 . 14 . 15 " " [a] [merry] [christmas] , [uncle] ! 1 " 5 , 1 " 7 ! god save you ! " cried a cheerful voice . @number@ 1 god 2 save 2 save 3 you 2 save 8 cheerful 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 8 cheerful 7 a 8 cheerful 8 cheerful 9 voice 8 cheerful 11 @number@ 10 . 11 @number@ " you recollect the way ? " inquired the spirit . 1 " 8 inquired 2 you 3 recollect 3 recollect 4 the 3 recollect 5 way 3 recollect 8 inquired 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 inquired 8 inquired 10 spirit 8 inquired 11 . 9 the 10 spirit " [remember] it ! " cried [scrooge] , [with] [fervour] [;] " [i] [could] [walk] it [blindfold] . " [@number@] 1 " 3 it 1 " 6 cried 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 8 , 6 cried 18 . 8 , 12 " 12 " 16 it 18 . 19 " " why , it 's [ali] [baba] ! " 1 " 2 why 1 " 8 ! 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 it 4 it 5 's 8 ! 9 " scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . 1 scrooge 4 ecstasy 2 exclaimed 4 ecstasy 3 in 4 ecstasy 4 ecstasy 5 . " [it] ['s] dear old [honest] [ali] [baba] ! " [@number@] 1 " 4 dear 4 dear 5 old 4 dear 9 ! 9 ! 10 " [a] [christmas] [carol] [in] [prose] [being] [a] [ghost] [story] [of] [christmas] [stave] [one] [marley's] [ghost] marley was dead , to begin with . 1 marley 2 was 1 marley 3 dead 1 marley 6 begin 3 dead 4 , 5 to 6 begin 6 begin 7 with 7 with 8 . there is no doubt whatever about that . 1 there 2 is 1 there 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 whatever 4 doubt 6 about 4 doubt 7 that 4 doubt 8 . the register of his burial was signed by the clergyman , the clerk , the undertaker , and the chief mourner . 1 the 16 undertaker 2 register 3 of 2 register 4 his 2 register 5 burial 2 register 6 was 2 register 7 signed 7 signed 10 clergyman 8 by 10 clergyman 9 the 10 clergyman 10 clergyman 11 , 10 clergyman 16 undertaker 12 the 16 undertaker 13 clerk 16 undertaker 14 , 16 undertaker 15 the 16 undertaker 16 undertaker 18 and 16 undertaker 21 mourner 17 , 18 and 19 the 21 mourner 20 chief 21 mourner 21 mourner 22 . scrooge signed it . 1 scrooge 2 signed 1 scrooge 4 . 2 signed 3 it and [scrooge] ['s] [name] [was] [good] [upon] ['] [change] [for] [anything] he [chose] to [put] [his] [hand] [to] . 1 and 12 he 12 he 14 to 14 to 19 . [old] [marley] [was] [as] [dead] [as] [a] [door-nail] [.] [mind] [!] i don't mean to say that [i] know [,] of my own knowledge , what there is particularly dead about a door-nail . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 mean 2 don't 8 know 2 don't 18 particularly 3 mean 4 to 3 mean 5 say 3 mean 6 that 10 of 12 own 11 my 12 own 12 own 18 particularly 13 knowledge 14 , 13 knowledge 15 what 13 knowledge 18 particularly 16 there 17 is 16 there 18 particularly 18 particularly 22 door-nail 19 dead 22 door-nail 20 about 22 door-nail 21 a 22 door-nail 22 door-nail 23 . i might have been inclined , myself , to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade . 1 i 7 myself 2 might 3 have 2 might 5 inclined 3 have 4 been 5 inclined 7 myself 6 , 7 myself 7 myself 12 coffin-nail 8 , 12 coffin-nail 9 to 12 coffin-nail 10 regard 12 coffin-nail 11 a 12 coffin-nail 12 coffin-nail 13 as 12 coffin-nail 14 the 12 coffin-nail 18 ironmongery 15 deadest 18 ironmongery 16 piece 18 ironmongery 17 of 18 ironmongery 18 ironmongery 19 in 18 ironmongery 20 the 18 ironmongery 21 trade 18 ironmongery 22 . but [the] [wisdom] [of] [our] [ancestors] [is] [in] [the] [simile] [;] [and] [my] [unhallowed] [hands] [shall] not [disturb] it [,] [or] [the] [country] 's [done] [for] . 1 but 17 not 1 but 19 it 19 it 24 's 19 it 27 . you [will] [,] [therefore] [,] [permit] me [to] [repeat] , [emphatically] [,] [that] [marley] was as [dead] as [a] [door-nail] [.] 1 you 7 me 7 me 10 , 10 , 18 as 15 was 16 as 16 as 18 as scrooge knew he was dead ? 1 scrooge 2 knew 1 scrooge 5 dead 2 knew 4 was 3 he 4 was 5 dead 6 ? of course he did . 1 of 2 course 2 course 4 did 3 he 4 did 4 did 5 . how could it be otherwise ? 1 how 2 could 1 how 6 ? 2 could 4 be 3 it 4 be 4 be 5 otherwise [scrooge] [and] [he] [were] [partners] [for] [i] [don't] [know] [how] [many] [years] [.] the [mention] of [marley] ['s] [funeral] [brings] [me] [back] [to] the [point] [i] [started] [from] [.] 1 the 3 of 3 of 11 the there is no doubt that [marley] was dead . 1 there 2 is 1 there 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 7 was 7 was 8 dead 8 dead 9 . this must be [distinctly] [understood] [,] [or] [nothing] [wonderful] [can] [come] [of] [the] [story] [i] [am] [going] to [relate] [.] 1 this 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 18 to [scrooge] [never] [painted] [out] [old] [marley] ['s] [name] [.] there it stood [,] [years] [afterwards] [,] [above] [the] [warehouse] [door] [:] [scrooge] [and] [marley] [.] 1 there 2 it 1 there 3 stood the [firm] was [known] [as] [scrooge] [and] [marley] [.] 1 the 3 was sometimes [people] [new] [to] [the] [business] [called] [scrooge] [scrooge] , and sometimes [marley] , [but] he [answered] [to] [both] [names] [.] 1 sometimes 12 sometimes 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 16 he 14 , 16 he it was all the same to him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 5 same 4 the 5 same 5 same 8 . 6 to 7 him 7 him 8 . a frosty rime was on his head , and on his eyebrows , and his wiry chin . 1 a 3 rime 2 frosty 3 rime 3 rime 4 was 3 rime 5 on 3 rime 7 head 3 rime 8 , 3 rime 9 and 3 rime 10 on 3 rime 11 his 3 rime 13 , 3 rime 14 and 3 rime 15 his 6 his 7 head 11 his 12 eyebrows 15 his 16 wiry 16 wiry 17 chin 17 chin 18 . [external] [heat] [and] [cold] [had] [little] [influence] [on] [scrooge] [.] no warmth could warm , no wintry weather chill him . 1 no 2 warmth 2 warmth 3 could 2 warmth 7 wintry 4 warm 7 wintry 5 , 7 wintry 6 no 7 wintry 7 wintry 8 weather 7 wintry 9 chill 7 wintry 10 him 10 him 11 . foul weather didn't know where to have him . 1 foul 2 weather 1 foul 3 didn't 1 foul 5 where 1 foul 7 have 3 didn't 4 know 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 him 8 him 9 . the heaviest rain , and snow , and hail , and sleet could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect . 1 the 2 heaviest 2 heaviest 3 rain 3 rain 12 sleet 4 , 12 sleet 5 and 12 sleet 6 snow 12 sleet 7 , 12 sleet 8 and 12 sleet 9 hail 10 , 9 hail 12 sleet 11 and 12 sleet 12 sleet 13 could 12 sleet 14 boast 12 sleet 16 the 12 sleet 17 advantage 14 boast 15 of 17 advantage 18 over 17 advantage 23 respect 19 him 23 respect 20 in 23 respect 21 only 22 one 21 only 23 respect 23 respect 24 . they [often] ["] came [down] ["] [handsomely] [and] [scrooge] [never] [did] . 1 they 4 came 4 came 12 . nobody [ever] [stopped] [him] in the [street] [to] [say] [,] [with] [gladsome] [looks] [,] ["] [my] [dear] [scrooge] [,] [how] [are] [you] [?] 1 nobody 5 in 5 in 6 the when [will] you come to see [me] ? " 1 when 3 you 3 you 6 see 3 you 8 ? 4 come 6 see 5 to 6 see 8 ? 9 " but what [did] [scrooge] [care] ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 6 ? it was the very thing he liked . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 thing 4 very 7 liked 4 very 8 . 6 he 7 liked once upon a time of [all] the [good] [days] [in] [the] [year] [,] [on] [christmas] [eve] [old] [scrooge] [sat] [busy] [in] [his] [counting-house] . 1 once 2 upon 1 once 24 . 2 upon 3 a 2 upon 4 time 2 upon 7 the 5 of 7 the scrooge had a very small fire , but the clerk 's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal . 1 scrooge 12 fire 2 had 3 a 3 a 5 small 4 very 5 small 5 small 10 clerk 6 fire 7 , 6 fire 10 clerk 7 , 8 but 9 the 10 clerk 10 clerk 11 's 10 clerk 12 fire 12 fire 17 smaller 13 was 17 smaller 14 so 16 much 15 very 16 much 16 much 17 smaller 17 smaller 23 coal 17 smaller 24 . 18 that 23 coal 19 it 23 coal 20 looked 23 coal 21 like 23 coal 22 one 23 coal " [a] [merry] [christmas] , [uncle] ! 1 " 5 , 1 " 7 ! god save you ! " cried a cheerful voice . 1 god 2 save 2 save 3 you 2 save 8 cheerful 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 8 cheerful 7 a 8 cheerful 8 cheerful 9 voice 9 voice 10 . it was the [voice] [of] [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] , [who] [came] [upon] [him] so [quickly] that [this] was the first [intimation] he had [of] [his] [approach] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 , 2 was 3 the 9 , 22 he 14 so 16 that 14 so 22 he 16 that 18 was 18 was 20 first 19 the 20 first 22 he 23 had 23 had 27 . " [bah] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 7 . " humbug ! " 1 " 2 humbug 2 humbug 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [christmas] [a] [humbug] , uncle ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 9 said 5 , 6 uncle 5 , 9 said 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 9 said 13 . " you don't mean that , [i] [am] [sure] ? " 1 " 3 don't 1 " 6 , 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 6 , 11 " 10 ? 11 " " [i] do , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " merry [christmas] ! 1 " 4 ! 2 merry 4 ! what right have you to be merry ? 1 what 2 right 1 what 3 have 1 what 8 ? 4 you 6 be 4 you 8 ? 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 merry what reason have you to be merry ? 1 what 2 reason 1 what 3 have 1 what 8 ? 4 you 6 be 4 you 8 ? 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 merry you 're poor enough [.] ["] 1 you 2 're 2 're 4 enough 3 poor 4 enough " come , then , " returned the nephew gaily . 1 " 2 come 1 " 7 returned 3 , 7 returned 4 then 7 returned 5 , 7 returned 6 " 7 returned 7 returned 8 the 7 returned 9 nephew 9 nephew 10 gaily 10 gaily 11 . " what right have you to be dismal ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 right 2 what 4 have 2 what 9 ? 5 you 7 be 5 you 9 ? 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 dismal what reason have you to be morose ? 1 what 7 morose 2 reason 7 morose 3 have 7 morose 4 you 7 morose 5 to 7 morose 6 be 7 morose 7 morose 8 ? you 're rich enough [.] ["] 1 you 2 're 2 're 4 enough 3 rich 4 enough " don't be cross , uncle ! " said the nephew . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 cross 3 be 4 cross 4 cross 6 uncle 5 , 6 uncle 6 uncle 11 nephew 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 7 ! 11 nephew 9 said 10 the 11 nephew 12 . [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [a] [merry] [christmas] [,] [uncle] [!] god save you ! " cried a cheerful voice . []] 1 god 2 save 2 save 3 you 2 save 8 cheerful 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 8 cheerful 7 a 8 cheerful 8 cheerful 9 voice 9 voice 10 . " what else can [i] be , ["] [returned] [the] [uncle] [,] ["] [when] [i] [live] [in] such a [world] [of] [fools] [as] [this] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 can 2 what 25 ? 3 else 4 can 4 can 6 be 6 be 7 , 18 such 19 a 18 such 25 ? merry [christmas] ! 1 merry 3 ! out [upon] [merry] [christmas] ! 1 out 5 ! he should [!] ["] 1 he 2 should " uncle ! " pleaded the nephew . 1 " 7 nephew 2 uncle 7 nephew 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 7 nephew 5 pleaded 7 nephew 6 the 7 nephew 7 nephew 8 . " [nephew] ! ["] [returned] [the] [uncle] [sternly] , " [keep] [christmas] [in] your own way [,] and let me keep it [in] [mine] . " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 26 " 9 , 10 " 9 , 18 and 10 " 14 your 14 your 15 own 15 own 16 way 18 and 19 let 19 let 20 me 20 me 26 " 21 keep 22 it 22 it 25 . 25 . 26 " " keep it ! " [repeated] [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] [.] 1 " 3 it 1 " 4 ! 2 keep 3 it 4 ! 5 " " but you don't keep it . " 1 " 4 don't 2 but 4 don't 3 you 4 don't 4 don't 5 keep 4 don't 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " let me [leave] it [alone] , then , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 11 said 2 let 3 me 3 me 10 " 5 it 7 , 7 , 8 then 8 then 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " much good may it do you ! 1 " 7 you 1 " 8 ! 2 much 3 good 2 much 4 may 4 may 5 it 4 may 7 you 6 do 7 you much good [it] [has] [ever] [done] [you] ! " 1 much 2 good 2 good 8 ! 8 ! 9 " the clerk in the tank involuntarily applauded . 1 the 7 applauded 2 clerk 7 applauded 3 in 7 applauded 4 the 7 applauded 5 tank 7 applauded 6 involuntarily 7 applauded 7 applauded 8 . becoming immediately sensible of the impropriety , he poked the fire , and extinguished the last frail spark for ever . 1 becoming 6 impropriety 2 immediately 6 impropriety 3 sensible 6 impropriety 4 of 6 impropriety 5 the 6 impropriety 6 impropriety 7 , 6 impropriety 8 he 6 impropriety 9 poked 9 poked 14 extinguished 10 the 14 extinguished 11 fire 14 extinguished 12 , 14 extinguished 13 and 14 extinguished 14 extinguished 15 the 14 extinguished 16 last 14 extinguished 17 frail 14 extinguished 18 spark 14 extinguished 19 for 14 extinguished 20 ever 20 ever 21 . " let me hear another sound from you , " said [scrooge] , " and you ['ll] [keep] [your] [christmas] by [losing] your [situation] [!] 1 " 8 you 1 " 9 , 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 hear 2 let 8 you 4 hear 6 sound 5 another 6 sound 6 sound 7 from 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 16 you 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 16 you 23 your 21 by 23 your you 're quite a powerful speaker , sir , " he added , turning to his nephew . 1 you 2 're 2 're 6 speaker 3 quite 6 speaker 4 a 5 powerful 5 powerful 6 speaker 6 speaker 8 sir 6 speaker 12 added 7 , 8 sir 8 sir 9 , 10 " 12 added 11 he 12 added 12 added 14 turning 13 , 14 turning 14 turning 15 to 14 turning 17 nephew 16 his 17 nephew 17 nephew 18 . " [i] [wonder] [you] don't go [into] [parliament] . " 1 " 5 don't 5 don't 6 go 6 go 10 " 9 . 10 " " don't be angry , uncle . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 angry 3 be 4 angry 4 angry 6 uncle 4 angry 7 . 5 , 6 uncle come ! 1 come 2 ! dine with us to-morrow . " 1 dine 2 with 1 dine 3 us 1 dine 4 to-morrow 4 to-morrow 6 " 5 . 6 " scrooge said that he would see him [yes] [,] [indeed] [he] [did] . 1 scrooge 4 he 2 said 4 he 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 7 him 6 see 7 him 7 him 13 . he went the whole length of the expression , and said that he would see him in that extremity first . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 the 3 the 4 whole 4 whole 5 length 5 length 6 of 5 length 7 the 5 length 8 expression 8 expression 10 and 8 expression 20 first 8 expression 21 . 9 , 10 and 11 said 14 would 12 that 14 would 13 he 14 would 14 would 19 extremity 15 see 19 extremity 16 him 19 extremity 17 in 19 extremity 18 that 19 extremity 19 extremity 20 first " but why ? " cried [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 3 why 2 but 3 why 3 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 10 . " why ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ? 3 ? 4 " " why did you get married ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 9 said 2 why 3 did 2 why 4 you 2 why 6 married 2 why 7 ? 5 get 6 married 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " because [i] [fell] in love . " 1 " 2 because 1 " 8 " 5 in 6 love 6 love 7 . 7 . 8 " " good afternoon [!] ["] 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 afternoon " [nay] , [uncle] , but you never came to see me before that happened . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 never 7 you 8 never 8 never 11 see 8 never 13 before 8 never 15 happened 9 came 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 me 14 that 15 happened 15 happened 16 . why give it as a reason for not coming now ? " 1 why 8 not 1 why 11 ? 2 give 3 it 2 give 5 a 2 give 6 reason 4 as 5 a 6 reason 7 for 6 reason 8 not 9 coming 10 now 9 coming 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " good afternoon , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 " 2 good 3 afternoon 2 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] want [nothing] [from] you [;] [i] ask [nothing] [of] you ; why cannot we be friends ? " 1 " 6 you 1 " 14 why 3 want 6 you 9 ask 12 you 9 ask 14 why 13 ; 14 why 14 why 15 cannot 14 why 19 ? 15 cannot 17 be 16 we 17 be 17 be 18 friends 19 ? 20 " " good [afternoon] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 2 good 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] [am] [sorry] [,] [with] [all] my heart [,] to [find] you [so] [resolute] . 1 " 8 my 8 my 9 heart 9 heart 16 . 11 to 13 you 11 to 16 . we have never had any quarrel to which [i] have been a party . 1 we 2 have 2 have 11 been 3 never 11 been 4 had 6 quarrel 4 had 11 been 5 any 6 quarrel 6 quarrel 8 which 7 to 8 which 10 have 11 been 11 been 13 party 12 a 13 party 13 party 14 . but [i] [have] [made] the [trial] [in] [homage] [to] [christmas] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [keep] [my] [christmas] [humour] [to] [the] [last] . 1 but 5 the 5 the 22 . so [a] [merry] [christmas] , [uncle] [!] ["] 1 so 5 , " good afternoon , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 " 2 good 3 afternoon 2 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [and] [a] [happy] [new] [year] ! " 1 " 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " good [afternoon] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 2 good 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . his nephew left the room without an angry word , notwithstanding . 1 his 2 nephew 2 nephew 3 left 2 nephew 5 room 4 the 5 room 5 room 11 notwithstanding 6 without 11 notwithstanding 7 an 11 notwithstanding 8 angry 11 notwithstanding 9 word 11 notwithstanding 10 , 11 notwithstanding 11 notwithstanding 12 . i ['ll] [retire] to [bedlam] . " 1 i 4 to 4 to 6 . 6 . 7 " this [lunatic] , [in] [letting] [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] [out] [,] [had] [let] [two] [other] [people] [in] [.] 1 this 3 , they were portly gentlemen , pleasant to behold , and now stood , with their [hats] [off] [,] [in] [scrooge] ['s] [office] [.] 1 they 3 portly 1 they 15 their 2 were 3 portly 3 portly 4 gentlemen 3 portly 5 , 3 portly 6 pleasant 3 portly 8 behold 3 portly 9 , 3 portly 11 now 3 portly 13 , 7 to 8 behold 9 , 10 and 12 stood 13 , 14 with 15 their they had books and papers in their hands , and bowed to him . 1 they 2 had 1 they 11 bowed 3 books 4 and 3 books 5 papers 5 papers 11 bowed 6 in 7 their 7 their 8 hands 8 hands 11 bowed 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 bowed 11 bowed 12 to 11 bowed 13 him 13 him 14 . " [scrooge] [and] [marley] 's , [i] [believe] , " said one of the gentlemen , referring to his list . 1 " 5 's 1 " 11 said 6 , 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 17 referring 11 said 21 . 12 one 17 referring 13 of 14 the 13 of 17 referring 15 gentlemen 17 referring 16 , 17 referring 17 referring 18 to 17 referring 19 his 17 referring 20 list " [have] [i] [the] [pleasure] [of] [addressing] [mr] [scrooge] , [or] [mr] [marley] ? " 1 " 10 , 10 , 15 " 14 ? 15 " " [mr] [marley] [has] [been] [dead] [these] [seven] [years] , " [scrooge] replied . 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 replied 13 replied 14 . " he [died] [seven] [years] [ago] , this very night . " 1 " 12 " 2 he 7 , 7 , 12 " 8 this 9 very 8 this 10 night 10 night 11 . 11 . 12 " " we have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner , " said the gentleman , presenting his credentials . 1 " 7 liberality 2 we 7 liberality 3 have 7 liberality 4 no 5 doubt 5 doubt 7 liberality 6 his 7 liberality 7 liberality 8 is 7 liberality 9 well 7 liberality 10 represented 7 liberality 11 by 7 liberality 12 his 7 liberality 13 surviving 13 surviving 14 partner 13 surviving 17 said 13 surviving 18 the 13 surviving 19 gentleman 15 , 17 said 16 " 17 said 19 gentleman 23 credentials 20 , 21 presenting 21 presenting 23 credentials 22 his 23 credentials 23 credentials 24 . it certainly was ; for they had been two kindred spirits . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 10 kindred 3 was 10 kindred 4 ; 10 kindred 5 for 9 two 6 they 7 had 7 had 8 been 7 had 9 two 9 two 10 kindred 10 kindred 11 spirits 11 spirits 12 . at the [ominous] [word] ["] [liberality] ["] [scrooge] [frowned] [,] [and] [shook] [his] [head] [,] [and] [handed] [the] [credentials] [back] . 1 at 2 the 1 at 21 . many thousands are in want of common necessaries ; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts , sir . " 1 many 2 thousands 2 thousands 8 necessaries 2 thousands 18 comforts 3 are 8 necessaries 4 in 8 necessaries 5 want 8 necessaries 6 of 8 necessaries 7 common 8 necessaries 8 necessaries 9 ; 8 necessaries 10 hundreds 8 necessaries 12 thousands 8 necessaries 13 are 8 necessaries 14 in 10 hundreds 11 of 15 want 18 comforts 16 of 18 comforts 17 common 18 comforts 18 comforts 20 sir 19 , 20 sir 20 sir 22 " 21 . 22 " " are there [no] [prisons] ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 8 asked 2 are 3 there 2 are 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " plenty of prisons , " said the gentleman , laying down the pen again . 1 " 4 prisons 2 plenty 3 of 2 plenty 4 prisons 4 prisons 5 , 4 prisons 6 " 4 prisons 7 said 4 prisons 8 the 4 prisons 9 gentleman 9 gentleman 11 laying 10 , 11 laying 11 laying 12 down 11 laying 14 pen 12 down 13 the 14 pen 15 again 15 again 16 . " [and] [the] [union] [workhouses] ? " demanded [scrooge] . 1 " 8 demanded 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 demanded 8 demanded 10 . " are they still in operation ? " 1 " 2 are 2 are 6 operation 3 they 6 operation 4 still 6 operation 5 in 6 operation 6 operation 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " they are . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 . still , ["] [returned] the [gentleman] [,] ["] [i] [wish] [i] [could] [say] [they] [were] [not] [.] ["] 1 still 2 , 1 still 5 the " [the] [treadmill] and [the] [poor] [law] are [in] [full] [vigour] , then ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 8 are 1 " 16 said 4 and 8 are 12 , 13 then 12 , 15 " 13 then 14 ? 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " both very busy , sir . " 1 " 6 sir 2 both 4 busy 3 very 4 busy 4 busy 6 sir 5 , 6 sir 6 sir 8 " 7 . 8 " " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! " [i] [am] very glad to [hear] [it] . " 1 " 10 " 4 very 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 9 . 9 . 10 " we [choose] [this] [time] [,] [because] it is a time , [of] all [others] [,] [when] [want] [is] [keenly] felt [,] [and] [abundance] [rejoices] [.] 1 we 13 all 1 we 20 felt 7 it 8 is 7 it 13 all 8 is 9 a 9 a 10 time 10 time 11 , what shall [i] [put] you down for ? " 1 what 2 shall 1 what 8 ? 5 you 8 ? 6 down 7 for 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [nothing] ! " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " scrooge replied . 1 scrooge 2 replied 2 replied 3 . " you wish to be anonymous ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 7 ? 3 wish 6 anonymous 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 anonymous 6 anonymous 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] [wish] [to] [be] [left] [alone] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " since you ask me [what] [i] [wish] , [gentlemen] [,] that is my [answer] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 13 is 2 since 3 you 3 you 4 ask 5 me 9 , 5 me 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 14 my i don't make [merry] myself [at] [christmas] , and [i] [can't] [afford] to [make] [idle] [people] [merry] [.] 1 i 2 don't 1 i 5 myself 2 don't 3 make 5 myself 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 to i [help] to [support] the [establishments] [i] have [mentioned] they [cost] enough ; and [those] [who] [are] [badly] off [must] [go] [there] . " 1 i 3 to 1 i 8 have 3 to 5 the 8 have 24 " 10 they 19 off 12 enough 13 ; 13 ; 14 and 14 and 19 off 19 off 23 . 23 . 24 " " [many] [can't] go there [;] [and] [many] [would] [rather] [die] . " 1 " 13 " 4 go 5 there 5 there 12 . 12 . 13 " " if [they] [would] [rather] [die] , " said [scrooge] , " [they] [had] [better] do it [,] and [decrease] the [surplus] [population] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 24 . 11 , 12 " 11 , 19 and 12 " 16 do 16 do 17 it 19 and 21 the [besides] [excuse] [me] [i] [don't] [know] [that] [.] ["] " but you might know it , " observed the gentleman . 1 " 3 you 1 " 9 observed 2 but 3 you 4 might 9 observed 5 know 6 it 5 know 9 observed 7 , 9 observed 8 " 9 observed 9 observed 10 the 9 observed 11 gentleman 11 gentleman 12 . " it 's [not] [my] business [,] ["] [scrooge] [returned] . 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 business 6 business 11 . " it 's enough for a man [to] [understand] [his] [own] [business] , and [not] to [interfere] [with] [other] [people] 's [.] 1 " 21 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 man 7 man 13 , 7 man 21 's 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 to mine occupies me constantly . 1 mine 2 occupies 2 occupies 3 me 2 occupies 4 constantly 2 occupies 5 . good afternoon , gentlemen ! " 1 good 2 afternoon 2 afternoon 4 gentlemen 3 , 4 gentlemen 4 gentlemen 5 ! 5 ! 6 " seeing clearly that it would be useless to pursue their point , the gentlemen withdrew . 1 seeing 2 clearly 2 clearly 3 that 2 clearly 7 useless 2 clearly 16 . 4 it 7 useless 5 would 6 be 5 would 7 useless 7 useless 8 to 7 useless 9 pursue 9 pursue 10 their 9 pursue 11 point 9 pursue 14 gentlemen 9 pursue 15 withdrew 12 , 14 gentlemen 13 the 14 gentlemen scrooge resumed his labours with an improved opinion of himself , and in a more facetious temper than was usual with him . 1 scrooge 4 labours 2 resumed 3 his 2 resumed 4 labours 4 labours 5 with 4 labours 6 an 4 labours 7 improved 4 labours 8 opinion 4 labours 9 of 4 labours 10 himself 10 himself 16 facetious 11 , 16 facetious 12 and 16 facetious 13 in 16 facetious 14 a 16 facetious 15 more 16 facetious 16 facetious 17 temper 16 facetious 18 than 16 facetious 19 was 16 facetious 20 usual 16 facetious 21 with 16 facetious 22 him 22 him 23 . the cold became intense . 1 the 2 cold 2 cold 4 intense 3 became 4 intense 4 intense 5 . the water-plug being left in solitude , its overflowings suddenly congealed , and turned to misanthropic ice . 1 the 2 water-plug 2 water-plug 3 being 2 water-plug 4 left 2 water-plug 5 in 2 water-plug 6 solitude 6 solitude 11 congealed 7 , 11 congealed 8 its 11 congealed 9 overflowings 10 suddenly 9 overflowings 11 congealed 11 congealed 12 , 11 congealed 13 and 11 congealed 14 turned 11 congealed 16 misanthropic 15 to 16 misanthropic 16 misanthropic 17 ice 16 misanthropic 18 . foggier yet , and colder ! 1 foggier 2 yet 1 foggier 3 , 1 foggier 4 and 1 foggier 5 colder 1 foggier 6 ! piercing , searching , biting cold . 1 piercing 2 , 1 piercing 3 searching 1 piercing 5 biting 1 piercing 6 cold 1 piercing 7 . 4 , 5 biting " [god] bless you [,] [merry] [gentleman] [,] [may] [nothing] [you] [dismay] ! " 1 " 3 bless 3 bless 4 you 3 bless 13 ! 13 ! 14 " at length the hour of shutting up the counting-house arrived . 1 at 2 length 2 length 10 arrived 3 the 9 counting-house 4 hour 9 counting-house 5 of 9 counting-house 6 shutting 7 up 6 shutting 9 counting-house 8 the 9 counting-house 9 counting-house 10 arrived 10 arrived 11 . " you 'll [want] [all] day [to-morrow] , [i] suppose ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 13 said 2 you 3 'll 6 day 8 , 8 , 13 said 10 suppose 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " if quite convenient , sir . " 1 " 6 sir 2 if 4 convenient 3 quite 4 convenient 4 convenient 6 sir 5 , 6 sir 6 sir 8 " 7 . 8 " " it 's [not] [convenient] , " said [scrooge] , " and it 's not fair . 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 " 2 it 3 's 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 17 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 's 14 's 16 fair 15 not 16 fair if [i] [was] [to] [stop] [half-a-crown] [for] it [,] you ['d] [think] yourself [ill] [used] , [i] ['ll] [be] [bound] ? " 1 if 8 it 1 if 10 you 10 you 13 yourself 10 you 21 ? 13 yourself 16 , 21 ? 22 " the clerk smiled faintly . 1 the 2 clerk 2 clerk 4 faintly 3 smiled 4 faintly 4 faintly 5 . " and yet , " said [scrooge] , " you [don't] [think] me [ill] [used] [when] [i] [pay] [a] day 's [wages] [for] [no] work . " 1 " 3 yet 1 " 10 you 2 and 3 yet 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you 10 you 13 me 13 me 27 " 20 day 25 work 21 's 25 work 25 work 26 . 26 . 27 " the clerk observed that it was only once a year . 1 the 2 clerk 2 clerk 3 observed 2 clerk 7 only 2 clerk 8 once 4 that 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 only 8 once 10 year 9 a 10 year 10 year 11 . " [a] [poor] [excuse] for [picking] a man 's [pocket] [every] [twenty-fifth] [of] [december] [!] " said [scrooge] , [buttoning] [his] [great-coat] to the [chin] . 1 " 9 's 1 " 17 said 5 for 7 a 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 's 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 , 17 said 26 . 23 to 24 the 23 to 26 . " but [i] [suppose] you [must] have the [whole] [day] [.] 1 " 5 you 2 but 5 you 5 you 7 have 7 have 8 the be here all the earlier next morning . ["] 1 be 6 next 2 here 5 earlier 3 all 4 the 3 all 5 earlier 5 earlier 6 next 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 8 . the clerk promised that he would [;] [and] [scrooge] [walked] [out] [with] [a] [growl] [.] 1 the 2 clerk 2 clerk 3 promised 3 promised 4 that 3 promised 6 would 5 he 6 would he lived in chambers which had once belonged to his deceased partner . 1 he 4 chambers 2 lived 4 chambers 3 in 4 chambers 4 chambers 5 which 4 chambers 7 once 4 chambers 8 belonged 5 which 6 had 8 belonged 11 deceased 9 to 11 deceased 10 his 11 deceased 11 deceased 12 partner 11 deceased 13 . the yard was so [dark] [that] [even] [scrooge] , [who] [knew] [its] [every] [stone] [,] [was] [fain] [to] [grope] with his hands . 1 the 2 yard 1 the 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 9 , 9 , 20 with 20 with 22 hands 21 his 22 hands 22 hands 23 . marley 's face . 1 marley 2 's 1 marley 3 face 3 face 4 . as [scrooge] [looked] [fixedly] [at] [this] [phenomenon] , it was a [knocker] [again] [.] 1 as 10 was 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 a but he put his hand upon the key he had relinquished , turned it sturdily , walked in , and lighted his candle . 1 but 11 relinquished 2 he 11 relinquished 3 put 5 hand 4 his 5 hand 5 hand 11 relinquished 6 upon 11 relinquished 7 the 8 key 8 key 11 relinquished 9 he 11 relinquished 10 had 11 relinquished 11 relinquished 12 , 11 relinquished 13 turned 11 relinquished 14 it 11 relinquished 15 sturdily 15 sturdily 16 , 15 sturdily 17 walked 15 sturdily 18 in 15 sturdily 19 , 15 sturdily 21 lighted 15 sturdily 24 . 20 and 21 lighted 21 lighted 23 candle 22 his 23 candle the sound resounded through the house like thunder . 1 the 3 resounded 2 sound 3 resounded 3 resounded 4 through 3 resounded 6 house 3 resounded 7 like 3 resounded 8 thunder 3 resounded 9 . 4 through 5 the every room above , and every cask in the wine merchant 's cellars below , appeared to have a separate peal of echoes of its own . 1 every 7 cask 2 room 7 cask 3 above 7 cask 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 cask 6 every 7 cask 7 cask 13 cellars 8 in 13 cellars 9 the 13 cellars 10 wine 13 cellars 11 merchant 13 cellars 12 's 13 cellars 13 cellars 14 below 13 cellars 16 appeared 14 below 15 , 16 appeared 17 to 16 appeared 21 peal 18 have 21 peal 19 a 21 peal 20 separate 21 peal 21 peal 22 of 21 peal 23 echoes 21 peal 24 of 21 peal 25 its 21 peal 26 own 26 own 27 . [scrooge] [was] [not] [a] [man] [to] [be] [frightened] [by] [echoes] [.] up [scrooge] [went] [,] [not] [caring] [a] [button] for that [.] 1 up 9 for 9 for 10 that [darkness] [is] [cheap] [,] [and] [scrooge] [liked] [it] [.] but , before he shut his heavy door , he walked through his rooms to see that all was right . 1 but 2 , 1 but 3 before 3 before 4 he 3 before 8 door 5 shut 6 his 5 shut 8 door 7 heavy 8 door 8 door 14 rooms 8 door 21 . 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 walked 11 walked 14 rooms 12 through 14 rooms 13 his 14 rooms 14 rooms 15 to 14 rooms 20 right 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 that 18 all 20 right 19 was 20 right he had just enough recollection of the face to desire to do that . 1 he 2 had 2 had 5 recollection 3 just 5 recollection 4 enough 5 recollection 5 recollection 6 of 5 recollection 8 face 5 recollection 9 to 5 recollection 10 desire 5 recollection 14 . 6 of 7 the 10 desire 11 to 10 desire 13 that 11 to 12 do sitting-room , bedroom , lumber-room . 1 sitting-room 5 lumber-room 2 , 5 lumber-room 3 bedroom 4 , 3 bedroom 5 lumber-room 5 lumber-room 6 . all as they should be . 1 all 3 they 2 as 3 they 3 they 4 should 4 should 5 be 5 be 6 . lumber-room as usual . 1 lumber-room 3 usual 1 lumber-room 4 . 2 as 3 usual old fire-guard , old shoes , two fish baskets , washing-stand on three legs , and a poker . 1 old 2 fire-guard 2 fire-guard 3 , 2 fire-guard 4 old 2 fire-guard 5 shoes 5 shoes 11 washing-stand 6 , 11 washing-stand 7 two 11 washing-stand 8 fish 11 washing-stand 9 baskets 11 washing-stand 10 , 11 washing-stand 11 washing-stand 12 on 11 washing-stand 13 three 11 washing-stand 14 legs 14 legs 16 and 14 legs 18 poker 14 legs 19 . 15 , 16 and 17 a 18 poker quite satisfied , he closed his door , and locked himself in ; double locked himself in , which was not his custom . 1 quite 2 satisfied 2 satisfied 3 , 2 satisfied 5 closed 4 he 5 closed 5 closed 6 his 5 closed 10 locked 7 door 9 and 7 door 10 locked 8 , 9 and 10 locked 11 himself 10 locked 12 in 10 locked 15 locked 10 locked 16 himself 10 locked 17 in 10 locked 19 which 10 locked 24 . 13 ; 14 double 14 double 15 locked 18 , 19 which 19 which 23 custom 20 was 23 custom 21 not 23 custom 22 his 23 custom it was a very low fire indeed ; nothing on such a bitter night . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 low 4 very 7 indeed 4 very 13 bitter 5 low 6 fire 7 indeed 8 ; 8 ; 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 on 11 such 12 a 11 such 13 bitter 13 bitter 14 night 13 bitter 15 . " [humbug] ! " said [scrooge] [;] [and] [walked] [across] the [room] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 11 the 5 said 13 . after several turns he sat down again . 1 after 2 several 2 several 3 turns 3 turns 5 sat 3 turns 7 again 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 7 again 8 . this might have lasted half a minute , or a minute , but it seemed an hour . 1 this 4 lasted 2 might 3 have 2 might 4 lasted 4 lasted 17 hour 5 half 7 minute 5 half 11 minute 5 half 17 hour 6 a 7 minute 7 minute 9 or 8 , 9 or 10 a 11 minute 11 minute 15 seemed 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 seemed 16 an 17 hour 17 hour 18 . the bells ceased , as they had begun , together . 1 the 2 bells 2 bells 3 ceased 2 bells 8 begun 3 ceased 4 , 5 as 6 they 6 they 8 begun 7 had 8 begun 8 begun 9 , 8 begun 10 together 10 together 11 . scrooge then remembered to have heard that ghosts in haunted houses were described as dragging chains . 1 scrooge 3 remembered 1 scrooge 17 . 2 then 3 remembered 3 remembered 7 that 3 remembered 8 ghosts 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 heard 6 heard 7 that 8 ghosts 9 in 8 ghosts 10 haunted 10 haunted 16 chains 11 houses 12 were 11 houses 16 chains 13 described 14 as 13 described 16 chains 15 dragging 16 chains " it 's [humbug] [still] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 8 said 2 it 3 's 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 10 . " [i] won't believe it . " 1 " 7 " 3 won't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " upon its coming in , the dying flame leaped up , as though it [cried] [,] ["] [i] know him ! 1 upon 2 its 2 its 8 flame 3 coming 8 flame 4 in 5 , 4 in 8 flame 6 the 8 flame 7 dying 8 flame 8 flame 9 leaped 8 flame 13 though 8 flame 20 him 9 leaped 10 up 11 , 13 though 12 as 13 though 13 though 14 it 13 though 19 know 20 him 21 ! [marley] ['s] [ghost] [!] ["] [and] [fell] [again] [.] the same face : the very same . 1 the 7 same 2 same 4 : 2 same 7 same 3 face 4 : 5 the 7 same 6 very 7 same 7 same 8 . the chain he drew was clasped about his middle . 1 the 9 middle 2 chain 4 drew 2 chain 5 was 2 chain 6 clasped 3 he 4 drew 6 clasped 8 his 6 clasped 9 middle 7 about 8 his 9 middle 10 . [scrooge] [had] [often] [heard] [it] [said] [that] [marley] [had] [no] [bowels] [,] [but] [he] [had] [never] [believed] [it] [until] [now] [.] no , nor did he believe it even now . 1 no 3 nor 2 , 3 nor 3 nor 4 did 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 believe 6 believe 7 it 6 believe 8 even 8 even 9 now 9 now 10 . " how [now] ! " said [scrooge] , [caustic] and [cold] [as] [ever] . 1 " 2 how 1 " 6 said 2 how 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 6 said 8 , 6 said 14 . 8 , 10 and " what do you want with me ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 8 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 want 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [much] ! " [marley] ['s] [voice] [,] [no] [doubt] [about] it . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 12 it 12 it 13 . " who are you ? " 1 " 4 you 2 who 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " ask me [who] [i] [was] . " 1 " 8 " 2 ask 3 me 3 me 8 " 7 . 8 " " who were you , then ? " said [scrooge] , [raising] [his] [voice] . 1 " 9 said 2 who 3 were 2 who 7 ? 4 you 5 , 4 you 7 ? 5 , 6 then 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 15 . " you 're particular , for a shade [.] ["] 1 " 3 're 2 you 3 're 3 're 8 shade 4 particular 5 , 4 particular 8 shade 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 shade he was going to say " to a shade , " but substituted this , as more appropriate . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 18 appropriate 6 " 13 substituted 7 to 13 substituted 8 a 13 substituted 9 shade 13 substituted 10 , 13 substituted 11 " 13 substituted 12 but 13 substituted 13 substituted 14 this 13 substituted 15 , 13 substituted 16 as 13 substituted 17 more 13 substituted 18 appropriate 18 appropriate 19 . " in life [i] [was] [your] [partner] [,] [jacob] [marley] . " 1 " 12 " 2 in 3 life 3 life 11 . 11 . 12 " " can you can you sit down ? " asked [scrooge] [,] [looking] [doubtfully] [at] him . 1 " 2 can 2 can 8 ? 3 you 4 can 3 you 8 ? 5 you 6 sit 5 you 8 ? 6 sit 7 down 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 16 him 10 asked 17 . " [i] [can] . " 1 " 5 " 4 . 5 " " do it , [then] . " 1 " 2 do 1 " 4 , 2 do 3 it 4 , 7 " 6 . 7 " but the [ghost] [sat] [down] [on] [the] [opposite] [side] [of] [the] [fire-place] [,] [as] [if] [he] [were] [quite] [used] [to] [it] . 1 but 2 the 2 the 22 . " you don't believe in me , " observed [the] [ghost] [.] 1 " 3 don't 1 " 9 observed 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 in 4 believe 6 me 6 me 8 " 7 , 8 " " [i] don't , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " what evidence would you have of my reality beyond that of your own senses ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 16 ? 3 evidence 4 would 3 evidence 7 of 3 evidence 8 my 3 evidence 9 reality 4 would 6 have 5 you 6 have 9 reality 10 beyond 9 reality 15 senses 10 beyond 11 that 12 of 15 senses 13 your 14 own 13 your 15 senses 15 senses 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " [i] don't know , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 5 , 3 don't 4 know 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " why do you doubt your senses ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 8 ? 5 doubt 7 senses 6 your 7 senses 7 senses 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " because , " said [scrooge] , " [a] [little] [thing] [affects] [them] . 1 " 2 because 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 14 . 7 , 8 " a slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheats . 1 a 2 slight 2 slight 3 disorder 3 disorder 9 cheats 4 of 9 cheats 5 the 9 cheats 6 stomach 9 cheats 7 makes 9 cheats 8 them 9 cheats 9 cheats 10 . you may be an undigested bit of beef , a blot of mustard , a crumb of cheese , a fragment of an underdone potato . 1 you 5 undigested 2 may 5 undigested 3 be 5 undigested 4 an 5 undigested 5 undigested 6 bit 5 undigested 7 of 5 undigested 8 beef 8 beef 9 , 8 beef 10 a 8 beef 11 blot 8 beef 13 mustard 12 of 13 mustard 13 mustard 16 crumb 14 , 16 crumb 15 a 16 crumb 16 crumb 17 of 16 crumb 21 fragment 18 cheese 21 fragment 19 , 21 fragment 20 a 21 fragment 21 fragment 24 underdone 22 of 24 underdone 23 an 24 underdone 24 underdone 25 potato 24 underdone 26 . there 's more of gravy than of grave about you , whatever you are ! " 1 there 5 gravy 2 's 5 gravy 3 more 5 gravy 4 of 5 gravy 5 gravy 6 than 5 gravy 7 of 5 gravy 8 grave 5 gravy 9 about 5 gravy 10 you 5 gravy 11 , 5 gravy 13 you 12 whatever 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 15 ! 15 ! 16 " scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes , nor did he feel in his heart by any means waggish then . 1 scrooge 7 habit 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 much 4 much 7 habit 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 habit 7 habit 8 of 7 habit 9 cracking 9 cracking 10 jokes 10 jokes 11 , 10 jokes 12 nor 10 jokes 15 feel 10 jokes 16 in 13 did 14 he 13 did 15 feel 16 in 22 waggish 17 his 22 waggish 18 heart 22 waggish 19 by 22 waggish 20 any 22 waggish 21 means 22 waggish 22 waggish 23 then 22 waggish 24 . there was something very awful , too , in the spectre 's being provided with an infernal atmosphere of his own . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 very 3 something 5 awful 5 awful 11 spectre 6 , 11 spectre 7 too 11 spectre 8 , 11 spectre 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 spectre 11 spectre 17 infernal 12 's 17 infernal 13 being 17 infernal 14 provided 15 with 14 provided 17 infernal 16 an 17 infernal 17 infernal 18 atmosphere 17 infernal 20 his 17 infernal 21 own 17 infernal 22 . 18 atmosphere 19 of " [i] do , " replied [the] [ghost] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 9 . " you are not looking [at] it , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 said 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 not 3 are 5 looking 7 it 8 , 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " but [i] [see] it , " said [the] [ghost] , " [notwithstanding] . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 said 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 8 said 14 . 11 , 12 " 14 . 15 " [humbug] [,] [i] [tell] [you] [;] [humbug] [!] ["] scrooge fell upon his knees , and clasped his hands before his face . 1 scrooge 5 knees 1 scrooge 12 his 1 scrooge 14 . 2 fell 5 knees 3 upon 5 knees 4 his 5 knees 5 knees 7 and 5 knees 8 clasped 5 knees 11 before 6 , 7 and 8 clasped 10 hands 9 his 10 hands 12 his 13 face " [mercy] ! " he said . 1 " 6 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 said 6 said 7 . " [dreadful] [apparition] , why do you [trouble] me ? " 1 " 4 , 4 , 11 " 5 why 10 ? 6 do 7 you 6 do 10 ? 7 you 9 me 10 ? 11 " " [man] [of] [the] [worldly] [mind] ! ["] replied [the] [ghost] , " do you [believe] [in] me [or] [not] ? " 1 " 7 ! 7 ! 22 " 9 replied 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 do 14 do 15 you 14 do 21 ? 15 you 18 me 21 ? 22 " " [i] do , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 do 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] must [.] 1 " 3 must but why [do] [spirits] [walk] [the] [earth] [,] [and] why [do] [they] come to me ? " 1 but 2 why 2 why 16 ? 10 why 13 come 10 why 16 ? 13 come 15 me 14 to 15 me 16 ? 17 " again the spectre raised a cry , and shook its chain and wrung its shadowy hands . 1 again 3 spectre 1 again 17 . 2 the 3 spectre 3 spectre 4 raised 3 spectre 6 cry 3 spectre 9 shook 5 a 6 cry 6 cry 7 , 8 and 9 shook 9 shook 13 wrung 10 its 11 chain 11 chain 13 wrung 12 and 13 wrung 13 wrung 15 shadowy 13 wrung 16 hands 14 its 15 shadowy " you are [fettered] , " said [scrooge] , [trembling] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 , 2 you 3 are 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 . " tell me why ? " 1 " 4 why 2 tell 3 me 2 tell 4 why 4 why 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " [i] [wear] [the] [chain] [i] [forged] [in] [life] , " replied the [ghost] . 1 " 12 replied 10 , 12 replied 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the 12 replied 15 . is its pattern strange to you ? " 1 is 4 strange 1 is 5 to 1 is 7 ? 2 its 3 pattern 3 pattern 4 strange 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " scrooge trembled more and more . 1 scrooge 2 trembled 1 scrooge 6 . 2 trembled 3 more 2 trembled 4 and 2 trembled 5 more " or would you [know] [,] " [pursued] [the] [ghost] , ["] [the] [weight] and [length] of [the] [strong] [coil] you [bear] yourself ? 1 " 4 you 2 or 3 would 3 would 4 you 4 you 24 ? 7 " 11 , 7 " 21 you 11 , 15 and 15 and 17 of 21 you 23 yourself 21 you 24 ? it was [full] as [heavy] [and] [as] [long] [as] [this] , [seven] [christmas-eves] [ago] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 , 2 was 4 as you have laboured on it since . 1 you 3 laboured 2 have 3 laboured 3 laboured 4 on 3 laboured 5 it 3 laboured 6 since 6 since 7 . it is a ponderous chain ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 ponderous 3 a 4 ponderous 4 ponderous 5 chain 4 ponderous 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [jacob] ! " he said [imploringly] . 1 " 6 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " [old] [jacob] [marley] , tell me [more] ! 1 " 5 , 1 " 9 ! 6 tell 7 me 7 me 9 ! speak [comfort] to me [,] [jacob] [!] ["] 1 speak 3 to 1 speak 4 me " [i] [have] [none] [to] [give] , " [the] [ghost] replied . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 replied 11 replied 12 . " [it] [comes] [from] [other] [regions] , [ebenezer] [scrooge] [,] and is [conveyed] [by] [other] [ministers] [,] [to] [other] [kinds] [of] [men] . 1 " 7 , 1 " 12 is 7 , 11 and 12 is 23 . nor can [i] tell [you] what [i] would [.] 1 nor 2 can 2 can 4 tell 4 tell 6 what 6 what 8 would a very little more is all permitted to me . 1 a 7 permitted 2 very 7 permitted 3 little 7 permitted 4 more 7 permitted 5 is 6 all 5 is 7 permitted 7 permitted 8 to 8 to 9 me 9 me 10 . i cannot rest [,] [i] [cannot] [stay] [,] [i] [cannot] [linger] [anywhere] . 1 i 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 rest 3 rest 13 . it was a [habit] [with] [scrooge] , [whenever] he [became] [thoughtful] [,] [to] [put] [his] [hands] in his [breeches] [pockets] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 , 2 was 3 a 7 , 9 he 9 he 18 his 17 in 18 his 18 his 21 . [pondering] [on] [what] [the] [ghost] [had] [said] [,] [he] [did] [so] [now] [,] [but] [without] [lifting] [up] [his] [eyes] [,] [or] [getting] [off] [his] [knees] [.] " you must have been very [slow] [about] [it] , [jacob] [,] " [scrooge] [observed] [in] [a] [business-like] [manner] [,] [though] [with] [humility] and [deference] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 , 2 you 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 been 6 very 10 , 10 , 13 " 10 , 24 and " [slow] ! " [the] [ghost] [repeated] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [seven] [years] [dead] , " [mused] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " " [and] [travelling] [all] [the] [time] ? " 1 " 8 " 7 ? 8 " " [the] [whole] [time] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 the 7 said 10 . " no rest , no peace . 1 " 2 no 2 no 6 peace 3 rest 6 peace 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 peace 6 peace 7 . incessant torture of remorse . " 1 incessant 2 torture 1 incessant 3 of 1 incessant 4 remorse 1 incessant 6 " 5 . 6 " " you [travel] [fast] ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " [on] [the] [wings] of [the] [wind] , " replied the [ghost] . 1 " 10 replied 5 of 8 , 8 , 10 replied 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 11 the 10 replied 13 . " you [might] have got over a great [quantity] [of] [ground] [in] [seven] [years] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 17 said 2 you 4 have 4 have 5 got 5 got 6 over 7 a 8 great 8 great 15 , 15 , 17 said 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . not to know that no space of regret can make amends for one life 's opportunities misused ! 1 not 2 to 2 to 11 amends 3 know 4 that 4 that 5 no 5 no 11 amends 6 space 7 of 6 space 11 amends 8 regret 11 amends 9 can 11 amends 10 make 11 amends 11 amends 12 for 11 amends 17 misused 13 one 17 misused 14 life 17 misused 15 's 17 misused 16 opportunities 17 misused 17 misused 18 ! yet [such] was [i] [!] 1 yet 3 was oh , such [was] [i] ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 7 " 3 such 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [but] you were always a good [man] [of] [business] , [jacob] [,] " [faltered] [scrooge] [,] [who] now [began] [to] [apply] this [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 11 , 3 you 5 always 4 were 5 always 5 always 7 good 6 a 7 good 11 , 14 " 14 " 19 now 19 now 23 this " business ! " cried the [ghost] [,] [wringing] [its] [hands] [again] . 1 " 5 cried 2 business 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 13 . " [mankind] [was] my [business] . 1 " 4 my 4 my 6 . the common welfare was my business ; charity , mercy , forbearance , and benevolence were , all , my business . 1 the 3 welfare 2 common 3 welfare 3 welfare 4 was 3 welfare 5 my 3 welfare 6 business 6 business 12 forbearance 7 ; 12 forbearance 8 charity 12 forbearance 9 , 12 forbearance 10 mercy 12 forbearance 11 , 12 forbearance 12 forbearance 13 , 12 forbearance 14 and 12 forbearance 15 benevolence 15 benevolence 16 were 15 benevolence 17 , 15 benevolence 18 all 15 benevolence 19 , 15 benevolence 20 my 15 benevolence 21 business 15 benevolence 22 . the dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business ! " 1 the 14 comprehensive 2 dealings 3 of 2 dealings 4 my 2 dealings 5 trade 5 trade 6 were 5 trade 7 but 5 trade 9 drop 8 a 9 drop 9 drop 14 comprehensive 10 of 14 comprehensive 11 water 14 comprehensive 12 in 13 the 12 in 14 comprehensive 14 comprehensive 15 ocean 14 comprehensive 16 of 14 comprehensive 17 my 14 comprehensive 18 business 14 comprehensive 19 ! 19 ! 20 " " [at] [this] [time] of [the] [rolling] [year] , " [the] [spectre] said , " [i] [suffer] [most] . 1 " 13 said 5 of 9 , 9 , 13 said 10 " 13 said 13 said 14 , 13 said 19 . 14 , 15 " were there no poor homes to which its light would have conducted me ? " 1 were 2 there 2 there 3 no 3 no 12 conducted 4 poor 5 homes 5 homes 6 to 5 homes 7 which 7 which 12 conducted 8 its 12 conducted 9 light 12 conducted 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 conducted 12 conducted 13 me 12 conducted 14 ? 14 ? 15 " scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the spectre going on at this rate , and began to quake exceedingly . 1 scrooge 5 dismayed 2 was 5 dismayed 3 very 4 much 4 much 5 dismayed 5 dismayed 9 spectre 6 to 7 hear 7 hear 9 spectre 8 the 9 spectre 9 spectre 10 going 9 spectre 14 rate 11 on 14 rate 12 at 14 rate 13 this 14 rate 14 rate 15 , 14 rate 19 quake 16 and 17 began 17 began 18 to 17 began 19 quake 19 quake 20 exceedingly 20 exceedingly 21 . " hear me ! " cried the [ghost] . 1 " 6 cried 2 hear 3 me 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 7 the 6 cried 9 . " my time is nearly gone . " 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 " 2 my 3 time 2 my 4 is 4 is 6 gone 5 nearly 6 gone 7 . 8 " " [i] will , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 will 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " but don't be hard upon me ! 1 " 3 don't 2 but 3 don't 3 don't 4 be 3 don't 7 me 4 be 5 hard 5 hard 6 upon 7 me 8 ! don't be [flowery] [,] [jacob] [!] 1 don't 2 be pray ! " 1 pray 3 " 2 ! 3 " " how it is that [i] [appear] before you [in] [a] [shape] [that] [you] can see [,] [i] [may] [not] tell . 1 " 2 how 2 how 15 can 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 15 can 8 before 9 you 9 you 15 can 15 can 16 see 15 can 21 tell 15 can 22 . i have sat invisible beside you many and many a day [.] ["] 1 i 2 have 2 have 9 many 3 sat 5 beside 4 invisible 5 beside 5 beside 9 many 6 you 7 many 7 many 9 many 8 and 9 many 9 many 11 day 10 a 11 day it was not an agreeable idea . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 agreeable 3 not 5 agreeable 4 an 5 agreeable 5 agreeable 6 idea 5 agreeable 7 . scrooge shivered , and wiped the perspiration from his brow . 1 scrooge 7 perspiration 2 shivered 7 perspiration 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 wiped 5 wiped 7 perspiration 6 the 7 perspiration 7 perspiration 8 from 7 perspiration 9 his 7 perspiration 10 brow 10 brow 11 . " that is [no] [light] [part] [of] my [penance] , " [pursued] [the] [ghost] [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 10 , 2 that 3 is 3 is 8 my 10 , 11 " " [i] [am] here [to-night] [to] [warn] you [that] you have [yet] a chance [and] [hope] [of] [escaping] [my] [fate] . 1 " 4 here 1 " 8 you 8 you 11 have 10 you 11 have 11 have 14 chance 13 a 14 chance 14 chance 21 . a chance [and] [hope] [of] [my] [procuring] [,] [ebenezer] [.] ["] 1 a 2 chance " you were always a good friend to me , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 said 2 you 4 always 3 were 4 always 4 always 6 good 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 friend 8 to 9 me 9 me 11 " 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [thankee] ! " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " you will be [haunted] , ["] [resumed] [the] [ghost] , " [by] [three] [spirits] . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 , 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 6 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 17 " 16 . 17 " [scrooge] ['s] [countenance] [fell] [almost] [as] [low] [as] [the] [ghost] ['s] [had] [done] [.] " is that [the] [chance] [and] [hope] you [mentioned] , [jacob] ? " [he] demanded in a [faltering] [voice] . 1 " 2 is 1 " 15 demanded 2 is 3 that 8 you 10 , 8 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 15 demanded 15 demanded 16 in 15 demanded 20 . 16 in 17 a " it is . " 1 " 5 " 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 . 4 . 5 " " [i] [i] think [i] ['d] [rather] [not] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 4 think 1 " 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [without] [their] [visits] , " said [the] [ghost] , " you [cannot] [hope] to [shun] the [path] [i] [tread] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 7 said 21 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 you 15 to 17 the 15 to 21 . [expect] [the] [first] [to-morrow] [when] [the] [bell] [tolls] [one] [.] ["] " [couldn't] [i] [take] ['] [em] [all] [at] [once] , and have it over [,] [jacob] [?] ["] [hinted] [scrooge] . 1 " 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 over 12 have 13 it 13 it 14 over 14 over 21 . " [expect] the [second] [on] [the] [next] [night] [at] [the] [same] [hour] [.] 1 " 3 the the third , upon the next [night] [when] [the] [last] [stroke] [of] [twelve] [has] [ceased] [to] [vibrate] . 1 the 2 third 1 the 6 next 2 third 3 , 2 third 4 upon 5 the 6 next 6 next 18 . look to see me no more ; and look that , for your own sake , you remember what has passed between us ! " 1 look 9 look 2 to 3 see 2 to 4 me 2 to 9 look 4 me 7 ; 5 no 6 more 5 no 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 9 look 10 that 9 look 11 , 9 look 24 ! 12 for 15 sake 13 your 14 own 14 own 15 sake 15 sake 16 , 15 sake 18 remember 15 sake 21 passed 15 sake 24 ! 17 you 18 remember 18 remember 19 what 19 what 20 has 21 passed 22 between 22 between 23 us 24 ! 25 " when it had said these words , the spectre took its wrapper from the table , and bound it round its head as before . 1 when 2 it 1 when 3 had 3 had 12 wrapper 4 said 6 words 5 these 6 words 6 words 12 wrapper 7 , 9 spectre 8 the 9 spectre 9 spectre 12 wrapper 10 took 12 wrapper 11 its 12 wrapper 12 wrapper 13 from 12 wrapper 15 table 12 wrapper 17 and 12 wrapper 18 bound 12 wrapper 25 . 14 the 15 table 16 , 17 and 18 bound 19 it 18 bound 20 round 18 bound 24 before 20 round 22 head 21 its 22 head 23 as 24 before scrooge knew this by the smart sound its teeth made when the jaws were brought together by the bandage . 1 scrooge 2 knew 2 knew 3 this 2 knew 4 by 4 by 19 bandage 4 by 20 . 5 the 7 sound 6 smart 7 sound 7 sound 13 jaws 8 its 13 jaws 9 teeth 13 jaws 10 made 13 jaws 11 when 12 the 11 when 13 jaws 13 jaws 19 bandage 14 were 19 bandage 15 brought 19 bandage 16 together 19 bandage 17 by 18 the 17 by 19 bandage it [beckoned] [scrooge] [to] [approach] , [which] he did . 1 it 6 , 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 . when they [were] [within] [two] [paces] [of] each other [,] [marley] 's [ghost] [held] [up] [its] hand [,] [warning] [him] [to] come [no] [nearer] . 1 when 2 they 1 when 22 come 2 they 8 each 8 each 9 other 9 other 17 hand 12 's 17 hand 22 come 25 . scrooge stopped . 1 scrooge 2 stopped 1 scrooge 3 . the spectre , after listening for a moment , joined in the mournful dirge ; and floated out upon the bleak , dark night . 1 the 2 spectre 2 spectre 3 , 2 spectre 4 after 2 spectre 5 listening 2 spectre 8 moment 6 for 8 moment 7 a 8 moment 8 moment 14 dirge 9 , 10 joined 10 joined 14 dirge 11 in 12 the 11 in 14 dirge 13 mournful 14 dirge 14 dirge 15 ; 14 dirge 17 floated 16 and 17 floated 17 floated 21 bleak 18 out 21 bleak 19 upon 21 bleak 20 the 21 bleak 21 bleak 22 , 21 bleak 23 dark 21 bleak 24 night 24 night 25 . scrooge followed to the window : desperate in his curiosity . 1 scrooge 7 desperate 2 followed 7 desperate 3 to 5 window 4 the 5 window 5 window 7 desperate 6 : 7 desperate 7 desperate 10 curiosity 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 curiosity 10 curiosity 11 . he looked out . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 out 3 out 4 . the air was filled with phantoms , wandering hither and thither in restless haste , and moaning as they went . 1 the 2 air 2 air 6 phantoms 3 was 4 filled 4 filled 5 with 4 filled 6 phantoms 6 phantoms 8 wandering 6 phantoms 11 thither 7 , 8 wandering 9 hither 11 thither 10 and 11 thither 11 thither 17 moaning 11 thither 21 . 12 in 17 moaning 13 restless 17 moaning 14 haste 17 moaning 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 moaning 17 moaning 19 they 17 moaning 20 went 18 as 19 they [many] [had] [been] [personally] [known] [to] [scrooge] [in] [their] [lives] [.] whether these creatures faded into mist , or mist enshrouded them , he could not tell . 1 whether 4 faded 2 these 3 creatures 3 creatures 4 faded 4 faded 10 enshrouded 5 into 10 enshrouded 6 mist 10 enshrouded 7 , 10 enshrouded 8 or 10 enshrouded 9 mist 10 enshrouded 10 enshrouded 11 them 10 enshrouded 12 , 10 enshrouded 13 he 10 enshrouded 14 could 10 enshrouded 15 not 10 enshrouded 16 tell 16 tell 17 . but they and their spirit voices faded together ; and the night became as it had been when he walked home . 1 but 2 they 2 they 4 their 3 and 4 their 4 their 6 voices 5 spirit 6 voices 6 voices 7 faded 7 faded 8 together 7 faded 9 ; 7 faded 13 became 7 faded 20 walked 10 and 13 became 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 became 14 as 15 it 14 as 16 had 14 as 20 walked 16 had 17 been 18 when 19 he 19 he 20 walked 20 walked 21 home 21 home 22 . [scrooge] [closed] [the] [window] [,] [and] [examined] [the] [door] [by] [which] [the] [ghost] [had] [entered] [.] it was double locked , as he had locked it with his own hands , and the bolts were undisturbed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 9 locked 3 double 4 locked 3 double 9 locked 5 , 7 he 6 as 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 locked 9 locked 10 it 9 locked 20 undisturbed 11 with 12 his 12 his 13 own 13 own 18 bolts 14 hands 18 bolts 15 , 18 bolts 16 and 18 bolts 17 the 18 bolts 18 bolts 19 were 18 bolts 20 undisturbed 20 undisturbed 21 . he tried to say " humbug ! " but stopped at the first syllable . 1 he 10 stopped 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 6 humbug 4 say 6 humbug 5 " 6 humbug 6 humbug 7 ! 6 humbug 9 but 6 humbug 10 stopped 7 ! 8 " 10 stopped 14 syllable 11 at 13 first 12 the 13 first 13 first 14 syllable 14 syllable 15 . [stave] [two] [the] [first] [of] [the] [three] [spirits] he was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes , when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters . 1 he 3 endeavouring 2 was 3 endeavouring 3 endeavouring 4 to 3 endeavouring 5 pierce 5 pierce 10 ferret 6 the 10 ferret 7 darkness 10 ferret 8 with 10 ferret 9 his 10 ferret 10 ferret 11 eyes 10 ferret 12 , 10 ferret 13 when 10 ferret 14 the 10 ferret 15 chimes 15 chimes 18 neighbouring 16 of 18 neighbouring 17 a 18 neighbouring 18 neighbouring 19 church 18 neighbouring 20 struck 18 neighbouring 23 quarters 20 struck 21 the 22 four 23 quarters 23 quarters 24 . so he listened for the hour . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 listened 3 listened 6 hour 3 listened 7 . 4 for 6 hour 5 the 6 hour twelve ! 1 twelve 2 ! it was past two when he went to bed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 past 3 past 4 two 3 past 5 when 5 when 6 he 5 when 7 went 7 went 9 bed 8 to 9 bed 9 bed 10 . the clock was wrong . 1 the 2 clock 2 clock 4 wrong 3 was 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 . an icicle must have got into the works . 1 an 2 icicle 2 icicle 3 must 2 icicle 4 have 2 icicle 5 got 2 icicle 6 into 2 icicle 7 the 2 icicle 8 works 8 works 9 . twelve ! 1 twelve 2 ! he touched the spring of his repeater , to correct this most preposterous clock . 1 he 7 repeater 2 touched 7 repeater 3 the 7 repeater 4 spring 7 repeater 5 of 7 repeater 6 his 7 repeater 7 repeater 8 , 7 repeater 9 to 7 repeater 10 correct 7 repeater 11 this 7 repeater 12 most 7 repeater 13 preposterous 13 preposterous 14 clock 14 clock 15 . its rapid little pulse beat twelve , and stopped . 1 its 4 pulse 1 its 10 . 2 rapid 4 pulse 3 little 4 pulse 4 pulse 5 beat 4 pulse 6 twelve 4 pulse 7 , 4 pulse 8 and 4 pulse 9 stopped it isn't possible that anything has happened to the sun , and this is twelve at noon ! " 1 it 3 possible 2 isn't 3 possible 3 possible 4 that 3 possible 5 anything 3 possible 10 sun 5 anything 7 happened 6 has 7 happened 7 happened 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 sun 10 sun 12 and 10 sun 17 noon 11 , 12 and 13 this 14 is 13 this 17 noon 15 twelve 17 noon 16 at 17 noon 17 noon 18 ! 18 ! 19 " the idea being an alarming one , he scrambled out of bed , and groped his way to the window . 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 5 alarming 3 being 5 alarming 4 an 5 alarming 5 alarming 6 one 5 alarming 7 , 5 alarming 9 scrambled 5 alarming 21 . 8 he 9 scrambled 9 scrambled 15 groped 10 out 11 of 10 out 15 groped 12 bed 15 groped 13 , 15 groped 14 and 15 groped 15 groped 16 his 15 groped 17 way 15 groped 18 to 15 groped 20 window 19 the 20 window scrooge went to bed again , and thought , and thought , and thought it over and over , and could make nothing of it . 1 scrooge 2 went 2 went 4 bed 2 went 5 again 2 went 7 and 2 went 16 over 2 went 17 and 2 went 18 over 3 to 4 bed 6 , 7 and 8 thought 11 thought 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 thought 11 thought 14 thought 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 thought 14 thought 15 it 14 thought 16 over 18 over 20 and 18 over 26 . 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 make 21 could 22 make 22 make 24 of 22 make 25 it 23 nothing 24 of the more he thought , the more perplexed he was ; and , the more he endeavoured not to think , the more he thought . 1 the 17 endeavoured 2 more 17 endeavoured 3 he 4 thought 3 he 17 endeavoured 5 , 17 endeavoured 6 the 17 endeavoured 7 more 8 perplexed 7 more 17 endeavoured 9 he 10 was 9 he 17 endeavoured 11 ; 17 endeavoured 12 and 17 endeavoured 13 , 17 endeavoured 14 the 17 endeavoured 15 more 17 endeavoured 16 he 17 endeavoured 17 endeavoured 18 not 17 endeavoured 19 to 17 endeavoured 20 think 17 endeavoured 21 , 17 endeavoured 22 the 17 endeavoured 23 more 23 more 25 thought 23 more 26 . 24 he 25 thought [marley] ['s] [ghost] [bothered] [him] [exceedingly] [.] at length it broke upon his listening ear . 1 at 2 length 2 length 7 listening 3 it 4 broke 4 broke 5 upon 4 broke 7 listening 5 upon 6 his 7 listening 8 ear 8 ear 9 . " [ding] , [dong] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " " [a] [quarter] [past] , " said [scrooge] , [counting] . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 . " [ding] , [dong] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " " [half] [past] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [ding] , [dong] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " " [a] [quarter] to it , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 8 said 4 to 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [ding] , [dong] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " " [the] [hour] [itself] , " said [scrooge] [triumphantly] , " and nothing else ! " 1 " 5 , 1 " 15 ! 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 else 15 ! 16 " he spoke [before] [the] [hour] [bell] [sounded] , [which] [it] [now] [did] [with] [a] [deep] [,] [dull] [,] [hollow] [,] [melancholy] [one] [.] 1 he 2 spoke 2 spoke 8 , light flashed up in the room upon the instant , and the curtains of his bed were drawn . 1 light 2 flashed 2 flashed 6 room 2 flashed 7 upon 3 up 6 room 4 in 6 room 5 the 6 room 7 upon 13 curtains 8 the 13 curtains 9 instant 13 curtains 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 curtains 12 the 13 curtains 13 curtains 15 his 13 curtains 16 bed 13 curtains 18 drawn 13 curtains 19 . 14 of 15 his 17 were 18 drawn the curtains of his bed were drawn [aside] [,] [i] [tell] [you] [,] [by] [a] [hand] [.] 1 the 2 curtains 2 curtains 4 his 2 curtains 5 bed 2 curtains 7 drawn 3 of 4 his 6 were 7 drawn not the curtains at his feet , nor the curtains at his back , but those to which his face was addressed . 1 not 8 nor 2 the 3 curtains 3 curtains 4 at 3 curtains 6 feet 3 curtains 8 nor 5 his 6 feet 7 , 8 nor 8 nor 10 curtains 9 the 10 curtains 10 curtains 11 at 10 curtains 12 his 10 curtains 13 back 10 curtains 15 but 10 curtains 16 those 10 curtains 23 . 14 , 15 but 16 those 22 addressed 17 to 18 which 18 which 22 addressed 19 his 20 face 20 face 22 addressed 21 was 22 addressed the arms were very long and muscular ; the hands the same , as if its hold were of uncommon strength . 1 the 12 same 2 arms 7 muscular 3 were 7 muscular 4 very 7 muscular 5 long 7 muscular 6 and 7 muscular 7 muscular 8 ; 7 muscular 9 the 7 muscular 10 hands 7 muscular 12 same 11 the 12 same 12 same 14 as 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 if 15 if 17 hold 15 if 18 were 16 its 17 hold 18 were 19 of 18 were 20 uncommon 20 uncommon 21 strength 20 uncommon 22 . its legs and feet , most delicately formed , were , like those upper members , bare . 1 its 7 delicately 2 legs 3 and 2 legs 7 delicately 4 feet 5 , 4 feet 7 delicately 6 most 7 delicately 7 delicately 8 formed 8 formed 9 , 8 formed 10 were 8 formed 11 , 8 formed 12 like 8 formed 14 upper 13 those 14 upper 14 upper 15 members 15 members 17 bare 15 members 18 . 16 , 17 bare it wore a tunic of the purest white ; and round its waist was bound a lustrous belt , the sheen of which was beautiful . 1 it 7 purest 2 wore 7 purest 3 a 7 purest 4 tunic 7 purest 5 of 7 purest 6 the 7 purest 7 purest 8 white 7 purest 9 ; 7 purest 10 and 7 purest 11 round 7 purest 12 its 7 purest 13 waist 13 waist 17 lustrous 13 waist 26 . 14 was 15 bound 15 bound 17 lustrous 16 a 17 lustrous 17 lustrous 21 sheen 18 belt 19 , 18 belt 21 sheen 20 the 21 sheen 21 sheen 22 of 21 sheen 23 which 21 sheen 24 was 21 sheen 25 beautiful even this , though [,] [when] [scrooge] [looked] [at] [it] [with] [increasing] [steadiness] [,] [was] [not] [its] [strangest] [quality] [.] 1 even 4 though 2 this 3 , 3 , 4 though and [,] [in] the [very] [wonder] of [this] [,] it [would] [be] [itself] [again] ; [distinct] and [clear] as [ever] . 1 and 4 the 4 the 7 of 7 of 10 it 7 of 21 . 10 it 15 ; 15 ; 17 and 17 and 19 as " are you [the] [spirit] , sir , [whose] [coming] was [foretold] to me ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 7 sir 2 are 3 you 6 , 7 sir 7 sir 16 " 8 , 11 was 11 was 13 to 13 to 14 me 14 me 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 asked 17 asked 19 . " [i] [am] ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " the voice was soft and gentle . 1 the 2 voice 2 voice 4 soft 2 voice 7 . 3 was 4 soft 4 soft 5 and 4 soft 6 gentle singularly low , as if , instead of being so close beside him , [it] [were] [at] [a] [distance] [.] 1 singularly 2 low 1 singularly 3 , 1 singularly 4 as 1 singularly 5 if 1 singularly 6 , 1 singularly 7 instead 1 singularly 14 , 7 instead 8 of 7 instead 9 being 7 instead 12 beside 10 so 11 close 11 close 12 beside 12 beside 13 him " [who] and what are you ? " 1 " 4 what 3 and 4 what 4 what 7 ? 5 are 7 ? 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " scrooge demanded . 1 scrooge 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " [i] [am] the [ghost] of [christmas] [past] . " 1 " 10 " 4 the 6 of 6 of 9 . 9 . 10 " " [long] [past] ? " [inquired] [scrooge] [;] [observant] [of] [its] [dwarfish] [stature] [.] 1 " 5 " 4 ? 5 " " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . your [past] . " 1 your 4 " 3 . 4 " " what ! " exclaimed [the] [ghost] , " [would] you so soon [put] [out] [,] [with] [worldly] [hands] [,] [the] [light] [i] [give] ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 ! 2 what 25 ? 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 3 ! 9 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 you 11 you 12 so 12 so 13 soon [scrooge] [reverently] [disclaimed] [all] [intention] [to] [offend] [or] [any] [knowledge] [of] [having] [wilfully] ["] [bonneted] ["] [the] [spirit] [at] [any] [period] [of] [his] [life] [.] he [then] made [bold] [to] [inquire] [what] [business] [brought] him [there] . 1 he 3 made 3 made 10 him 10 him 12 . " your [welfare] ! " said the [ghost] . 1 " 6 said 2 your 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 7 the 6 said 9 . scrooge expressed himself much obliged , but could not help thinking that a night of unbroken rest would have been more conducive to that end . 1 scrooge 2 expressed 2 expressed 3 himself 2 expressed 5 obliged 4 much 5 obliged 5 obliged 7 but 5 obliged 10 help 6 , 7 but 8 could 9 not 8 could 10 help 10 help 16 unbroken 11 thinking 16 unbroken 12 that 16 unbroken 13 a 14 night 14 night 16 unbroken 15 of 16 unbroken 16 unbroken 22 conducive 17 rest 22 conducive 18 would 22 conducive 19 have 22 conducive 20 been 22 conducive 21 more 22 conducive 22 conducive 23 to 22 conducive 24 that 22 conducive 25 end 22 conducive 26 . the [spirit] [must] [have] [heard] [him] [thinking] [,] [for] [it] [said] [immediately] : 1 the 13 : " your reclamation , then . 1 " 3 reclamation 2 your 3 reclamation 3 reclamation 4 , 3 reclamation 5 then 3 reclamation 6 . take heed [!] ["] 1 take 2 heed it [put] out [its] [strong] [hand] [as] it [spoke] , and [clasped] [him] [gently] [by] [the] [arm] [.] 1 it 3 out 3 out 11 and 8 it 10 , 10 , 11 and " [rise] ! [and] [walk] [with] me ! " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 9 " 7 me 8 ! 8 ! 9 " the grasp , though gentle as a woman 's hand , was not to be resisted . 1 the 8 woman 2 grasp 4 though 2 grasp 5 gentle 2 grasp 8 woman 3 , 4 though 5 gentle 6 as 7 a 8 woman 8 woman 9 's 9 's 10 hand 10 hand 11 , 10 hand 16 resisted 12 was 16 resisted 13 not 16 resisted 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 resisted 16 resisted 17 . he [rose] [:] [but] , [finding] [that] [the] [spirit] [made] [towards] [the] [window] [,] [clasped] [its] [robe] [in] [supplication] [.] 1 he 5 , " [i] [am] [a] [mortal] , " [scrooge] [remonstrated] , ["] and [liable] to fall . " 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 17 " 10 , 12 and 10 , 17 " 14 to 15 fall 15 fall 16 . 16 . 17 " as the words were spoken , they passed through the wall , and stood upon an open country road , with fields on either hand . 1 as 14 stood 2 the 11 wall 3 words 4 were 3 words 5 spoken 5 spoken 8 passed 5 spoken 11 wall 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 passed 8 passed 9 through 10 the 11 wall 11 wall 13 and 11 wall 14 stood 12 , 13 and 14 stood 15 upon 14 stood 17 open 16 an 17 open 17 open 19 road 18 country 19 road 19 road 21 with 19 road 22 fields 20 , 21 with 22 fields 24 either 23 on 24 either 24 either 25 hand 24 either 26 . the city had entirely vanished . 1 the 2 city 2 city 5 vanished 3 had 5 vanished 4 entirely 5 vanished 5 vanished 6 . not a vestige of it was to be seen . 1 not 3 vestige 2 a 3 vestige 3 vestige 4 of 3 vestige 5 it 3 vestige 6 was 3 vestige 7 to 3 vestige 8 be 3 vestige 9 seen 9 seen 10 . " good [heaven] ! " said [scrooge] , [clasping] [his] [hands] [together] as he looked [about] him . 1 " 6 said 2 good 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 18 . 8 , 14 he 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 looked 15 looked 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] [was] [bred] [in] this [place] [.] 1 " 6 this i was a boy [here] ! " 1 i 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 boy 4 boy 6 ! 6 ! 7 " [the] [spirit] [gazed] [upon] [him] [mildly] [.] its gentle touch , though it had been light and instantaneous , appeared still present to the old man 's sense of feeling . 1 its 2 gentle 2 gentle 3 touch 2 gentle 5 though 4 , 5 though 5 though 11 instantaneous 6 it 11 instantaneous 7 had 11 instantaneous 8 been 11 instantaneous 9 light 11 instantaneous 10 and 11 instantaneous 11 instantaneous 13 appeared 11 instantaneous 14 still 11 instantaneous 15 present 11 instantaneous 22 of 12 , 13 appeared 15 present 21 sense 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 old 18 old 19 man 19 man 20 's 19 man 21 sense 22 of 23 feeling 22 of 24 . " [your] [lip] is [trembling] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . " and what is that [upon] your [cheek] ? " 1 " 3 what 2 and 3 what 3 what 4 is 3 what 9 ? 4 is 5 that 7 your 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " you [recollect] [the] [way] ? " inquired [the] [spirit] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 inquired " [remember] it ! " cried [scrooge] [with] [fervour] ; " [i] [could] [walk] it [blindfold] . " 1 " 3 it 1 " 18 " 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 10 ; 4 ! 11 " 5 " 6 cried 11 " 15 it 15 it 17 . 17 . 18 " " [strange] [to] [have] [forgotten] it [for] so [many] [years] ! " observed [the] [ghost] [.] 1 " 6 it 1 " 11 ! 6 it 8 so 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 observed " let us go on . " 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 us 2 let 4 go 4 go 5 on 5 on 6 . 6 . 7 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [you] [recollect] [the] [way] [?] ["] [inquired] [the] [spirit] [.] " [remember] it ! " cried [scrooge] [with] [fervour] ; " [i] [could] [walk] it [blindfold] . " []] 1 " 3 it 1 " 18 " 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 10 ; 4 ! 11 " 5 " 6 cried 11 " 15 it 15 it 17 . 17 . 18 " " these are [but] [shadows] of [the] [things] [that] [have] [been] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 3 are 1 " 14 said 2 these 3 are 6 of 12 , 12 , 14 said 13 " 14 said 14 said 15 the 14 said 17 . " they have no consciousness of us . " 1 " 4 no 2 they 3 have 3 have 4 no 4 no 5 consciousness 5 consciousness 6 of 5 consciousness 7 us 5 consciousness 8 . 8 . 9 " the jocund travellers came on ; and as they came , [scrooge] [knew] and named them every one . 1 the 2 jocund 2 jocund 3 travellers 2 jocund 4 came 2 jocund 5 on 2 jocund 6 ; 2 jocund 7 and 2 jocund 8 as 2 jocund 10 came 2 jocund 14 and 8 as 9 they 11 , 14 and 14 and 17 every 15 named 17 every 16 them 17 every 17 every 18 one 18 one 19 . why was he rejoiced beyond all bounds to see them ? 1 why 7 bounds 1 why 11 ? 2 was 4 rejoiced 3 he 4 rejoiced 4 rejoiced 7 bounds 5 beyond 6 all 5 beyond 7 bounds 7 bounds 9 see 7 bounds 10 them 8 to 9 see why did his cold eye glisten , and his heart leap up as they went past ? 1 why 6 glisten 1 why 17 ? 2 did 6 glisten 3 his 6 glisten 4 cold 6 glisten 5 eye 6 glisten 6 glisten 7 , 6 glisten 8 and 6 glisten 9 his 6 glisten 10 heart 6 glisten 11 leap 11 leap 12 up 11 leap 13 as 11 leap 15 went 11 leap 16 past 14 they 15 went what was [merry] [christmas] [to] [scrooge] ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 7 ? out [upon] [merry] [christmas] ! 1 out 5 ! what good had it ever done to him ? 1 what 2 good 1 what 6 done 1 what 7 to 1 what 9 ? 3 had 6 done 4 it 6 done 5 ever 6 done 7 to 8 him " [the] [school] is not [quite] [deserted] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 10 said 4 is 5 not 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . " a [solitary] child , [neglected] [by] his friends [,] [is] [left] [there] [still] . " 1 " 16 " 2 a 4 child 4 child 5 , 5 , 16 " 8 his 9 friends 9 friends 15 . 15 . 16 " scrooge said he knew it . 1 scrooge 4 knew 2 said 3 he 3 he 4 knew 4 knew 5 it 5 it 6 . and he sobbed . 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 sobbed 3 sobbed 4 . fowls clucked and strutted in the stables ; and the coach-houses and sheds were overrun with grass . 1 fowls 2 clucked 2 clucked 3 and 2 clucked 4 strutted 2 clucked 7 stables 2 clucked 18 . 4 strutted 5 in 6 the 7 stables 7 stables 11 coach-houses 8 ; 11 coach-houses 9 and 11 coach-houses 10 the 11 coach-houses 11 coach-houses 12 and 11 coach-houses 13 sheds 11 coach-houses 14 were 11 coach-houses 15 overrun 11 coach-houses 16 with 11 coach-houses 17 grass they went , [the] [ghost] and [scrooge] [,] [across] [the] [hall] [,] [to] [a] [door] [at] [the] back of the house . 1 they 2 went 2 went 6 and 2 went 18 back 3 , 6 and 18 back 21 house 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 house 21 house 22 . [the] [spirit] [touched] [him] [on] [the] [arm] [,] [and] [pointed] [to] [his] [younger] [self] [,] [intent] [upon] [his] [reading] [.] " why , it 's [ali] [baba] ! " 1 " 2 why 1 " 8 ! 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 it 4 it 5 's 8 ! 9 " scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . 1 scrooge 4 ecstasy 2 exclaimed 4 ecstasy 3 in 4 ecstasy 4 ecstasy 5 . " [it] ['s] dear old [honest] [ali] [baba] ! 1 " 4 dear 4 dear 5 old 4 dear 9 ! yes , yes , [i] [know] [.] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 yes 3 yes 4 , one [christmas-time] [when] [yonder] [solitary] [child] was [left] [here] [all] [alone] [,] [he] [did] [come] [,] [for] the [first] [time] [,] [just] [like] [that] [.] 1 one 7 was 1 one 18 the poor boy ! 1 poor 2 boy 1 poor 3 ! and [valentine] [,] ["] [said] [scrooge] [,] ["] [and] [his] [wild] [brother] [,] [orson] [;] there they [go] [!] 1 and 16 there 1 and 17 they and [the] [sultan] ['s] [groom] [turned] [upside] [down] [by] [the] [genii] [:] there he is [upon] his head ! 1 and 13 there 1 and 17 his 13 there 15 is 14 he 15 is 17 his 18 head 18 head 19 ! serve him right ! 1 serve 2 him 1 serve 3 right 1 serve 4 ! i 'm glad of it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 of 3 glad 5 it 5 it 6 . what [business] had [he] to be married [to] [the] [princess] ? " 1 what 3 had 1 what 11 ? 3 had 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 married 11 ? 12 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [why] [,] [it] ['s] [ali] [baba] [!] ["] scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . 1 scrooge 4 ecstasy 2 exclaimed 4 ecstasy 3 in 4 ecstasy 4 ecstasy 5 . " it 's [dear] old [honest] [ali] [baba] . " []] 1 " 10 " 2 it 3 's 2 it 9 . 3 's 5 old 9 . 10 " " there 's [the] [parrot] ! " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 6 ! 2 there 3 's 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . poor [robin] [crusoe] [he] [called] [him] , [when] [he] [came] [home] [again] [after] [sailing] [round] [the] [island] [.] 1 poor 7 , ' [poor] [robin] [crusoe] , where have you been [,] [robin] [crusoe] ? ' 1 ' 14 ' 5 , 6 where 6 where 13 ? 7 have 8 you 8 you 9 been 8 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' the man thought he was dreaming , but he wasn't . 1 the 2 man 2 man 6 dreaming 3 thought 6 dreaming 4 he 6 dreaming 5 was 6 dreaming 6 dreaming 10 wasn't 6 dreaming 11 . 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 wasn't 9 he 10 wasn't it was the [parrot] , you know . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 , 2 was 3 the 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 know 7 know 8 . there [goes] [friday] , [running] for [his] [life] [to] [the] [little] [creek] [!] 1 there 6 for 4 , 6 for halloa ! 1 halloa 2 ! hoop ! 1 hoop 2 ! halloo ! " 1 halloo 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " what is the matter ? " asked the [spirit] . 1 " 8 asked 2 what 5 matter 3 is 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 8 asked 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 the 8 asked 11 . " [nothing] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . ["] [nothing] [.] there was a boy [singing] [a] [christmas] [carol] [at] [my] [door] [last] [night] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 boy 4 boy 14 . i should like to have given him something : that 's all . " 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 like 2 should 4 to 2 should 5 have 5 have 6 given 6 given 7 him 7 him 8 something 7 him 9 : 9 : 11 's 9 : 14 " 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 all 12 all 13 . the [ghost] [smiled] [thoughtfully] [,] [and] [waved] [its] hand [:] [saying] [,] [as] [it] [did] [so] [,] ["] [let] [us] [see] [another] [christmas] [!] ["] 1 the 9 hand scrooge 's former self grew larger at the words , and the room became a little darker and more dirty . 1 scrooge 2 's 1 scrooge 3 former 3 former 4 self 4 self 6 larger 5 grew 6 larger 6 larger 9 words 6 larger 11 and 6 larger 13 room 6 larger 14 became 7 at 8 the 7 at 9 words 10 , 11 and 12 the 13 room 14 became 17 darker 15 a 16 little 16 little 17 darker 17 darker 18 and 17 darker 19 more 17 darker 20 dirty 17 darker 21 . he was not reading now , but walking up and down despairingly . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 8 walking 4 reading 5 now 4 reading 8 walking 5 now 6 , 6 , 7 but 8 walking 9 up 8 walking 11 down 8 walking 12 despairingly 9 up 10 and 12 despairingly 13 . [scrooge] [looked] [at] [the] [ghost] [,] [and] [,] [with] [a] [mournful] [shaking] [of] [his] [head] [,] [glanced] [anxiously] [towards] [the] [door] [.] " to [bring] you [home] , [home] [,] [home] ! " 1 " 4 you 1 " 6 , 2 to 4 you 6 , 11 " 10 ! 11 " " [home] [,] [little] [fan] ? " returned the boy . 1 " 8 returned 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 returned 8 returned 9 the 8 returned 10 boy 8 returned 11 . " yes ! " said the child , brimful of glee . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 9 brimful 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 9 brimful 5 said 9 brimful 6 the 9 brimful 7 child 9 brimful 8 , 9 brimful 9 brimful 10 of 9 brimful 11 glee 9 brimful 12 . " home for good and all . 1 " 4 good 2 home 3 for 3 for 4 good 4 good 7 . 5 and 6 all 6 all 7 . home for [ever] [and] [ever] [.] 1 home 2 for father [is] so much [kinder] [than] [he] [used] to [be] [,] that [home] 's [like] [heaven] [!] 1 father 14 's 3 so 4 much 3 so 12 that 4 much 9 to 12 that 14 's " you are quite [a] [woman] [,] [little] [fan] ! " exclaimed [the] [boy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 exclaimed 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 quite 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 15 . " [always] [a] [delicate] [creature] , [whom] [a] [breath] [might] [have] [withered] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 15 said 6 , 15 said 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 the 15 said 18 . " [but] she had a [large] heart ! " 1 " 3 she 1 " 8 ! 3 she 4 had 4 had 5 a 5 a 7 heart 8 ! 9 " " so she [had] , " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 7 cried 2 so 3 she 3 she 7 cried 5 , 7 cried 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " you 're right . 1 " 3 're 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 right 4 right 5 . i will not [gainsay] [it] [,] [spirit] . 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 not 3 not 8 . god forbid ! " 1 god 2 forbid 1 god 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " [she] [died] a woman , " said [the] [ghost] , " and had [,] [as] [i] [think] [,] [children] . " 1 " 7 " 4 a 5 woman 5 woman 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 8 said 21 . 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 and 13 and 14 had 21 . 22 " " [one] [child] , " [scrooge] returned . 1 " 7 returned 4 , 7 returned 5 " 7 returned 7 returned 8 . " [true] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . " your nephew ! " 1 " 3 nephew 2 your 3 nephew 3 nephew 5 " 4 ! 5 " scrooge seemed uneasy in his mind ; and answered briefly , " yes [.] ["] 1 scrooge 3 uneasy 2 seemed 3 uneasy 3 uneasy 6 mind 4 in 6 mind 5 his 6 mind 6 mind 7 ; 6 mind 10 briefly 7 ; 8 and 9 answered 10 briefly 10 briefly 11 , 10 briefly 13 yes 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 yes the [ghost] [stopped] [at] [a] [certain] [warehouse] door [,] and [asked] [scrooge] [if] [he] [knew] it . 1 the 8 door 8 door 10 and 10 and 16 it 16 it 17 . " know it ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 8 . 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " [was] [i] [apprenticed] here ? " 1 " 7 " 5 here 6 ? 6 ? 7 " they went in . 1 they 2 went 2 went 3 in 3 in 4 . " why , it 's old [fezziwig] ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 8 ! 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 it 4 it 5 's 5 's 6 old bless his heart , [it] ['s] [fezziwig] [alive] [again] ! " 1 bless 3 heart 1 bless 4 , 1 bless 10 ! 2 his 3 heart 10 ! 11 " old [fezziwig] [laid] [down] [his] [pen] , and [looked] [up] [at] [the] [clock] [,] [which] [pointed] [to] [the] [hour] [of] [seven] [.] 1 old 8 and 7 , 8 and " yo ho , there ! 1 " 3 ho 2 yo 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 3 ho 5 there 3 ho 6 ! ebenezer ! 1 ebenezer 2 ! dick ! " 1 dick 3 " 2 ! 3 " scrooge 's former self , now grown a young man , came briskly in , accompanied by his fellow-'prentice . 1 scrooge 2 's 1 scrooge 3 former 3 former 4 self 4 self 5 , 4 self 7 grown 6 now 7 grown 7 grown 13 briskly 8 a 9 young 9 young 10 man 9 young 13 briskly 11 , 13 briskly 12 came 13 briskly 13 briskly 19 fellow-'prentice 14 in 19 fellow-'prentice 15 , 19 fellow-'prentice 16 accompanied 19 fellow-'prentice 17 by 19 fellow-'prentice 18 his 19 fellow-'prentice 19 fellow-'prentice 20 . " [dick] [wilkins] , [to] [be] [sure] ! " said [scrooge] to the [ghost] . 1 " 10 said 4 , 10 said 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 said 10 said 15 . 12 to 13 the 12 to 15 . " bless me , yes . 1 " 5 yes 2 bless 3 me 2 bless 4 , 2 bless 5 yes 5 yes 6 . there he is . 1 there 3 is 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . he was very much [attached] to me , was [dick] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 9 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 9 was 11 . poor [dick] ! 1 poor 3 ! dear , dear ! " 1 dear 3 dear 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " [yo] [ho] , my [boys] ! " said [fezziwig] . 1 " 9 said 4 , 9 said 5 my 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 9 said 11 . " no more work to-night . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 more 2 no 4 work 4 work 5 to-night 5 to-night 6 . [christmas-eve] [,] [dick] [.] [christmas] [,] [ebenezer] [!] you [wouldn't] believe [how] [those] [two] [fellows] [went] [at] it [!] 1 you 3 believe 3 believe 10 it " [hilli-ho] ! " cried [old] [fezziwig] , [skipping] [down] [from] [the] [high] [desk] [with] [wonderful] [agility] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 8 , 5 cried 18 . " clear away , my lads , and let's have lots of room here ! 1 " 11 lots 2 clear 3 away 2 clear 6 lads 4 , 6 lads 5 my 6 lads 6 lads 9 let's 6 lads 11 lots 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 let's 10 have 11 lots 11 lots 12 of 11 lots 13 room 11 lots 14 here 14 here 15 ! [hilli-ho] [,] [dick] [!] [chirrup] [,] [ebenezer] [!] ["] clear away ! 1 clear 2 away 2 away 3 ! there was [nothing] [they] [wouldn't] [have] [cleared] [away] [,] [or] [couldn't] [have] [cleared] [away] , with [old] [fezziwig] [looking] [on] [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 16 with 15 , 16 with it was done in a minute . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 done 3 done 6 minute 3 done 7 . 4 in 6 minute 5 a 6 minute in [came] [mrs] [.] [fezziwig] , [one] [vast] [substantial] [smile] [.] 1 in 6 , in [came] the [three] [miss] [fezziwigs] [,] [beaming] [and] [lovable] . 1 in 3 the 1 in 11 . in came the six young followers whose hearts they broke . 1 in 6 followers 2 came 3 the 2 came 6 followers 4 six 6 followers 5 young 6 followers 6 followers 7 whose 6 followers 8 hearts 6 followers 9 they 6 followers 10 broke 10 broke 11 . in came all the young men and women employed in the business . 1 in 12 business 2 came 3 all 3 all 9 employed 4 the 5 young 5 young 9 employed 6 men 7 and 6 men 8 women 8 women 9 employed 9 employed 10 in 9 employed 11 the 9 employed 12 business 12 business 13 . in came the housemaid , with her cousin the baker . 1 in 4 housemaid 1 in 11 . 2 came 4 housemaid 3 the 4 housemaid 4 housemaid 5 , 4 housemaid 6 with 4 housemaid 7 her 4 housemaid 8 cousin 4 housemaid 9 the 4 housemaid 10 baker in came the cook , with her brother 's particular friend the milkman . 1 in 3 the 2 came 3 the 3 the 4 cook 3 the 13 milkman 4 cook 5 , 6 with 7 her 7 her 13 milkman 8 brother 13 milkman 9 's 13 milkman 10 particular 13 milkman 11 friend 13 milkman 12 the 13 milkman 13 milkman 14 . but [the] [great] [effect] [of] [the] evening [came] [after] [the] [roast] [and] [boiled] , when the [fiddler] [(] [an] [artful] [dog] [,] [mind] [!] 1 but 15 when 7 evening 14 , 7 evening 15 when 15 when 16 the then [old] [fezziwig] [stood] out [to] [dance] [with] [mrs] [fezziwig] . 1 then 5 out 5 out 11 . as to her , she was worthy to be his partner in every sense of the term . 1 as 17 term 2 to 3 her 3 her 5 she 3 her 11 partner 4 , 5 she 6 was 7 worthy 7 worthy 11 partner 8 to 9 be 9 be 11 partner 10 his 11 partner 11 partner 12 in 11 partner 13 every 11 partner 14 sense 11 partner 17 term 14 sense 15 of 16 the 17 term 17 term 18 . if [that] ['s] not [high] [praise] , [tell] [me] [higher] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] use it . 1 if 4 not 1 if 16 it 4 not 7 , 15 use 16 it 16 it 17 . a [positive] light [appeared] [to] [issue] [from] [fezziwig] ['s] [calves] . 1 a 3 light 3 light 11 . they [shone] [in] [every] [part] [of] [the] [dance] like [moons] [.] 1 they 9 like you couldn't have [predicted] , [at] [any] [given] [time] [,] [what] [would] [become] [of] [them] [next] [.] 1 you 3 have 1 you 5 , 2 couldn't 3 have when the clock struck eleven , this domestic ball broke up . 1 when 3 clock 2 the 3 clock 3 clock 4 struck 3 clock 8 domestic 5 eleven 8 domestic 6 , 8 domestic 7 this 8 domestic 8 domestic 9 ball 8 domestic 10 broke 8 domestic 11 up 8 domestic 12 . during the [whole] [of] [this] [time] [scrooge] [had] [acted] [like] [a] [man] [out] [of] [his] [wits] [.] 1 during 2 the his heart and soul were in the scene , and with his former self . 1 his 14 self 2 heart 3 and 2 heart 4 soul 4 soul 13 former 5 were 13 former 6 in 13 former 7 the 8 scene 8 scene 13 former 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 his 11 with 12 his 12 his 13 former 13 former 14 self 14 self 15 . he corroborated everything , remembered everything , enjoyed everything , and underwent the strangest agitation . 1 he 2 corroborated 2 corroborated 3 everything 2 corroborated 4 , 2 corroborated 5 remembered 2 corroborated 6 everything 2 corroborated 7 , 2 corroborated 8 enjoyed 8 enjoyed 12 underwent 9 everything 12 underwent 10 , 12 underwent 11 and 12 underwent 12 underwent 14 strangest 12 underwent 15 agitation 12 underwent 16 . 13 the 14 strangest " [a] [small] [matter] , " said the [ghost] [,] ["] [to] [make] [these] [silly] [folks] [so] [full] of [gratitude] . " 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 19 of 19 of 21 . 21 . 22 " " [small] ! " [echoed] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " why ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 3 ! is it not ? 1 is 3 not 1 is 4 ? 2 it 3 not he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money : three or four , perhaps . 1 he 2 has 2 has 7 pounds 3 spent 7 pounds 4 but 6 few 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 pounds 7 pounds 8 of 7 pounds 9 your 7 pounds 10 mortal 7 pounds 11 money 7 pounds 12 : 7 pounds 13 three 13 three 15 four 13 three 17 perhaps 13 three 18 . 14 or 15 four 16 , 17 perhaps is that so much that he deserves this praise ? " 1 is 10 ? 2 that 9 praise 3 so 4 much 4 much 9 praise 5 that 7 deserves 6 he 7 deserves 7 deserves 9 praise 8 this 9 praise 9 praise 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " it isn't that , " said [scrooge] , [heated] [by] [the] [remark] [,] and [speaking] [unconsciously] like [his] [former] [,] [not] [his] [latter] [self] . 1 " 3 isn't 1 " 7 said 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 that 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 26 . 9 , 15 and 15 and 18 like " it isn't that [,] [spirit] [.] 1 " 3 isn't 2 it 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 that he has the power to render us happy or unhappy ; to make our service light or burdensome ; a pleasure or a toil . 1 he 2 has 2 has 6 render 3 the 6 render 4 power 6 render 5 to 6 render 6 render 7 us 6 render 8 happy 6 render 9 or 9 or 10 unhappy 9 or 18 burdensome 10 unhappy 11 ; 12 to 18 burdensome 13 make 18 burdensome 14 our 18 burdensome 15 service 18 burdensome 16 light 18 burdensome 17 or 18 burdensome 18 burdensome 19 ; 18 burdensome 20 a 18 burdensome 21 pleasure 18 burdensome 22 or 18 burdensome 23 a 18 burdensome 24 toil 24 toil 25 . the [happiness] [he] [gives] [is] [quite] [as] great [as] [if] [it] [cost] [a] [fortune] [.] ["] 1 the 8 great he felt [the] [spirit] ['s] [glance] [,] [and] [stopped] . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 10 . " what is the matter ? " asked the [ghost] . 1 " 8 asked 2 what 5 matter 3 is 5 matter 4 the 5 matter 5 matter 8 asked 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 the 8 asked 11 . " [nothing] [particular] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [something] , [i] think ? " [the] [ghost] [insisted] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 5 think 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " no , " said [scrooge] , " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 no 9 no 10 . i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now . 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 like 2 should 5 be 2 should 15 clerk 2 should 18 . 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 able 5 be 14 my 6 able 7 to 6 able 10 word 6 able 13 to 8 say 10 word 9 a 10 word 10 word 11 or 11 or 12 two 15 clerk 16 just 16 just 17 now that 's all . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 all 3 all 4 . 4 . 5 " " [my] [time] [grows] [short] , " [observed] [the] [spirit] [.] 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " " [quick] ! " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " this was [not] [addressed] [to] [scrooge] [,] [or] [to] [any] one [whom] [he] could see , but it [produced] [an] [immediate] [effect] [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 11 one 11 one 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 18 it 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 it for [again] [scrooge] [saw] himself . 1 for 5 himself 5 himself 6 . he was [older] [now] [;] [a] [man] in the [prime] of life . 1 he 2 was 2 was 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 life 12 life 13 . his face had not the harsh and rigid lines of later years ; but it had begun to wear the signs of care and avarice . 1 his 2 face 2 face 17 begun 3 had 17 begun 4 not 5 the 4 not 8 rigid 6 harsh 8 rigid 7 and 8 rigid 8 rigid 9 lines 8 rigid 11 later 9 lines 10 of 11 later 12 years 11 later 17 begun 13 ; 14 but 13 ; 17 begun 14 but 15 it 16 had 17 begun 17 begun 18 to 17 begun 19 wear 19 wear 25 avarice 20 the 25 avarice 21 signs 22 of 21 signs 25 avarice 23 care 25 avarice 24 and 25 avarice 25 avarice 26 . " it matters little , " she said softly . 1 " 9 softly 2 it 3 matters 3 matters 4 little 3 matters 9 softly 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 softly 9 softly 10 . " to you , [very] [little] [.] 1 " 3 you 1 " 4 , 2 to 3 you " what [idol] has [displaced] you ? " [he] [rejoined] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 has 2 what 7 ? 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [a] [golden] [one] . " 1 " 6 " 5 . 6 " " this is the even-handed dealing of the world ! " he said . 1 " 5 even-handed 2 this 5 even-handed 3 is 5 even-handed 4 the 5 even-handed 5 even-handed 6 dealing 5 even-handed 7 of 5 even-handed 9 world 5 even-handed 10 ! 8 the 9 world 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 he 10 ! 13 said 13 said 14 . " you fear the world too much , " she answered gently . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 gently 3 fear 5 world 3 fear 6 too 4 the 5 world 6 too 7 much 6 too 12 gently 8 , 12 gently 9 " 12 gently 10 she 12 gently 11 answered 12 gently 12 gently 13 . " all your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach . 1 " 7 merged 2 all 7 merged 3 your 7 merged 4 other 7 merged 5 hopes 7 merged 6 have 7 merged 7 merged 8 into 7 merged 10 hope 7 merged 11 of 7 merged 12 being 7 merged 13 beyond 8 into 9 the 13 beyond 14 the 13 beyond 18 sordid 15 chance 18 sordid 16 of 18 sordid 17 its 18 sordid 18 sordid 19 reproach 18 sordid 20 . i have seen your nobler aspirations fall off one by one [,] [until] [the] [master] [passion] [,] [gain] [,] [engrosses] [you] . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 seen 3 seen 6 aspirations 4 your 6 aspirations 5 nobler 6 aspirations 6 aspirations 7 fall 7 fall 8 off 7 fall 22 . 8 off 10 by 9 one 10 by 10 by 11 one have [i] [not] ? " 1 have 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " what then ? " he retorted . 1 " 7 retorted 2 what 4 ? 3 then 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 he 5 " 7 retorted 7 retorted 8 . " [even] if [i] [have] [grown] [so] [much] [wiser] [,] what then ? 1 " 3 if 1 " 11 what 11 what 13 ? 12 then 13 ? i am not changed towards you . " 1 i 2 am 1 i 6 you 2 am 3 not 3 not 4 changed 4 changed 5 towards 6 you 8 " 7 . 8 " she shook her head . 1 she 2 shook 2 shook 3 her 2 shook 4 head 4 head 5 . " [am] [i] ? " 1 " 5 " 4 ? 5 " " our contract is an old one . 1 " 3 contract 2 our 3 contract 3 contract 4 is 3 contract 5 an 3 contract 7 one 3 contract 8 . 5 an 6 old you are changed . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 changed 3 changed 4 . when it was made [you] [were] [another] [man] . ["] 1 when 3 was 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 made 4 made 9 . " [i] was a boy , " he said impatiently . 1 " 9 said 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 boy 5 boy 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 impatiently 10 impatiently 11 . " your own feeling tells you that you were not what you are , " she returned . 1 " 12 you 1 " 17 returned 2 your 3 own 3 own 5 tells 4 feeling 5 tells 5 tells 6 you 5 tells 7 that 5 tells 8 you 5 tells 12 you 8 you 9 were 9 were 10 not 11 what 12 you 12 you 13 are 14 , 17 returned 15 " 16 she 15 " 17 returned 17 returned 18 . ["] [i] [am] [.] that which promised happiness when we were one in heart is fraught with misery now that we are two . 1 that 12 fraught 2 which 3 promised 3 promised 4 happiness 4 happiness 5 when 5 when 6 we 6 we 12 fraught 7 were 12 fraught 8 one 12 fraught 9 in 12 fraught 10 heart 12 fraught 11 is 12 fraught 12 fraught 13 with 12 fraught 14 misery 12 fraught 15 now 12 fraught 16 that 12 fraught 17 we 12 fraught 18 are 12 fraught 20 . 18 are 19 two how often [and] [how] [keenly] [i] [have] [thought] [of] [this] [i] [will] [not] [say] [.] 1 how 2 often it is [enough] [that] [i] [have] [thought] of it , and [can] [release] [you] . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 16 " 8 of 9 it 8 of 15 . 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 15 . 16 " " [have] [i] ever [sought] [release] ? " 1 " 8 " 4 ever 7 ? 7 ? 8 " ["] [in] [words] [.] [no] [.] [never] [.] ["] " [in] what , then ? " 1 " 3 what 3 what 6 ? 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " [in] a [changed] [nature] [;] [in] [an] [altered] [spirit] [;] [in] [another] [atmosphere] [of] [life] [;] [another] [hope] [as] [its] [great] [end] [.] 1 " 3 a in everything that made my love of any worth or value in your sight . 1 in 14 sight 2 everything 3 that 3 that 4 made 4 made 5 my 5 my 11 value 6 love 11 value 7 of 11 value 8 any 11 value 9 worth 11 value 10 or 11 value 11 value 12 in 11 value 13 your 11 value 14 sight 14 sight 15 . ah , no ! " 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 4 ! 3 no 4 ! 4 ! 5 " he seemed to yield to the justice of this supposition in spite of himself . 1 he 14 himself 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 yield 4 yield 10 supposition 5 to 10 supposition 6 the 10 supposition 7 justice 10 supposition 8 of 10 supposition 9 this 10 supposition 10 supposition 12 spite 10 supposition 13 of 10 supposition 14 himself 11 in 12 spite 14 himself 15 . but he said , with a struggle , " you think not . " 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 8 , 3 said 13 . 4 , 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 struggle 7 struggle 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 you 10 you 11 think 10 you 12 not 13 . 14 " " [i] [would] [gladly] [think] [otherwise] [if] [i] [could] , " she answered . 1 " 13 answered 10 , 13 answered 11 " 13 answered 12 she 13 answered 13 answered 14 . " heaven knows ! 1 " 4 ! 2 heaven 3 knows 2 heaven 4 ! when [i] [have] [learned] a [truth] [like] [this] [,] [i] [know] [how] [strong] [and] [irresistible] [it] [must] [be] [.] 1 when 5 a i do [;] [and] [i] [release] you . 1 i 2 do 2 do 7 you 2 do 8 . with a full heart , for the love of him you once were . " 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 full 3 full 8 love 4 heart 5 , 4 heart 6 for 4 heart 8 love 6 for 7 the 8 love 10 him 9 of 10 him 10 him 12 once 10 him 14 . 11 you 12 once 12 once 13 were 14 . 15 " he was about to speak ; but , with her head turned from him , she resumed . 1 he 2 was 1 he 17 resumed 3 about 10 her 4 to 5 speak 4 to 10 her 5 speak 7 but 5 speak 8 , 6 ; 7 but 9 with 10 her 10 her 11 head 11 head 17 resumed 12 turned 13 from 12 turned 17 resumed 14 him 17 resumed 15 , 17 resumed 16 she 17 resumed 17 resumed 18 . " you may the memory of what is past half makes me hope you will have pain in this . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 may 2 you 15 will 2 you 16 have 4 the 5 memory 5 memory 6 of 5 memory 8 is 5 memory 9 past 5 memory 10 half 5 memory 11 makes 5 memory 13 hope 7 what 8 is 11 makes 12 me 13 hope 14 you 13 hope 15 will 16 have 19 this 17 pain 19 this 18 in 19 this 19 this 20 . may you be happy in the life you have chosen ! " 1 may 2 you 1 may 3 be 3 be 4 happy 4 happy 10 chosen 4 happy 11 ! 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 life 7 life 10 chosen 8 you 9 have 9 have 10 chosen 11 ! 12 " she left him , and they parted . 1 she 2 left 2 left 3 him 2 left 7 parted 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 they 6 they 7 parted 7 parted 8 . " spirit [!] ["] said [scrooge] , " [show] [me] no more ! 1 " 2 spirit 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 11 no 11 no 12 more 11 no 13 ! conduct me home . 1 conduct 2 me 1 conduct 3 home 3 home 4 . why do you delight to torture me ? " 1 why 2 do 1 why 6 torture 1 why 8 ? 2 do 3 you 4 delight 6 torture 5 to 6 torture 6 torture 7 me 8 ? 9 " " [one] [shadow] [more] ! " exclaimed [the] [ghost] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 10 . " no more ! " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 6 cried 2 no 3 more 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 8 . " no more ! 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 more 2 no 4 ! i don't wish to see it . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 wish 3 wish 5 see 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 . show me [no] [more] ! " 1 show 2 me 2 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " but [the] [relentless] [ghost] [pinioned] [him] [in] [both] [his] [arms] [,] [and] [forced] [him] [to] [observe] what happened next [.] 1 but 17 what 17 what 18 happened 18 happened 19 next they were in another scene and place ; a room , not very large or handsome , but full of comfort . 1 they 2 were 2 were 14 large 3 in 10 room 4 another 5 scene 5 scene 6 and 5 scene 7 place 5 scene 8 ; 5 scene 9 a 5 scene 10 room 10 room 11 , 10 room 14 large 12 not 13 very 13 very 14 large 14 large 15 or 14 large 16 handsome 14 large 19 full 16 handsome 18 but 17 , 18 but 19 full 20 of 19 full 21 comfort 21 comfort 22 . what would [i] not have given to be one of them ! 1 what 2 would 1 what 12 ! 2 would 4 not 2 would 5 have 2 would 8 be 2 would 11 them 5 have 6 given 7 to 8 be 9 one 10 of 9 one 11 them though [i] never could have been so rude , no , no ! 1 though 8 rude 3 never 8 rude 4 could 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 8 rude 7 so 8 rude 8 rude 9 , 8 rude 10 no 8 rude 11 , 8 rude 12 no 8 rude 13 ! then the shouting and the struggling , and the onslaught that was made on the defenceless porter ! 1 then 2 the 1 then 3 shouting 3 shouting 4 and 3 shouting 5 the 3 shouting 6 struggling 6 struggling 10 onslaught 7 , 10 onslaught 8 and 10 onslaught 9 the 10 onslaught 10 onslaught 11 that 10 onslaught 12 was 10 onslaught 13 made 10 onslaught 16 defenceless 14 on 15 the 14 on 16 defenceless 16 defenceless 17 porter 16 defenceless 18 ! the shouts of wonder and delight with which the development of every package was received ! 1 the 13 package 2 shouts 3 of 2 shouts 4 wonder 2 shouts 5 and 2 shouts 6 delight 6 delight 10 development 7 with 10 development 8 which 10 development 9 the 10 development 10 development 13 package 11 of 13 package 12 every 13 package 13 package 14 was 13 package 15 received 13 package 16 ! the immense relief of finding this a false alarm ! 1 the 2 immense 2 immense 3 relief 2 immense 4 of 2 immense 5 finding 2 immense 8 false 6 this 8 false 7 a 8 false 8 false 9 alarm 9 alarm 10 ! the joy , and gratitude , and ecstasy ! 1 the 2 joy 2 joy 8 ecstasy 3 , 4 and 4 and 8 ecstasy 5 gratitude 8 ecstasy 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 ecstasy 8 ecstasy 9 ! they are all indescribable alike . 1 they 5 alike 2 are 5 alike 3 all 5 alike 4 indescribable 5 alike 5 alike 6 . " who was it ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 5 ? 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " guess ! " 1 " 2 guess 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " how can [i] ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 can 2 how 5 ? tut , don't [i] know ? " she added in the same breath , laughing as he laughed . 1 tut 2 , 1 tut 3 don't 1 tut 7 " 3 don't 5 know 6 ? 7 " 7 " 9 added 8 she 9 added 9 added 13 breath 9 added 14 , 9 added 15 laughing 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 same 12 same 13 breath 15 laughing 18 laughed 15 laughing 19 . 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 laughed " [mr] [scrooge] . " 1 " 5 " 4 . 5 " " [mr] [scrooge] it was . 1 " 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 . his partner lies upon the point of death , [i] [hear] ; and there he sat alone . 1 his 2 partner 2 partner 3 lies 2 partner 4 upon 2 partner 6 point 2 partner 8 death 2 partner 9 , 2 partner 12 ; 2 partner 18 . 5 the 6 point 6 point 7 of 13 and 16 sat 14 there 16 sat 15 he 16 sat 16 sat 17 alone 17 alone 18 . quite alone in the world , [i] [do] [believe] [.] ["] 1 quite 2 alone 2 alone 5 world 2 alone 6 , 3 in 5 world 4 the 5 world " spirit [!] ["] said [scrooge] in a [broken] voice , " [remove] me from [this] place . " 1 " 2 spirit 1 " 5 said 5 said 10 voice 5 said 11 , 7 in 10 voice 8 a 10 voice 11 , 12 " 12 " 19 " 14 me 19 " 15 from 17 place 17 place 18 . 18 . 19 " " [i] [told] you these were shadows of the things that have been , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 16 said 4 you 12 have 5 these 6 were 5 these 7 shadows 5 these 10 things 7 shadows 8 of 7 shadows 9 the 10 things 11 that 10 things 12 have 12 have 13 been 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 16 said 19 . " that they are what they are , do not blame me ! " 1 " 4 are 2 that 3 they 3 they 4 are 4 are 10 not 5 what 7 are 5 what 9 do 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 , 9 do 10 not 10 not 11 blame 11 blame 12 me 12 me 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " [remove] [me] ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " scrooge exclaimed . 1 scrooge 2 exclaimed 2 exclaimed 3 . " [i] [cannot] [bear] it ! " 1 " 5 it 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " leave me ! 1 " 4 ! 2 leave 3 me 3 me 4 ! take me [back] ! 1 take 2 me 2 me 4 ! haunt me no longer ! " 1 haunt 2 me 1 haunt 4 longer 1 haunt 6 " 3 no 4 longer 5 ! 6 " he was conscious of being exhausted , and overcome by an irresistible drowsiness ; and , further , of being in his own bedroom . 1 he 3 conscious 2 was 3 conscious 3 conscious 4 of 3 conscious 5 being 3 conscious 6 exhausted 3 conscious 19 of 6 exhausted 7 , 6 exhausted 8 and 6 exhausted 9 overcome 9 overcome 13 drowsiness 10 by 13 drowsiness 11 an 13 drowsiness 12 irresistible 13 drowsiness 13 drowsiness 14 ; 13 drowsiness 15 and 13 drowsiness 16 , 13 drowsiness 17 further 13 drowsiness 18 , 19 of 20 being 20 being 24 bedroom 21 in 24 bedroom 22 his 23 own 23 own 24 bedroom 24 bedroom 25 . [stave] [three] [the] [second] [of] [the] [three] [spirits] five minutes , ten minutes , a quarter of an hour went by , yet nothing came . 1 five 2 minutes 1 five 3 , 1 five 5 minutes 4 ten 5 minutes 5 minutes 8 quarter 5 minutes 16 nothing 5 minutes 17 came 5 minutes 18 . 6 , 8 quarter 7 a 8 quarter 8 quarter 9 of 8 quarter 11 hour 8 quarter 12 went 8 quarter 14 , 10 an 11 hour 12 went 13 by 15 yet 16 nothing this idea taking full possession of his mind , he got up softly , and shuffled in his slippers to the door . 1 this 2 idea 2 idea 5 possession 3 taking 5 possession 4 full 5 possession 5 possession 6 of 5 possession 8 mind 5 possession 11 got 7 his 8 mind 8 mind 9 , 10 he 11 got 11 got 16 shuffled 12 up 16 shuffled 13 softly 16 shuffled 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 shuffled 16 shuffled 17 in 16 shuffled 18 his 16 shuffled 19 slippers 16 shuffled 20 to 16 shuffled 22 door 21 the 22 door 22 door 23 . the [moment] [scrooge] ['s] [hand] was [on] [the] [lock] [,] a [strange] voice [called] [him] [by] [his] [name] [,] [and] [bade] [him] [enter] . 1 the 6 was 6 was 11 a 11 a 13 voice 13 voice 24 . he obeyed . 1 he 2 obeyed 2 obeyed 3 . it was his own room . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 own 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 own 4 own 5 room 4 own 6 . there was no doubt about that . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 doubt 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 4 doubt 6 that 4 doubt 7 . but it had undergone a surprising transformation . 1 but 4 undergone 2 it 4 undergone 3 had 4 undergone 4 undergone 5 a 4 undergone 6 surprising 4 undergone 7 transformation 7 transformation 8 . " come in ! " exclaimed [the] [ghost] . 1 " 6 exclaimed 2 come 3 in 2 come 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 9 . " [come] [in] ! [and] [know] me [better] , man ! " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 12 " 7 me 9 , 7 me 11 ! 9 , 10 man 11 ! 12 " scrooge [entered] [timidly] [,] [and] hung his head [before] [this] [spirit] . 1 scrooge 6 hung 6 hung 8 head 7 his 8 head 8 head 12 . " [i] [am] [the] [ghost] of [christmas] [present] , " said the [spirit] . 1 " 11 said 6 of 9 , 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 14 . " look [upon] me ! ["] 1 " 5 ! 2 look 5 ! 4 me 5 ! scrooge reverently did so . 1 scrooge 2 reverently 1 scrooge 5 . 2 reverently 3 did 2 reverently 4 so it was clothed in one simple deep green robe , or mantle , bordered with white fur . 1 it 2 was 2 was 14 bordered 3 clothed 4 in 3 clothed 5 one 3 clothed 6 simple 3 clothed 7 deep 3 clothed 9 robe 8 green 9 robe 9 robe 14 bordered 10 , 14 bordered 11 or 14 bordered 12 mantle 14 bordered 13 , 14 bordered 14 bordered 15 with 14 bordered 16 white 14 bordered 17 fur 17 fur 18 . girded round its middle was an antique scabbard ; but no sword was in it , and the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust . 1 girded 2 round 1 girded 3 its 1 girded 4 middle 1 girded 5 was 1 girded 6 an 6 an 7 antique 6 an 19 ancient 7 antique 8 scabbard 8 scabbard 9 ; 8 scabbard 10 but 8 scabbard 11 no 8 scabbard 12 sword 8 scabbard 13 was 8 scabbard 14 in 14 in 18 the 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 the 19 ancient 25 rust 19 ancient 26 . 20 sheath 25 rust 21 was 25 rust 22 eaten 25 rust 23 up 25 rust 24 with 25 rust " you have never seen the like of me before ! " exclaimed [the] [spirit] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 9 me 3 have 5 seen 4 never 5 seen 5 seen 6 the 5 seen 7 like 5 seen 8 of 9 me 10 before 9 me 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 exclaimed 13 exclaimed 16 . " [never] , " [scrooge] [made] [answer] [to] it . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 9 it 9 it 10 . " [i] don't think [i] have , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 6 have 1 " 9 said 3 don't 4 think 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [am] [afraid] [i] [have] not [.] 1 " 7 not have you had [many] [brothers] , [spirit] [?] " 1 have 2 you 2 you 9 " 3 had 6 , 6 , 9 " " more [than] [eighteen] [hundred] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 8 said 2 more 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . " [a] [tremendous] [family] [to] [provide] [for] , " [muttered] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 8 , 8 , 9 " the [ghost] of [christmas] [present] [rose] . 1 the 3 of 3 of 7 . " [spirit] , " said [scrooge] [submissively] , " [conduct] [me] where you will . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 13 you 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 where 13 you 14 will 14 will 15 . i went [forth] [last] [night] [on] [compulsion] [,] [and] [i] [learnt] [a] [lesson] [which] [is] [working] [now] [.] 1 i 2 went to-night , if you have aught to teach me , let me profit by it . " 1 to-night 2 , 1 to-night 6 aught 1 to-night 17 " 3 if 4 you 3 if 6 aught 5 have 6 aught 6 aught 8 teach 7 to 8 teach 8 teach 13 profit 9 me 13 profit 10 , 11 let 11 let 12 me 11 let 13 profit 13 profit 14 by 13 profit 15 it 16 . 17 " " [touch] [my] [robe] ! " 1 " 5 ! 5 ! 6 " scrooge did as he was told , and held it fast . 1 scrooge 2 did 1 scrooge 12 . 3 as 4 he 3 as 11 fast 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 told 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 held 9 held 10 it 9 held 11 fast 11 fast 12 . the poulterers ' shops were still half open , and the fruiterers ' were radiant in their glory . 1 the 2 poulterers 2 poulterers 3 ' 2 poulterers 4 shops 2 poulterers 5 were 2 poulterers 6 still 2 poulterers 7 half 2 poulterers 8 open 8 open 12 fruiterers 8 open 19 . 9 , 12 fruiterers 10 and 12 fruiterers 11 the 12 fruiterers 12 fruiterers 13 ' 12 fruiterers 14 were 12 fruiterers 15 radiant 12 fruiterers 16 in 12 fruiterers 17 their 12 fruiterers 18 glory for [they] [said] [,] it was a [shame] [to] [quarrel] [upon] [christmas-day] [.] 1 for 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a and [so] it was [!] 1 and 3 it 3 it 4 was god love it , so it was ! 1 god 2 love 1 god 8 ! 2 love 5 so 2 love 6 it 3 it 5 so 4 , 5 so 6 it 7 was " is [there] a [peculiar] [flavour] [in] what you [sprinkle] [from] your [torch] ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 is 1 " 8 what 2 is 4 a 8 what 14 ? 9 you 12 your 9 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 asked 16 asked 18 . " [there] is . 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 . my own . " 1 my 2 own 2 own 3 . 3 . 4 " " [would] it [apply] to [any] [kind] [of] [dinner] [on] this day ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 15 asked 3 it 5 to 3 it 13 ? 5 to 11 this 11 this 12 day 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 asked 15 asked 17 . " to any kindly given . 1 " 4 kindly 2 to 3 any 3 any 4 kindly 4 kindly 5 given 4 kindly 6 . to a poor one most [.] ["] 1 to 2 a 2 a 3 poor 3 poor 5 most 4 one 5 most " [why] to a poor one most ? " [asked] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 9 " 3 to 6 one 3 to 8 ? 4 a 5 poor 4 a 6 one 6 one 7 most 8 ? 9 " " because it [needs] [it] [most] . " 1 " 8 " 2 because 3 it 3 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " spirit ! " said [scrooge] [after] [a] [moment] ['s] [thought] . 1 " 2 spirit 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 12 . " [i] ! " cried the [spirit] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 8 . " [i] ! " cried the [spirit] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 8 . " you [seek] to [close] [these] [places] on [the] [seventh] [day] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 14 said 2 you 4 to 8 on 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " [and] it comes to the same thing . " 1 " 10 " 3 it 4 comes 4 comes 5 to 4 comes 7 same 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 7 same 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] [seek] ! " exclaimed [the] [spirit] . 1 " 6 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 9 . " forgive me if [i] [am] wrong . 1 " 2 forgive 2 forgive 3 me 2 forgive 4 if 2 forgive 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 . it has been [done] [in] [your] name , or at least [in] [that] [of] [your] [family] , " said [scrooge] . 1 it 3 been 1 it 21 . 2 has 3 been 7 name 18 " 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 least 10 at 11 least 11 least 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 21 . remember that , and charge their doings on themselves , not us . " 1 remember 2 that 1 remember 7 doings 3 , 4 and 4 and 7 doings 5 charge 7 doings 6 their 7 doings 7 doings 8 on 7 doings 9 themselves 7 doings 11 not 7 doings 12 us 7 doings 13 . 9 themselves 10 , 13 . 14 " scrooge promised that he would ; and they went on , invisible , as they had been before , into the suburbs of the town . 1 scrooge 2 promised 2 promised 3 that 2 promised 9 went 4 he 5 would 4 he 9 went 6 ; 7 and 7 and 9 went 8 they 9 went 9 went 10 on 9 went 12 invisible 9 went 25 town 11 , 12 invisible 12 invisible 15 they 13 , 15 they 14 as 15 they 16 had 22 suburbs 17 been 22 suburbs 18 before 22 suburbs 19 , 22 suburbs 20 into 22 suburbs 21 the 22 suburbs 22 suburbs 23 of 22 suburbs 24 the 22 suburbs 25 town 25 town 26 . think of [that] [!] 1 think 2 of " what has ever got your precious father , then ? " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 has 2 what 11 ? 3 has 4 ever 3 has 5 got 6 your 8 father 7 precious 8 father 8 father 9 , 9 , 10 then 10 then 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 . " and your brother [,] [tiny] [tim] ? 1 " 3 your 2 and 3 your 3 your 4 brother 3 your 8 ? and [martha] [warn't] as [late] [last] [christmas-day] [by] [half] [an] [hour] [!] ["] 1 and 4 as " here 's [martha] [,] mother ! " said a girl , appearing as she spoke . 1 " 13 appearing 2 here 3 's 2 here 7 ! 3 's 6 mother 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 7 ! 13 appearing 10 a 11 girl 11 girl 13 appearing 12 , 13 appearing 13 appearing 16 spoke 14 as 16 spoke 15 she 16 spoke 16 spoke 17 . " here 's [martha] [,] mother ! " cried the [two] [young] [cratchits] . 1 " 9 cried 2 here 3 's 2 here 7 ! 3 's 6 mother 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 cried 9 cried 10 the 9 cried 14 . " hurrah ! 1 " 2 hurrah 2 hurrah 3 ! there 's such a [goose] [,] [martha] [!] ["] 1 there 2 's 1 there 3 such 3 such 4 a " well ! never mind so long as you are come , " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 14 said 2 well 3 ! 4 never 5 mind 5 mind 6 so 5 mind 9 you 5 mind 12 , 6 so 7 long 7 long 8 as 9 you 10 are 9 you 11 come 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " [sit] [ye] [down] [before] the [fire] [,] my dear , and [have] a [warm] [,] [lord] [bless] [ye] ! " 1 " 6 the 1 " 10 dear 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 , 10 dear 20 ! 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 a 20 ! 21 " " no , no ! 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 no 4 no 5 ! there ['s] [father] [coming] , " cried [the] [two] [young] [cratchits] , [who] [were] [everywhere] at once . 1 there 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 18 . 12 , 16 at 16 at 17 once 16 at 18 . " [hide] , [martha] [,] [hide] ! " 1 " 3 , 3 , 8 " 7 ! 8 " alas [for] [tiny] [tim] [,] [he] [bore] [a] [little] [crutch] [,] [and] [had] [his] [limbs] [supported] [by] [an] [iron] [frame] ! 1 alas 21 ! " why , where 's [our] [martha] ? " cried [bob] [cratchit] [,] [looking] [round] . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 8 ? 4 where 5 's 4 where 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 16 . " not [coming] , " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 9 . " not [coming] [upon] [christmas-day] ! " 1 " 2 not 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " [as] good [as] [gold] , " said [bob] , " and [better] . 1 " 7 " 3 good 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 14 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and somehow , he gets thoughtful , sitting by himself so much , and thinks the strangest things you ever heard . 1 somehow 5 thoughtful 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 gets 4 gets 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 , 5 thoughtful 7 sitting 5 thoughtful 9 himself 5 thoughtful 11 much 5 thoughtful 21 . 7 sitting 8 by 10 so 11 much 11 much 16 strangest 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 thinks 14 thinks 16 strangest 15 the 16 strangest 16 strangest 17 things 16 strangest 19 ever 16 strangest 20 heard 18 you 19 ever [bob] ['s] [voice] [was] [tremulous] [when] [he] [told] [them] [this] [,] [and] [trembled] [more] [when] [he] [said] [that] [tiny] [tim] [was] [growing] [strong] [and] [hearty] [.] at last [the] [dishes] [were] [set] [on] , and [grace] was [said] . 1 at 2 last 1 at 13 . 2 last 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 was there never was such a goose . 1 there 4 such 2 never 4 such 3 was 4 such 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 goose 6 goose 7 . bob said he didn't believe there ever was such a goose cooked . 1 bob 5 believe 2 said 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 believe 5 believe 6 there 5 believe 12 cooked 7 ever 12 cooked 8 was 11 goose 9 such 10 a 9 such 11 goose 11 goose 12 cooked 12 cooked 13 . its tenderness and flavour , size and cheapness , were the themes of universal admiration . 1 its 2 tenderness 2 tenderness 8 cheapness 3 and 8 cheapness 4 flavour 8 cheapness 5 , 8 cheapness 6 size 8 cheapness 7 and 8 cheapness 8 cheapness 9 , 8 cheapness 10 were 8 cheapness 11 the 8 cheapness 12 themes 8 cheapness 13 of 8 cheapness 14 universal 14 universal 15 admiration 15 admiration 16 . yet [every] [one] [had] [had] [enough] , and [the] [youngest] [cratchits] [,] [in] [particular] , were [steeped] in [sage] [and] [onion] [to] the [eyebrows] [!] 1 yet 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 23 the 15 , 23 the 16 were 18 in 18 in 23 the suppose it should not be done enough ! 1 suppose 2 it 2 it 5 be 3 should 4 not 3 should 5 be 5 be 6 done 5 be 8 ! 6 done 7 enough suppose it [should] [break] [in] [turning] [out] [!] 1 suppose 2 it all sorts of horrors were supposed . 1 all 2 sorts 2 sorts 3 of 2 sorts 4 horrors 2 sorts 7 . 4 horrors 5 were 4 horrors 6 supposed hallo ! 1 hallo 2 ! a great deal of steam ! 1 a 3 deal 2 great 3 deal 3 deal 4 of 3 deal 5 steam 5 steam 6 ! the pudding was out of the copper . 1 the 7 copper 2 pudding 3 was 2 pudding 7 copper 4 out 7 copper 5 of 7 copper 6 the 7 copper 7 copper 8 . a smell like a washing-day ! 1 a 5 washing-day 2 smell 5 washing-day 3 like 5 washing-day 4 a 5 washing-day 5 washing-day 6 ! that was the cloth . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 cloth 3 the 4 cloth 4 cloth 5 . a smell like an eating-house and a pastrycook's next door to each other , with a laundress's next door to that ! 1 a 5 eating-house 2 smell 5 eating-house 3 like 5 eating-house 4 an 5 eating-house 5 eating-house 6 and 5 eating-house 7 a 5 eating-house 8 pastrycook's 8 pastrycook's 9 next 8 pastrycook's 10 door 8 pastrycook's 11 to 8 pastrycook's 12 each 12 each 17 laundress's 13 other 17 laundress's 14 , 17 laundress's 15 with 17 laundress's 16 a 17 laundress's 17 laundress's 18 next 17 laundress's 19 door 17 laundress's 20 to 17 laundress's 21 that 17 laundress's 22 ! that was the pudding ! 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 pudding 3 the 4 pudding 4 pudding 5 ! oh , a wonderful pudding ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 ! 3 a 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 pudding 5 pudding 6 ! [bob] [cratchit] [said] [,] [and] [calmly] [too] [,] [that] [he] [regarded] [it] [as] [the] [greatest] [success] [achieved] [by] [mrs] [cratchit] [since] [their] [marriage] [.] [mrs] [cratchit] [said] [that] [,] [now] [the] [weight] [was] [off] [her] [mind] [,] [she] [would] [confess] [she] [had] [her] [doubts] [about] [the] [quantity] [of] [flour] [.] everybody had something to say about it , but nobody said or thought it was at all a small pudding for a large family . 1 everybody 2 had 1 everybody 10 nobody 3 something 6 about 3 something 10 nobody 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 about 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 nobody 10 nobody 11 said 10 nobody 12 or 12 or 19 small 13 thought 15 was 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 at 15 was 19 small 16 at 17 all 18 a 19 small 19 small 20 pudding 20 pudding 21 for 20 pudding 23 large 20 pudding 24 family 20 pudding 25 . 22 a 23 large it would have been flat heresy to do so . 1 it 6 heresy 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 6 heresy 5 flat 6 heresy 6 heresy 8 do 6 heresy 9 so 6 heresy 10 . 7 to 8 do any [cratchit] [would] [have] [blushed] [to] [hint] at such a thing . 1 any 11 thing 1 any 12 . 8 at 9 such 9 such 10 a 9 such 11 thing at last the dinner was all done , the cloth was cleared , the hearth swept , and the fire made up . 1 at 2 last 1 at 15 hearth 3 the 15 hearth 4 dinner 5 was 4 dinner 10 cloth 6 all 7 done 7 done 10 cloth 8 , 10 cloth 9 the 10 cloth 10 cloth 12 cleared 10 cloth 13 , 10 cloth 15 hearth 11 was 12 cleared 14 the 15 hearth 15 hearth 16 swept 15 hearth 17 , 15 hearth 18 and 15 hearth 20 fire 15 hearth 21 made 15 hearth 23 . 19 the 20 fire 21 made 22 up two tumblers and a custard cup without a handle . 1 two 2 tumblers 2 tumblers 3 and 2 tumblers 4 a 2 tumblers 5 custard 2 tumblers 6 cup 2 tumblers 7 without 7 without 9 handle 7 without 10 . 8 a 9 handle then [bob] [proposed] : 1 then 4 : " [a] [merry] [christmas] [to] [us] [all] [,] my [dears] . 1 " 9 my 9 my 11 . god bless us ! " 1 god 2 bless 2 bless 3 us 2 bless 4 ! 4 ! 5 " which all the family re-echoed . 1 which 5 re-echoed 2 all 5 re-echoed 3 the 5 re-echoed 4 family 5 re-echoed 5 re-echoed 6 . " [god] [bless] [us] [every] one ! " said [tiny] [tim] [,] the [last] of [all] . 1 " 9 said 6 one 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 said 9 said 13 the 9 said 17 . 13 the 15 of he sat very close to his father 's side , upon his little stool . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 4 close 2 sat 14 stool 3 very 4 close 4 close 5 to 6 his 7 father 6 his 14 stool 7 father 8 's 9 side 10 , 9 side 14 stool 11 upon 14 stool 12 his 14 stool 13 little 14 stool 14 stool 15 . " spirit , " said [scrooge] [with] [an] [interest] he had never felt before , " tell me [if] [tiny] [tim] [will] [live] . " 1 " 2 spirit 1 " 5 said 3 , 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 10 he 5 said 15 , 10 he 11 had 11 had 14 before 12 never 13 felt 12 never 14 before 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 tell 17 tell 18 me 18 me 25 " 24 . 25 " if [these] [shadows] [remain] [unaltered] [by] [the] [future] [,] [the] [child] will die . " 1 if 13 die 12 will 13 die 13 die 15 " 14 . 15 " " no , no , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " oh , no [,] [kind] [spirit] ! [say] he will be [spared] . " 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 4 no 2 oh 8 ! 8 ! 15 " 10 he 11 will 11 will 12 be 12 be 14 . 14 . 15 " what then ? 1 what 3 ? 2 then 3 ? if he be like to die , he had better do it , and decrease the surplus population . " 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 be 1 if 4 like 1 if 6 die 1 if 9 had 5 to 6 die 6 die 7 , 8 he 9 had 9 had 15 decrease 10 better 15 decrease 11 do 15 decrease 12 it 15 decrease 13 , 15 decrease 14 and 15 decrease 15 decrease 16 the 15 decrease 17 surplus 15 decrease 18 population 18 population 20 " 19 . 20 " scrooge hung his head [to] [hear] [his] [own] [words] [quoted] [by] [the] [spirit] , and was [overcome] [with] [penitence] and [grief] [.] 1 scrooge 2 hung 2 hung 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 20 and 14 , 15 and 14 , 20 and 15 and 16 was will you decide what men shall live , what men shall die ? 1 will 2 you 1 will 12 die 3 decide 4 what 3 decide 5 men 3 decide 6 shall 6 shall 12 die 7 live 12 die 8 , 9 what 9 what 10 men 10 men 12 die 11 shall 12 die 12 die 13 ? oh [god] ! [to] [hear] [the] [insect] [on] [the] [leaf] [pronouncing] [on] [the] too [much] [life] [among] [his] [hungry] [brothers] [in] [the] [dust] ! " 1 oh 3 ! 3 ! 25 " 14 too 24 ! 24 ! 25 " [scrooge] [bent] [before] [the] [ghost] ['s] [rebuke] [,] [and] [,] [trembling] [,] [cast] [his] [eyes] [upon] [the] [ground] [.] but he raised them speedily on hearing his own name . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 raised 3 raised 5 speedily 4 them 5 speedily 5 speedily 7 hearing 5 speedily 9 own 5 speedily 10 name 6 on 7 hearing 8 his 9 own 10 name 11 . " [mr] [scrooge] ! " said [bob] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] 'll give you [mr] [scrooge] , [the] [founder] [of] [the] [feast] ! " 1 " 5 you 1 " 8 , 3 'll 4 give 4 give 5 you 8 , 15 " 14 ! 15 " " [the] [founder] [of] [the] [feast] , indeed ! " cried [mrs] [cratchit] , [reddening] . 1 " 11 cried 7 , 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 9 ! 11 cried 11 cried 14 , 11 cried 16 . " [i] wish [i] [had] [him] [here] [.] 1 " 3 wish i 'd give [him] [a] [piece] [of] my mind [to] [feast] [upon] , and [i] [hope] [he] ['d] have [a] [good] [appetite] [for] it . " 1 i 2 'd 1 i 8 my 2 'd 3 give 8 my 9 mind 9 mind 13 , 13 , 14 and 13 , 26 " 19 have 24 it 24 it 25 . 25 . 26 " " my dear , ["] said [bob] , " [the] [children] ! 1 " 3 dear 2 my 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 3 dear 12 ! 4 , 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " christmas-day . " 1 christmas-day 3 " 2 . 3 " you know he is [,] [robert] ! 1 you 2 know 1 you 7 ! 2 know 4 is 3 he 4 is nobody knows it better than you do , poor fellow ! " 1 nobody 2 knows 1 nobody 7 do 1 nobody 9 poor 2 knows 3 it 2 knows 4 better 4 better 5 than 6 you 7 do 8 , 9 poor 9 poor 10 fellow 9 poor 11 ! 11 ! 12 " " my dear ! " was [bob] ['s] [mild] [answer] [.] 1 " 3 dear 2 my 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 was " [christmas-day] . " 1 " 4 " 3 . 4 " " [i] 'll [drink] [his] [health] [for] your [sake] [and] [the] [day] ['s] , " said [mrs] [cratchit] , ["] [not] for his . 1 " 3 'll 1 " 16 said 8 your 15 " 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 , 16 said 24 . 19 , 22 for 22 for 23 his long life to him ! 1 long 2 life 2 life 4 him 2 life 5 ! 3 to 4 him a merry [christmas] [and] [a] [happy] [new] [year] [!] 1 a 2 merry he 'll [be] [very] [merry] [and] [very] [happy] [,] [i] have no doubt [!] ["] 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 11 have 11 have 12 no 12 no 13 doubt the children drank the toast after her . 1 the 2 children 2 children 5 toast 3 drank 4 the 3 drank 5 toast 5 toast 6 after 5 toast 7 her 7 her 8 . it was the first of their proceedings which had no heartiness in it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 of 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 of 5 of 11 heartiness 6 their 11 heartiness 7 proceedings 11 heartiness 8 which 11 heartiness 9 had 11 heartiness 10 no 11 heartiness 11 heartiness 12 in 11 heartiness 13 it 11 heartiness 14 . [tiny] [tim] [drank] [it] [last] [of] [all] [,] [but] [he] [didn't] [care] [twopence] [for] [it] [.] [scrooge] [was] [the] [ogre] [of] [the] [family] [.] the mention of his name cast a dark shadow on the party , which was not dispelled for full five minutes . 1 the 12 party 2 mention 3 of 2 mention 5 name 2 mention 6 cast 4 his 5 name 6 cast 9 shadow 6 cast 10 on 6 cast 12 party 7 a 9 shadow 8 dark 9 shadow 10 on 11 the 12 party 17 dispelled 13 , 14 which 14 which 15 was 14 which 17 dispelled 16 not 17 dispelled 17 dispelled 18 for 17 dispelled 19 full 17 dispelled 20 five 17 dispelled 21 minutes 17 dispelled 22 . after [it] [had] [passed] [away] they were [ten] [times] [merrier] [than] [before] , [from] [the] [mere] [relief] [of] [scrooge] [the] [baleful] [being] [done] [with] [.] 1 after 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 13 , there was nothing of high mark in this . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 nothing 1 there 7 in 3 nothing 4 of 5 high 6 mark 5 high 7 in 7 in 8 this 7 in 9 . [blessings] [on] [it] [,] [how] [the] [ghost] [exulted] [!] " what place is this ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 is 2 what 6 ? 3 place 4 is 5 this 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 10 . " [a] [place] [where] [miners] [live] [,] [who] [labour] [in] [the] [bowels] [of] [the] [earth] , " returned the [spirit] . 1 " 18 returned 16 , 18 returned 17 " 18 returned 18 returned 19 the 18 returned 21 . " [but] [they] [know] me . 1 " 5 me 5 me 6 . see ! " 1 see 2 ! 2 ! 3 " a light shone from the window of a hut , and swiftly they advanced towards it . 1 a 2 light 2 light 3 shone 3 shone 9 hut 4 from 6 window 5 the 6 window 6 window 9 hut 7 of 9 hut 8 a 9 hut 9 hut 10 , 9 hut 11 and 9 hut 14 advanced 12 swiftly 14 advanced 13 they 14 advanced 14 advanced 15 towards 14 advanced 16 it 16 it 17 . passing through the wall of mud and stone , they found a cheerful company assembled round a glowing fire . 1 passing 2 through 2 through 3 the 3 the 4 wall 3 the 19 fire 5 of 15 assembled 6 mud 7 and 6 mud 8 stone 6 mud 10 they 9 , 10 they 10 they 15 assembled 11 found 15 assembled 12 a 13 cheerful 13 cheerful 15 assembled 14 company 15 assembled 15 assembled 16 round 15 assembled 18 glowing 17 a 18 glowing 18 glowing 19 fire 19 fire 20 . [the] [spirit] [did] [not] [tarry] [here] [,] [but] [bade] [scrooge] [hold] [his] [robe] [,] [and] [,] [passing] [on] [above] [the] [moor] [,] [sped] [whither] [?] not to sea ? 1 not 2 to 2 to 3 sea 3 sea 4 ? to sea . 1 to 2 sea 2 sea 3 . " [ha] , ha ! " [laughed] [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] [.] 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 ha 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " [ha] , ha , ha ! " 1 " 6 ha 3 , 4 ha 4 ha 6 ha 5 , 6 ha 6 ha 7 ! 7 ! 8 " introduce him to [me] [,] [and] [i] ['ll] [cultivate] [his] [acquaintance] [.] 1 introduce 2 him 1 introduce 3 to and their assembled friends , being not a bit behindhand , roared out lustily . 1 and 14 lustily 2 their 3 assembled 3 assembled 4 friends 4 friends 10 behindhand 5 , 10 behindhand 6 being 10 behindhand 7 not 10 behindhand 8 a 10 behindhand 9 bit 10 behindhand 10 behindhand 11 , 10 behindhand 12 roared 10 behindhand 13 out 10 behindhand 14 lustily 14 lustily 15 . " [ha] [,] ha ! 1 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! ha , ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 7 ha 6 , 7 ha 7 ha 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " he said that [christmas] was [a] [humbug] , [as] [i] [live] ! " cried [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 3 said 1 " 15 cried 2 he 3 said 4 that 6 was 6 was 9 , 9 , 15 cried 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 cried 15 cried 19 . " he [believed] [it] , too ! ["] 1 " 2 he 1 " 7 ! 5 , 6 too 6 too 7 ! " [more] [shame] for him , [fred] ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [niece] [indignantly] . 1 " 10 said 4 for 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 10 said 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 said 10 said 15 . bless those women ! they never do anything by halves . 1 bless 3 women 2 those 3 women 3 women 10 halves 4 ! 10 halves 5 they 10 halves 6 never 10 halves 7 do 8 anything 8 anything 10 halves 9 by 10 halves 10 halves 11 . they are always in earnest . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 always 2 are 5 earnest 4 in 5 earnest 5 earnest 6 . she was very pretty ; exceedingly pretty . 1 she 2 was 2 was 6 exceedingly 3 very 4 pretty 4 pretty 6 exceedingly 5 ; 6 exceedingly 6 exceedingly 7 pretty 6 exceedingly 8 . altogether she was what you would have called provoking , you know ; but satisfactory , too . 1 altogether 17 too 2 she 3 was 3 was 15 satisfactory 4 what 5 you 4 what 6 would 6 would 7 have 6 would 9 provoking 8 called 9 provoking 9 provoking 10 , 9 provoking 12 know 9 provoking 15 satisfactory 11 you 12 know 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 satisfactory 15 satisfactory 17 too 16 , 17 too 17 too 18 . oh , perfectly satisfactory ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 4 satisfactory 1 oh 5 ! 3 perfectly 4 satisfactory " he 's a [comical] [old] [fellow] , " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] , ["] that 's the truth ; and [not] so [pleasant] [as] he might [be] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 's 1 " 9 " 3 's 4 a 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 , 10 said 29 . 14 , 16 that 16 that 17 's 17 's 19 truth 18 the 19 truth 20 ; 21 and 20 ; 23 so 23 so 26 he 26 he 27 might 27 might 29 . however , his offences carry their own punishment , and [i] have nothing to say against him . " 1 however 4 offences 1 however 13 nothing 2 , 4 offences 3 his 4 offences 4 offences 5 carry 4 offences 6 their 4 offences 7 own 4 offences 8 punishment 4 offences 9 , 4 offences 10 and 12 have 13 nothing 13 nothing 15 say 14 to 15 say 15 say 16 against 16 against 17 him 17 him 18 . 18 . 19 " " [i] ['m] [sure] he is very [rich] , [fred] [,] " [hinted] [scrooge] 's [niece] [.] 1 " 6 is 1 " 9 , 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 very 9 , 12 " 12 " 15 's " [at] [least] , you [always] tell me [so] . " 1 " 4 , 1 " 5 you 5 you 8 me 7 tell 8 me 8 me 11 " 10 . 11 " " what of that , my dear ? " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 10 said 2 what 4 that 3 of 4 that 5 , 7 dear 5 , 10 said 6 my 7 dear 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 . " [his] [wealth] is of no use to [him] [.] 1 " 4 is 4 is 7 use 5 of 7 use 6 no 7 use 7 use 8 to he [don't] [do] any good [with] [it] [.] 1 he 4 any 4 any 5 good he [don't] [make] himself [comfortable] [with] [it] . 1 he 4 himself 4 himself 8 . he [hasn't] [the] [satisfaction] [of] [thinking] [ha] , ha , ha ! [that] he is [ever] going to [benefit] [us] [with] [it] . " 1 he 8 , 8 , 24 " 9 ha 11 ha 10 , 11 ha 11 ha 12 ! 12 ! 14 he 14 he 15 is 15 is 17 going 17 going 18 to 18 to 23 . 23 . 24 " " [i] [have] no [patience] [with] [him] , " [observed] [scrooge] 's [niece] . 1 " 4 no 4 no 8 , 4 no 14 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 's scrooge 's niece 's sisters , and all the other ladies , expressed the same opinion . 1 scrooge 3 niece 1 scrooge 13 expressed 1 scrooge 17 . 2 's 3 niece 3 niece 4 's 3 niece 5 sisters 6 , 7 and 7 and 13 expressed 8 all 11 ladies 9 the 11 ladies 10 other 11 ladies 11 ladies 12 , 11 ladies 13 expressed 13 expressed 16 opinion 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 opinion " oh , [i] [have] ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 12 . " [i] [am] [sorry] [for] [him] ; [i] [couldn't] [be] [angry] [with] [him] [if] [i] [tried] [.] 1 " 7 ; who suffers by his ill whims ? 1 who 2 suffers 2 suffers 6 whims 3 by 6 whims 4 his 6 whims 5 ill 6 whims 6 whims 7 ? [himself] [always] [.] here he takes it into his head to dislike us , and he won't come and dine with us . 1 here 3 takes 2 he 3 takes 3 takes 4 it 3 takes 9 dislike 5 into 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 9 dislike 8 to 9 dislike 9 dislike 10 us 9 dislike 13 he 9 dislike 14 won't 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 he 14 won't 17 dine 15 come 17 dine 16 and 17 dine 17 dine 18 with 17 dine 19 us 17 dine 20 . what 's the consequence ? 1 what 4 consequence 1 what 5 ? 2 's 4 consequence 3 the 4 consequence he [don't] [lose] [much] [of] a [dinner] [.] ["] 1 he 6 a " indeed , [i] [think] [he] [loses] [a] [very] [good] [dinner] [,] " [interrupted] [scrooge] 's [niece] [.] 1 " 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 , 3 , 13 " 13 " 16 's " well ! 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 ! i am [very] [glad] to [hear] it , ["] said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] , " [because] [i] haven't any great faith in these young housekeepers . 1 i 2 am 1 i 18 haven't 2 am 15 " 5 to 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 10 said 10 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 18 haven't 19 any 19 any 25 housekeepers 20 great 25 housekeepers 21 faith 22 in 21 faith 25 housekeepers 23 these 25 housekeepers 24 young 25 housekeepers 25 housekeepers 26 . what do you say , [topper] ? " 1 what 2 do 1 what 4 say 1 what 7 ? 2 do 3 you 4 say 5 , 7 ? 8 " [whereat] [scrooge] ['s] [niece] ['s] [sister] [the] [plump] [one] [with] [the] [lace] [tucker] [,] [not] [the] [one] [with] [the] [roses] [blushed] [.] " [do] go on , [fred] , " said [scrooge] ['s] [niece] , [clapping] [her] [hands] . 1 " 3 go 1 " 9 said 3 go 4 on 5 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 , 9 said 17 . " he never finishes what he begins to say ! 1 " 4 finishes 2 he 4 finishes 3 never 4 finishes 4 finishes 5 what 4 finishes 6 he 4 finishes 7 begins 4 finishes 9 say 4 finishes 10 ! 7 begins 8 to he is [such] a [ridiculous] [fellow] [!] ["] 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 a i [mean] to [give] [him] the same [chance] [every] [year] , [whether] [he] [likes] [it] [or] not [,] for [i] [pity] him . 1 i 3 to 3 to 6 the 6 the 7 same 7 same 23 . 11 , 17 not 17 not 19 for 19 for 22 him 22 him 23 . it was their turn to laugh [,] [now] [,] at the [notion] of his [shaking] [scrooge] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 turn 3 their 4 turn 4 turn 6 laugh 5 to 6 laugh 6 laugh 10 at 10 at 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 his 14 his 17 . after tea they had some music . 1 after 2 tea 2 tea 6 music 2 tea 7 . 3 they 4 had 4 had 5 some 5 some 6 music but they didn't devote the whole evening to music . 1 but 4 devote 2 they 4 devote 3 didn't 4 devote 4 devote 6 whole 4 devote 7 evening 4 devote 8 to 4 devote 9 music 5 the 6 whole 9 music 10 . stop ! 1 stop 2 ! there was first a game at blindman's buff . 1 there 7 blindman's 2 was 7 blindman's 3 first 7 blindman's 4 a 7 blindman's 5 game 7 blindman's 6 at 7 blindman's 7 blindman's 8 buff 7 blindman's 9 . of course there was . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 . and [i] no more [believe] [topper] [was] [really] [blind] than [i] believe he had [eyes] [in] [his] [boots] . 1 and 3 no 3 no 4 more 4 more 10 than 10 than 14 had 10 than 19 . 12 believe 13 he 13 he 14 had my opinion is , that [it] was [a] [done] [thing] [between] [him] and [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] [;] [and] [that] the [ghost] of [christmas] [present] [knew] it . 1 my 2 opinion 2 opinion 3 is 2 opinion 5 that 3 is 4 , 5 that 7 was 7 was 13 and 13 and 20 the 20 the 22 of 22 of 26 it 22 of 27 . the way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker was an outrage on the credulity of human nature . 1 the 12 tucker 2 way 7 plump 3 he 4 went 4 went 7 plump 5 after 6 that 5 after 7 plump 7 plump 12 tucker 8 sister 12 tucker 9 in 12 tucker 10 the 12 tucker 11 lace 12 tucker 12 tucker 18 credulity 13 was 18 credulity 14 an 15 outrage 15 outrage 18 credulity 16 on 17 the 16 on 18 credulity 18 credulity 19 of 18 credulity 20 human 18 credulity 21 nature 18 credulity 22 . he always knew where the plump sister was . 1 he 3 knew 2 always 3 knew 3 knew 4 where 3 knew 6 plump 3 knew 8 was 4 where 5 the 6 plump 7 sister 8 was 9 . he wouldn't catch anybody else . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 4 anybody 3 catch 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 else 5 else 6 . she often cried out that it wasn't fair ; and it really was not . 1 she 13 was 1 she 14 not 2 often 4 out 2 often 5 that 3 cried 4 out 5 that 13 was 6 it 7 wasn't 6 it 13 was 7 wasn't 8 fair 7 wasn't 12 really 8 fair 9 ; 10 and 11 it 11 it 12 really 14 not 15 . but she joined in the forfeits , and loved her love to admiration with all the letters of the alphabet . 1 but 6 forfeits 2 she 6 forfeits 3 joined 6 forfeits 4 in 5 the 4 in 6 forfeits 6 forfeits 7 , 6 forfeits 8 and 6 forfeits 9 loved 6 forfeits 10 her 6 forfeits 11 love 11 love 12 to 11 love 13 admiration 13 admiration 14 with 13 admiration 15 all 13 admiration 17 letters 13 admiration 21 . 16 the 17 letters 17 letters 20 alphabet 18 of 20 alphabet 19 the 20 alphabet but this [the] [spirit] [said] could not be done . 1 but 2 this 1 but 6 could 6 could 7 not 6 could 8 be 8 be 9 done 9 done 10 . " here is a [new] [game] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 7 , 2 here 3 is 3 is 4 a 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [one] [half-hour] , [spirit] [,] [only] one ! " 1 " 4 , 4 , 10 " 8 one 9 ! 9 ! 10 " at last the plump sister , falling into a similar state , cried out : 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 the 2 last 4 plump 4 plump 5 sister 4 plump 10 similar 5 sister 6 , 7 falling 8 into 7 falling 10 similar 9 a 10 similar 10 similar 11 state 10 similar 13 cried 10 similar 14 out 10 similar 15 : 12 , 13 cried " [i] [have] [found] it out ! 1 " 5 it 1 " 7 ! 6 out 7 ! i know what it is [,] [fred] ! 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 is 3 what 8 ! 4 it 5 is i know what it is ! " 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 2 know 7 " 3 what 5 is 4 it 5 is 6 ! 7 " " what is it ? " cried [fred] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 5 ? 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " it 's [your] [uncle] [scro-o-o-o-oge] ! " 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 ! 2 it 3 's 7 ! 8 " which it certainly was . 1 which 4 was 2 it 3 certainly 2 it 4 was 4 was 5 . here is a [glass] [of] [mulled] [wine] [ready] [to] [our] [hand] [at] [the] moment [;] [and] [i] [say] , ['] [uncle] [scrooge] ! ' ["] 1 here 2 is 1 here 23 ! 2 is 3 a 3 a 14 moment 14 moment 19 , 23 ! 24 ' " well ! 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 ! uncle [scrooge] ! " [they] [cried] [.] 1 uncle 4 " 3 ! 4 " " [a] [merry] [christmas] [and] [a] [happy] [new] [year] to the old man , [whatever] he is ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 17 is 1 " 20 said 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 man 13 man 14 , 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 is 18 ! 19 " 18 ! 20 said 20 said 24 . " he wouldn't take it from me , but may he have it nevertheless . 1 " 3 wouldn't 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 take 3 wouldn't 5 it 5 it 7 me 5 it 14 nevertheless 6 from 7 me 8 , 9 but 9 but 14 nevertheless 10 may 12 have 10 may 14 nevertheless 11 he 12 have 13 it 14 nevertheless 14 nevertheless 15 . uncle [scrooge] ! " 1 uncle 4 " 3 ! 4 " much they saw , and far they went , and many homes they visited , but always with a happy end . 1 much 2 they 2 they 3 saw 3 saw 5 and 3 saw 6 far 4 , 5 and 6 far 12 homes 6 far 21 end 6 far 22 . 7 they 8 went 7 they 12 homes 8 went 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 many 12 homes 12 homes 13 they 12 homes 14 visited 12 homes 16 but 12 homes 17 always 15 , 16 but 17 always 19 a 18 with 19 a 20 happy 21 end it was [strange] , too , [that] [,] [while] [scrooge] [remained] [unaltered] in [his] [outward] [form] , the [ghost] [grew] [older] [,] [clearly] [older] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 , 2 was 5 too 4 , 5 too 6 , 18 the 13 in 17 , 13 in 18 the " are [spirits] ['] [lives] [so] [short] ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 are 2 are 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 12 . " [my] [life] [upon] this [globe] is very [brief] , " replied the [ghost] . 1 " 7 is 1 " 12 replied 5 this 7 is 7 is 8 very 10 , 12 replied 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the 12 replied 15 . " it [ends] [to-night] . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 5 . 5 . 6 " " [to-night] ! " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 7 . ["] [to-night] [at] [midnight] [.] hark ! 1 hark 2 ! the time is drawing near . " 1 the 2 time 2 time 3 is 2 time 4 drawing 4 drawing 5 near 5 near 6 . 6 . 7 " the chimes were ringing the three-quarters past eleven at that moment . 1 the 2 chimes 2 chimes 3 were 2 chimes 6 three-quarters 2 chimes 7 past 2 chimes 8 eleven 4 ringing 6 three-quarters 5 the 6 three-quarters 8 eleven 11 moment 8 eleven 12 . 9 at 11 moment 10 that 11 moment is it a foot or a claw ? " 1 is 8 ? 2 it 7 claw 2 it 8 ? 3 a 7 claw 4 foot 7 claw 5 or 7 claw 6 a 7 claw 8 ? 9 " " it might be [a] [claw] [,] for [the] [flesh] there is [upon] [it] , " [was] [the] [spirit] 's [sorrowful] [reply] [.] 1 " 12 is 1 " 15 , 2 it 4 be 2 it 12 is 3 might 4 be 8 for 11 there 11 there 12 is 15 , 16 " 16 " 20 's " look here [.] ["] 1 " 3 here 2 look 3 here from the foldings of its robe it brought two children ; wretched , abject , frightful , hideous , miserable . 1 from 3 foldings 2 the 3 foldings 3 foldings 4 of 3 foldings 5 its 3 foldings 6 robe 3 foldings 7 it 3 foldings 8 brought 3 foldings 9 two 9 two 14 abject 10 children 14 abject 11 ; 14 abject 12 wretched 14 abject 13 , 14 abject 14 abject 15 , 14 abject 16 frightful 14 abject 17 , 14 abject 18 hideous 14 abject 19 , 14 abject 20 miserable 20 miserable 21 . they knelt down at its feet , and clung upon the outside of its garment . 1 they 9 clung 2 knelt 3 down 2 knelt 4 at 2 knelt 5 its 2 knelt 6 feet 6 feet 9 clung 7 , 9 clung 8 and 9 clung 9 clung 15 garment 10 upon 15 garment 11 the 15 garment 12 outside 15 garment 13 of 14 its 14 its 15 garment 15 garment 16 . " oh , [man] ! look here ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 5 ! 2 oh 8 ! 6 look 7 here 6 look 8 ! look , look , down here ! " exclaimed [the] [ghost] . 1 look 2 , 1 look 7 ! 3 look 4 , 3 look 6 here 3 look 7 ! 5 down 6 here 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 12 . they were [a] [boy] and [girl] [.] 1 they 2 were 2 were 5 and yellow , meagre , ragged , scowling , wolfish ; but prostrate , too , in their humility . 1 yellow 2 , 1 yellow 3 meagre 3 meagre 9 wolfish 4 , 9 wolfish 5 ragged 9 wolfish 6 , 9 wolfish 7 scowling 9 wolfish 8 , 9 wolfish 9 wolfish 10 ; 9 wolfish 11 but 9 wolfish 12 prostrate 12 prostrate 14 too 12 prostrate 16 in 12 prostrate 17 their 12 prostrate 18 humility 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 18 humility 19 . where angels might have sat enthroned , devils lurked , and glared out menacing . 1 where 6 enthroned 2 angels 6 enthroned 3 might 4 have 3 might 6 enthroned 5 sat 6 enthroned 6 enthroned 9 lurked 7 , 9 lurked 8 devils 9 lurked 9 lurked 14 menacing 10 , 14 menacing 11 and 14 menacing 12 glared 14 menacing 13 out 14 menacing 14 menacing 15 . scrooge started back , appalled . 1 scrooge 5 appalled 2 started 5 appalled 3 back 5 appalled 4 , 5 appalled 5 appalled 6 . " [spirit] ! are they [yours] ? " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 8 " 4 are 5 they 4 are 7 ? 7 ? 8 " scrooge could say no more . 1 scrooge 5 more 1 scrooge 6 . 2 could 3 say 3 say 5 more 4 no 5 more " they are [man] 's , " said the [spirit] [,] [looking] [down] [upon] [them] . 1 " 3 are 1 " 5 's 1 " 8 said 2 they 3 are 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 16 . " and [they] [cling] [to] [me] , [appealing] [from] [their] [fathers] [.] 1 " 7 , 2 and 7 , this boy [is] [ignorance] [.] 1 this 2 boy this girl is [want] [.] 1 this 2 girl 1 this 3 is [deny] [it] [!] ["] [cried] [the] [spirit] [,] [stretching] [out] [its] [hand] [towards] [the] [city] [.] " slander those who tell it ye ! 1 " 2 slander 2 slander 3 those 2 slander 4 who 2 slander 5 tell 2 slander 6 it 2 slander 7 ye 2 slander 8 ! [admit] [it] [for] [your] [factious] [purposes] [,] [and] [make] [it] [worse] [!] and bide the end ! " 1 and 2 bide 2 bide 4 end 2 bide 5 ! 3 the 4 end 5 ! 6 " " have [they] no [refuge] [or] [resource] ? " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 4 no 1 " 10 cried 2 have 4 no 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 cried 10 cried 12 . " [are] there no [prisons] ? " said the [spirit] [,] [turning] on him for the last time [with] his [own] [words] . 1 " 4 no 1 " 8 said 3 there 4 no 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 23 . 13 on 16 the 13 on 20 his 14 him 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 last 17 last 18 time 20 his 23 . " are there no workhouses ? " 1 " 5 workhouses 2 are 5 workhouses 3 there 5 workhouses 4 no 5 workhouses 5 workhouses 6 ? 5 workhouses 7 " the bell [struck] [twelve] [.] 1 the 2 bell [scrooge] [looked] [about] [him] [for] [the] [ghost] [,] [and] [saw] [it] [not] [.] [stave] [four] [the] [last] [of] [the] [spirits] [the] [phantom] [slowly] [,] [gravely] [,] [silently] [approached] [.] he felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him , and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn dread . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 2 felt 8 stately 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 tall 6 tall 7 and 6 tall 8 stately 8 stately 11 came 8 stately 12 beside 9 when 10 it 9 when 11 came 12 beside 13 him 12 beside 15 and 12 beside 18 mysterious 14 , 15 and 16 that 18 mysterious 17 its 18 mysterious 18 mysterious 25 dread 18 mysterious 26 . 19 presence 25 dread 20 filled 21 him 20 filled 22 with 20 filled 25 dread 22 with 23 a 24 solemn 25 dread he knew [no] [more] [,] [for] [the] [spirit] [neither] spoke [nor] [moved] [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 10 spoke " [i] [am] [in] [the] [presence] [of] [the] [ghost] [of] [christmas] [yet] to [come] ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 17 said 13 to 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 . the [spirit] [answered] [not] [,] [but] [pointed] [onward] [with] [its] hand . 1 the 11 hand 11 hand 12 . " is that so , [spirit] ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 so 2 is 5 , 2 is 7 ? 7 ? 8 " the [upper] [portion] of the [garment] [was] [contracted] [for] [an] [instant] [in] [its] [folds] [,] [as] [if] [the] [spirit] [had] [inclined] [its] [head] [.] 1 the 4 of 4 of 5 the that was the only answer he received . 1 that 2 was 2 was 5 answer 3 the 5 answer 4 only 5 answer 5 answer 7 received 5 answer 8 . 6 he 7 received the [spirit] [paused] [a] [moment] [,] [as] [observing] [his] [condition] [,] [and] [giving] [him] time to [recover] [.] 1 the 15 time 15 time 16 to but [scrooge] [was] all the [worse] [for] [this] [.] 1 but 4 all 4 all 5 the " [ghost] [of] [the] [future] ! " he exclaimed , " [i] [fear] you [more] [than] [any] [spectre] [i] have seen . 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 11 " 7 " 9 exclaimed 8 he 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 you 14 you 20 have 20 have 21 seen 21 seen 22 . will you not speak to me ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 6 me 2 you 7 ? 3 not 4 speak 4 speak 5 to 4 speak 6 me 7 ? 8 " [it] [gave] [him] [no] [reply] [.] the hand was pointed straight before them . 1 the 4 pointed 2 hand 3 was 2 hand 4 pointed 4 pointed 5 straight 5 straight 6 before 6 before 7 them 7 them 8 . " lead on ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 2 lead 3 on 2 lead 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " lead on ! 1 " 4 ! 2 lead 3 on 2 lead 4 ! the night is waning fast , and it is precious time to me , [i] [know] [.] 1 the 4 waning 2 night 4 waning 3 is 4 waning 4 waning 5 fast 4 waning 6 , 4 waning 8 it 4 waning 9 is 4 waning 10 precious 4 waning 14 , 6 , 7 and 10 precious 11 time 10 precious 13 me 12 to 13 me lead on , [spirit] ! " 1 lead 2 on 2 on 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " the phantom moved away as it had come towards him . 1 the 2 phantom 2 phantom 3 moved 3 moved 4 away 3 moved 5 as 3 moved 9 towards 5 as 6 it 5 as 7 had 7 had 8 come 9 towards 10 him 10 him 11 . [scrooge] [followed] [in] [the] [shadow] [of] [its] [dress] [,] [which] [bore] [him] [up] [,] [he] [thought] [,] [and] [carried] [him] [along] [.] the [spirit] [stopped] [beside] [one] little [knot] of [business] [men] . 1 the 6 little 1 the 8 of 8 of 11 . [observing] [that] [the] [hand] [was] [pointed] [to] [them] [,] [scrooge] [advanced] [to] [listen] [to] [their] [talk] [.] " no , " said [a] [great] [fat] [man] [with] [a] [monstrous] [chin] , " [i] don't know much about it [either] [way] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 17 don't 17 don't 18 know 18 know 20 about 19 much 20 about 20 about 21 it 21 it 24 . i only know he 's dead . " 1 i 2 only 1 i 3 know 3 know 8 " 4 he 6 dead 5 's 6 dead 6 dead 7 . 7 . 8 " " when did he die ? " inquired another . 1 " 8 inquired 2 when 5 die 3 did 5 die 4 he 5 die 5 die 8 inquired 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 inquired 8 inquired 9 another 8 inquired 10 . " last night [,] [i] [believe] . " 1 " 8 " 2 last 3 night 3 night 7 . 7 . 8 " " [i] thought he ['d] [never] [die] . ["] 1 " 3 thought 3 thought 4 he 4 he 8 . " [god] [knows] , " said the first with a yawn . 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 11 yawn 7 the 8 first 8 first 11 yawn 9 with 11 yawn 10 a 11 yawn 11 yawn 12 . " [i] haven't [heard] , " said the man with the large chin , yawning again . 1 " 3 haven't 1 " 7 said 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 15 yawning 8 the 9 man 9 man 15 yawning 10 with 11 the 10 with 12 large 12 large 15 yawning 13 chin 15 yawning 14 , 15 yawning 15 yawning 16 again 15 yawning 17 . " left it to his company , perhaps . 1 " 8 perhaps 2 left 5 his 2 left 6 company 3 it 4 to 4 to 5 his 6 company 8 perhaps 7 , 8 perhaps 8 perhaps 9 . he hasn't left it to me . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 left 3 left 6 me 4 it 6 me 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . that 's all [i] [know] . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 all 3 all 6 . 6 . 7 " this pleasantry was received with a general laugh . 1 this 2 pleasantry 2 pleasantry 3 was 2 pleasantry 4 received 2 pleasantry 5 with 2 pleasantry 7 general 2 pleasantry 8 laugh 2 pleasantry 9 . 6 a 7 general suppose we make up a party , and volunteer ? " 1 suppose 2 we 1 suppose 3 make 3 make 9 volunteer 4 up 9 volunteer 5 a 6 party 6 party 7 , 6 party 9 volunteer 7 , 8 and 9 volunteer 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " [i] don't mind going if a lunch is provided , " observed the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose . 1 " 13 observed 3 don't 4 mind 4 mind 10 provided 5 going 10 provided 6 if 10 provided 7 a 8 lunch 8 lunch 10 provided 9 is 10 provided 10 provided 13 observed 11 , 13 observed 12 " 13 observed 13 observed 18 excrescence 14 the 18 excrescence 15 gentleman 18 excrescence 16 with 18 excrescence 17 the 18 excrescence 18 excrescence 19 on 18 excrescence 20 his 18 excrescence 21 nose 18 excrescence 22 . " but [i] must be [fed] [if] [i] [make] [one] . " 1 " 12 " 2 but 4 must 4 must 5 be 5 be 11 . 11 . 12 " another laugh . 1 another 2 laugh 2 laugh 3 . but [i] ['ll] [offer] to [go] [if] [anybody] [else] [will] [.] 1 but 5 to bye , bye ! " 1 bye 2 , 1 bye 3 bye 3 bye 4 ! 4 ! 5 " speakers and listeners strolled away , and mixed with other groups . 1 speakers 2 and 1 speakers 3 listeners 1 speakers 4 strolled 4 strolled 5 away 4 strolled 8 mixed 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 mixed 8 mixed 9 with 8 mixed 11 groups 8 mixed 12 . 10 other 11 groups scrooge knew [the] [men] [,] [and] [looked] [towards] [the] [spirit] [for] [an] [explanation] . 1 scrooge 2 knew 1 scrooge 14 . the [phantom] [glided] [on] [into] [a] street . 1 the 7 street 7 street 8 . its finger pointed to two persons meeting . 1 its 6 persons 2 finger 3 pointed 2 finger 6 persons 3 pointed 4 to 5 two 6 persons 6 persons 7 meeting 6 persons 8 . scrooge listened again , thinking that the explanation might lie here . 1 scrooge 2 listened 2 listened 8 explanation 3 again 4 , 3 again 8 explanation 5 thinking 8 explanation 6 that 8 explanation 7 the 8 explanation 8 explanation 9 might 8 explanation 10 lie 8 explanation 12 . 10 lie 11 here he knew these men , also , perfectly . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 8 perfectly 3 these 4 men 3 these 6 also 4 men 5 , 6 also 7 , 6 also 8 perfectly 8 perfectly 9 . they were men of business : very wealthy , and of great importance . 1 they 2 were 2 were 13 importance 3 men 8 wealthy 4 of 5 business 5 business 8 wealthy 6 : 8 wealthy 7 very 8 wealthy 8 wealthy 9 , 8 wealthy 10 and 8 wealthy 11 of 8 wealthy 12 great 8 wealthy 13 importance 13 importance 14 . " how are you ? " said [one] . 1 " 4 you 2 how 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " how are you ? " returned the other . 1 " 4 you 2 how 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 returned 7 returned 9 other 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 . " well ! " said the first . 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 said 2 well 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 5 said 6 the 6 the 7 first 7 first 8 . " [old] [scratch] [has] [got] his own at last , hey ? " 1 " 11 hey 6 his 7 own 7 own 11 hey 8 at 9 last 9 last 11 hey 10 , 11 hey 11 hey 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " [so] [i] [am] [told] , " returned the second . 1 " 8 returned 6 , 8 returned 7 " 8 returned 8 returned 10 second 8 returned 11 . 9 the 10 second " [cold] , isn't it ? " 1 " 3 , 3 , 7 " 4 isn't 5 it 4 isn't 6 ? 6 ? 7 " ["] [seasonable] [for] [christmas-time] [.] you are not [a] [skater] [,] [i] suppose [?] ["] 1 you 2 are 1 you 8 suppose 2 are 3 not " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . [no] [.] something else to think of . 1 something 2 else 1 something 3 to 3 to 4 think 4 think 5 of 5 of 6 . good morning ! " 1 good 2 morning 1 good 3 ! 3 ! 4 " not another word . 1 not 3 word 2 another 3 word 3 word 4 . that was their meeting , their conversation , and their parting . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 meeting 3 their 4 meeting 4 meeting 5 , 4 meeting 7 conversation 6 their 7 conversation 7 conversation 11 parting 7 conversation 12 . 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 their 10 their 11 parting nor could he think of any one immediately connected with himself , to whom he could apply them . 1 nor 2 could 2 could 17 apply 3 he 9 connected 4 think 9 connected 5 of 9 connected 6 any 7 one 6 any 9 connected 8 immediately 9 connected 9 connected 10 with 9 connected 11 himself 9 connected 14 whom 12 , 14 whom 13 to 14 whom 14 whom 17 apply 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 apply 17 apply 18 them 17 apply 19 . [quiet] [and] [dark] [,] [beside] [him] [stood] [the] [phantom] [,] [with] [its] [outstretched] [hand] [.] it made him shudder , and feel very cold . 1 it 4 shudder 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 shudder 4 shudder 5 , 4 shudder 7 feel 4 shudder 8 very 4 shudder 9 cold 4 shudder 10 . 5 , 6 and the ways were foul and narrow ; the shops and houses wretched ; the people half naked , drunken , slipshod , ugly . 1 the 9 shops 2 ways 4 foul 3 were 4 foul 4 foul 5 and 4 foul 9 shops 6 narrow 9 shops 7 ; 9 shops 8 the 9 shops 9 shops 10 and 9 shops 11 houses 9 shops 12 wretched 9 shops 13 ; 9 shops 15 people 14 the 15 people 15 people 21 slipshod 16 half 21 slipshod 17 naked 21 slipshod 18 , 21 slipshod 19 drunken 21 slipshod 20 , 21 slipshod 21 slipshod 22 , 21 slipshod 23 ugly 21 slipshod 24 . [scrooge] [and] [the] [phantom] [came] [into] [the] [presence] [of] [this] [man] [,] [just] [as] [a] [woman] [with] [a] [heavy] [bundle] [slunk] [into] [the] [shop] [.] " let the charwoman alone to be the first ! " cried she who had entered first . 1 " 4 charwoman 2 let 4 charwoman 3 the 4 charwoman 4 charwoman 5 alone 4 charwoman 6 to 4 charwoman 7 be 4 charwoman 8 the 4 charwoman 9 first 4 charwoman 10 ! 4 charwoman 17 first 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 cried 10 ! 13 she 14 who 15 had 14 who 17 first 15 had 16 entered 17 first 18 . " let the laundress alone to be the second ; and let the undertaker 's man alone to be the third . 1 " 4 laundress 2 let 4 laundress 3 the 4 laundress 4 laundress 5 alone 4 laundress 6 to 4 laundress 7 be 4 laundress 9 second 4 laundress 17 alone 4 laundress 18 to 4 laundress 19 be 4 laundress 20 the 8 the 9 second 9 second 14 undertaker 10 ; 11 and 10 ; 14 undertaker 12 let 14 undertaker 13 the 14 undertaker 14 undertaker 15 's 14 undertaker 16 man 20 the 21 third 21 third 22 . look here , [old] [joe] [,] here 's a chance ! 1 look 2 here 1 look 7 here 1 look 11 ! 2 here 3 , 7 here 8 's 7 here 10 chance 8 's 9 a 9 a 10 chance if we haven't all three met here without meaning it [!] ["] 1 if 2 we 2 we 3 haven't 3 haven't 9 meaning 4 all 5 three 5 three 9 meaning 6 met 7 here 6 met 9 meaning 8 without 9 meaning 9 meaning 10 it " you couldn't have met in a better place , " said [old] [joe] , [removing] [his] [pipe] [from] [his] [mouth] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 said 2 you 4 have 2 you 8 better 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 met 5 met 6 in 5 met 7 a 9 place 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 , 12 said 22 . " come into the parlour . 1 " 2 come 2 come 5 parlour 3 into 5 parlour 4 the 5 parlour 5 parlour 6 . you were made free of it long ago , you know ; and the other two an't strangers . 1 you 4 free 1 you 11 know 2 were 4 free 3 made 4 free 4 free 8 ago 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 long 7 long 8 ago 8 ago 9 , 10 you 11 know 11 know 17 an't 12 ; 13 and 12 ; 17 an't 14 the 15 other 15 other 17 an't 16 two 17 an't 17 an't 18 strangers 18 strangers 19 . [stop] [till] [i] [shut] [the] [door] [of] [the] [shop] [.] ah ! 1 ah 2 ! how it skreeks ! 1 how 3 skreeks 2 it 3 skreeks 3 skreeks 4 ! ha ! ha ! 1 ha 2 ! 1 ha 3 ha 3 ha 4 ! we 're all suitable to our calling , we 're well matched . 1 we 12 matched 2 're 3 all 2 're 12 matched 4 suitable 5 to 4 suitable 6 our 4 suitable 7 calling 7 calling 12 matched 8 , 9 we 9 we 12 matched 10 're 12 matched 11 well 12 matched 12 matched 13 . come into the parlour . 1 come 4 parlour 2 into 4 parlour 3 the 4 parlour 4 parlour 5 . come into the parlour . " 1 come 4 parlour 2 into 4 parlour 3 the 4 parlour 4 parlour 5 . 5 . 6 " the parlour was the space behind the screen of rags . 1 the 8 screen 2 parlour 8 screen 3 was 8 screen 4 the 8 screen 5 space 8 screen 6 behind 8 screen 7 the 8 screen 8 screen 9 of 8 screen 10 rags 8 screen 11 . " what odds , then ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 odds 2 what 6 ? 3 odds 4 , 3 odds 5 then what [odds] , [mrs] [dilber] ? " said the woman . 1 what 6 ? 3 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 woman 8 said 11 . 9 the 10 woman " [every] [person] [has] [a] [right] [to] take care of [themselves] [.] 1 " 8 take 8 take 9 care 9 care 10 of he always did [!] ["] 1 he 3 did 2 always 3 did " that 's true , indeed ! " said the laundress . 1 " 11 laundress 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 true 3 's 11 laundress 5 , 6 indeed 6 indeed 11 laundress 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 11 laundress 9 said 11 laundress 10 the 11 laundress 11 laundress 12 . " no man more [so] . " 1 " 7 " 2 no 3 man 2 no 4 more 4 more 6 . 6 . 7 " " why , then , don't stand staring as if you was afraid , woman ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 , 2 why 6 don't 3 , 4 then 6 don't 7 stand 7 stand 8 staring 7 stand 14 , 7 stand 15 woman 7 stand 16 ! 8 staring 13 afraid 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 you 10 if 13 afraid 12 was 13 afraid who 's the wiser ? 1 who 4 wiser 1 who 5 ? 2 's 4 wiser 3 the 4 wiser we 're not going to [pick] [holes] [in] [each] [other] ['s] [coats] [,] [i] [suppose] ? " 1 we 2 're 2 're 3 not 2 're 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " no , indeed ! " said [mrs] [dilber] and the man [together] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 12 man 7 said 14 . 10 and 11 the 11 the 12 man " we should hope not . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 should 2 we 4 hope 4 hope 5 not 5 not 6 . 6 . 7 " " very well , then ! " cried the woman . 1 " 3 well 1 " 8 cried 2 very 3 well 3 well 4 , 3 well 5 then 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 cried 8 cried 10 woman 8 cried 11 . 9 the 10 woman " that 's enough . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 enough 4 enough 5 . who 's the worse for the loss of a few things like these ? 1 who 14 ? 2 's 4 worse 3 the 4 worse 4 worse 7 loss 5 for 7 loss 6 the 7 loss 7 loss 8 of 7 loss 10 few 7 loss 11 things 7 loss 13 these 9 a 10 few 11 things 12 like 13 these 14 ? not a [dead] man , [i] suppose ? " 1 not 2 a 2 a 4 man 4 man 5 , 5 , 9 " 7 suppose 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " no , indeed , " said [mrs] [dilber] , laughing . 1 " 2 no 1 " 7 said 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 indeed 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 7 said 11 laughing 11 laughing 12 . " it 's [the] [truest] [word] [that] [ever] [was] [spoke] , " said [mrs] [dilber] , " it 's a [judgment] [on] [him] . " 1 " 3 's 1 " 12 " 2 it 3 's 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 , 13 said 24 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 19 's 18 it 19 's 19 's 20 a 24 . 25 " open [that] [bundle] [,] [old] [joe] [,] [and] [let] [me] [know] [the] [value] [of] it . 1 open 15 it 15 it 16 . speak out plain . 1 speak 3 plain 1 speak 4 . 2 out 3 plain i 'm not afraid to be the first , nor afraid for them to see it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 afraid 2 'm 11 afraid 2 'm 12 for 3 not 4 afraid 5 to 6 be 6 be 11 afraid 7 the 8 first 8 first 10 nor 8 first 11 afraid 9 , 10 nor 12 for 13 them 13 them 17 . 14 to 15 see 14 to 17 . 15 see 16 it we knew pretty well that we were helping ourselves before we met here , [i] [believe] [.] 1 we 2 knew 1 we 9 ourselves 3 pretty 4 well 3 pretty 9 ourselves 4 well 5 that 6 we 7 were 6 we 9 ourselves 8 helping 9 ourselves 9 ourselves 10 before 9 ourselves 11 we 9 ourselves 12 met 9 ourselves 13 here 13 here 14 , it 's no sin . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 sin 3 no 4 sin 4 sin 5 . [open] [the] [bundle] [,] [joe] [.] ["] it was not extensive . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 extensive 3 not 4 extensive 4 extensive 5 . a seal or two , a pencil-case , a pair of sleeve-buttons , and a brooch of no great value , were all . 1 a 12 sleeve-buttons 2 seal 7 pencil-case 3 or 7 pencil-case 4 two 7 pencil-case 5 , 7 pencil-case 6 a 7 pencil-case 7 pencil-case 8 , 7 pencil-case 12 sleeve-buttons 9 a 12 sleeve-buttons 10 pair 12 sleeve-buttons 11 of 12 sleeve-buttons 12 sleeve-buttons 13 , 12 sleeve-buttons 14 and 12 sleeve-buttons 15 a 12 sleeve-buttons 16 brooch 12 sleeve-buttons 21 , 16 brooch 20 value 17 of 20 value 18 no 20 value 19 great 20 value 21 , 23 all 22 were 23 all 23 all 24 . who 's next ? " 1 who 3 next 1 who 4 ? 2 's 3 next 4 ? 5 " [mrs] [dilber] [was] [next] [.] sheets and towels , a little wearing apparel , two old-fashioned silver tea-spoons , a pair of sugar-tongs , and a few boots . 1 sheets 3 towels 2 and 3 towels 3 towels 4 , 3 towels 6 little 3 towels 7 wearing 3 towels 8 apparel 5 a 6 little 8 apparel 13 tea-spoons 9 , 13 tea-spoons 10 two 13 tea-spoons 11 old-fashioned 13 tea-spoons 12 silver 13 tea-spoons 13 tea-spoons 14 , 13 tea-spoons 18 sugar-tongs 15 a 18 sugar-tongs 16 pair 18 sugar-tongs 17 of 18 sugar-tongs 18 sugar-tongs 19 , 18 sugar-tongs 20 and 18 sugar-tongs 21 a 18 sugar-tongs 22 few 18 sugar-tongs 23 boots 18 sugar-tongs 24 . her account was stated on the wall in the same manner . 1 her 4 stated 2 account 4 stated 3 was 4 stated 4 stated 7 wall 4 stated 8 in 4 stated 10 same 5 on 7 wall 6 the 7 wall 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 manner 11 manner 12 . " [i] always [give] [too] [much] [to] [ladies] [.] 1 " 3 always it 's a [weakness] [of] [mine] , and that 's the way [i] [ruin] myself , " said [old] [joe] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 21 . 2 's 3 a 7 , 8 and 7 , 18 said 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 's 10 's 12 way 11 the 12 way 15 myself 17 " 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 21 . " that 's your account . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 5 account 4 your 5 account 5 account 6 . " and now [undo] [my] [bundle] , [joe] , " said the first [woman] . 1 " 11 said 2 and 3 now 3 now 7 , 7 , 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 15 . 12 the 13 first " what do you call this ? " said [joe] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 9 said 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 5 call 7 ? 6 this 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [bed-curtains] ? " 1 " 4 " 3 ? 4 " " ah ! " returned the woman , laughing and leaning forward on her crossed arms . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 returned 5 returned 11 leaning 6 the 7 woman 7 woman 11 leaning 8 , 11 leaning 9 laughing 10 and 9 laughing 11 leaning 11 leaning 12 forward 11 leaning 13 on 11 leaning 14 her 11 leaning 15 crossed 11 leaning 16 arms 16 arms 17 . " [bed-curtains] ! " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " you don't mean to say you [took] ' [em] [down] , [rings] and all , [with] [him] [lying] there ? " said [joe] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 12 , 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 mean 3 don't 7 you 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 say 7 you 9 ' 12 , 14 and 14 and 15 all 15 all 16 , 16 , 23 said 20 there 21 ? 21 ? 22 " 22 " 23 said 23 said 25 . " yes , [i] do , " replied the [woman] . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 8 replied 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 do 6 , 8 replied 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 9 the 8 replied 11 . " why not ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 not 2 why 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " you were born [to] [make] [your] [fortune] , " said [joe] , " and you 'll [certainly] do it . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 , 2 you 3 were 3 were 4 born 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 10 " 16 you 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 16 you 17 'll 17 'll 19 do 19 do 20 it 20 it 21 . 21 . 22 " " don't drop that oil upon the blankets , now . " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 8 blankets 3 drop 8 blankets 4 that 8 blankets 5 oil 8 blankets 6 upon 7 the 6 upon 8 blankets 8 blankets 9 , 8 blankets 10 now 8 blankets 12 " 11 . 12 " " [his] [blankets] ? " asked [joe] . 1 " 6 asked 4 ? 5 " 4 ? 6 asked 6 asked 8 . " whose else's do you think ? " replied the woman . 1 " 3 else's 2 whose 3 else's 3 else's 4 do 3 else's 5 you 3 else's 6 think 3 else's 7 ? 3 else's 9 replied 7 ? 8 " 9 replied 11 woman 9 replied 12 . 10 the 11 woman " he isn't [likely] [to] [take] [cold] [without] ['] [em] [,] [i] [dare] say . ["] 1 " 3 isn't 1 " 14 say 2 he 3 isn't 14 say 15 . " [i] hope [he] [didn't] [die] [of] [anything] [catching] [?] 1 " 3 hope eh ? " said [old] [joe] , [stopping] [in] [his] [work] [,] and [looking] up . 1 eh 2 ? 2 ? 3 " 3 " 4 said 4 said 7 , 7 , 13 and 13 and 15 up 15 up 16 . " don't you be afraid of that , " returned the woman . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 10 returned 2 don't 3 you 2 don't 4 be 4 be 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 5 afraid 7 that 8 , 10 returned 9 " 10 returned 10 returned 11 the 10 returned 13 . 11 the 12 woman " [i] [an't] [so] [fond] [of] [his] [company] that [i] ['d] [loiter] [about] [him] [for] [such] [things] , [if] [he] [did] [.] 1 " 9 that 1 " 18 , ah ! 1 ah 2 ! you may look through that shirt till your eyes ache ; but you won't find a hole in it , nor a threadbare place . 1 you 2 may 2 may 3 look 3 look 4 through 4 through 6 shirt 4 through 17 hole 5 that 6 shirt 6 shirt 7 till 6 shirt 8 your 6 shirt 10 ache 9 eyes 10 ache 10 ache 11 ; 10 ache 14 won't 10 ache 15 find 11 ; 12 but 13 you 14 won't 16 a 17 hole 17 hole 23 threadbare 18 in 23 threadbare 19 it 23 threadbare 20 , 23 threadbare 21 nor 23 threadbare 22 a 23 threadbare 23 threadbare 24 place 23 threadbare 25 . it 's the best he had , and a fine one too . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 best 2 's 10 fine 3 the 4 best 5 he 6 had 6 had 10 fine 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 fine 10 fine 11 one 10 fine 12 too 12 too 13 . they 'd have wasted it , if it hadn't been for me . " 1 they 2 'd 2 'd 3 have 3 have 10 been 4 wasted 9 hadn't 5 it 9 hadn't 6 , 7 if 7 if 9 hadn't 8 it 9 hadn't 9 hadn't 10 been 10 been 11 for 11 for 12 me 12 me 14 " 13 . 14 " " what do you call wasting of it ? " asked [old] [joe] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 wasting 2 what 9 ? 3 do 4 you 5 call 6 wasting 6 wasting 8 it 7 of 8 it 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 asked 11 asked 14 . " putting it on him to be buried in , to be sure , " replied the woman with a laugh . 1 " 2 putting 2 putting 3 it 2 putting 4 on 2 putting 8 buried 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 buried 8 buried 9 in 8 buried 13 sure 8 buried 18 woman 8 buried 19 with 10 , 13 sure 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 sure 14 , 16 replied 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 18 woman 17 the 18 woman 19 with 21 laugh 20 a 21 laugh 21 laugh 22 . " somebody was fool enough to do it , but [i] took it off again . 1 " 4 fool 2 somebody 4 fool 3 was 4 fool 4 fool 5 enough 4 fool 12 took 5 enough 6 to 5 enough 10 but 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 it 9 , 10 but 12 took 13 it 12 took 14 off 14 off 15 again 15 again 16 . if calico an't good enough for such a purpose , it isn't good enough for anything . 1 if 2 calico 2 calico 3 an't 2 calico 13 good 2 calico 14 enough 2 calico 16 anything 3 an't 4 good 3 an't 5 enough 3 an't 7 such 3 an't 9 purpose 5 enough 6 for 7 such 8 a 9 purpose 12 isn't 10 , 12 isn't 11 it 12 isn't 14 enough 15 for 16 anything 17 . it 's quite as becoming to the body . 1 it 2 's 1 it 5 becoming 3 quite 4 as 3 quite 5 becoming 5 becoming 6 to 5 becoming 8 body 5 becoming 9 . 7 the 8 body he can't look uglier than he did in that one [.] ["] 1 he 4 uglier 2 can't 4 uglier 3 look 4 uglier 4 uglier 5 than 4 uglier 7 did 4 uglier 8 in 4 uglier 9 that 4 uglier 10 one 6 he 7 did scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror . 1 scrooge 5 dialogue 1 scrooge 8 . 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 5 dialogue 4 this 5 dialogue 5 dialogue 7 horror 6 in 7 horror " this is the [end] [of] [it] , you see [!] 1 " 3 is 1 " 8 , 1 " 9 you 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 9 you 10 see he frightened every one away from him when he was alive , to profit us when he was dead ! 1 he 2 frightened 2 frightened 3 every 2 frightened 5 away 2 frightened 7 him 3 every 4 one 5 away 6 from 7 him 11 alive 8 when 9 he 8 when 11 alive 10 was 11 alive 11 alive 12 , 11 alive 14 profit 11 alive 20 ! 13 to 14 profit 14 profit 15 us 14 profit 16 when 14 profit 19 dead 16 when 17 he 18 was 19 dead ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " spirit [!] " said [scrooge] , [shuddering] [from] [head] [to] [foot] . 1 " 2 spirit 1 " 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 13 . " [i] see , [i] [see] [.] 1 " 3 see 1 " 4 , the case of this unhappy man might be my own . 1 the 2 case 2 case 3 of 2 case 5 unhappy 2 case 7 might 2 case 10 own 4 this 5 unhappy 5 unhappy 6 man 7 might 8 be 9 my 10 own 10 own 11 . my life tends that way now . 1 my 3 tends 2 life 3 tends 3 tends 4 that 3 tends 5 way 3 tends 6 now 6 now 7 . [merciful] [heaven] [,] [what] [is] [this] [?] ["] [scrooge] [glanced] [towards] [the] [phantom] [.] its steady hand was pointed to the head . 1 its 5 pointed 1 its 8 head 2 steady 3 hand 2 steady 5 pointed 3 hand 4 was 5 pointed 6 to 5 pointed 7 the 8 head 9 . [strike] [,] [shadow] [,] [strike] [!] and see his good deeds springing from the wound , to sow the world with life immortal ! 1 and 5 deeds 2 see 5 deeds 3 his 5 deeds 4 good 5 deeds 5 deeds 6 springing 6 springing 12 sow 7 from 8 the 7 from 12 sow 9 wound 12 sow 10 , 12 sow 11 to 12 sow 12 sow 14 world 12 sow 15 with 12 sow 16 life 12 sow 17 immortal 13 the 14 world 17 immortal 18 ! no [voice] [pronounced] [these] [words] [in] [scrooge] ['s] [ears] , and [yet] [he] [heard] [them] when he looked upon the [bed] [.] 1 no 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 18 looked 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 looked 18 looked 19 upon 19 upon 20 the he thought , if this man could be raised up now , what would be his foremost thoughts ? 1 he 2 thought 1 he 7 could 1 he 9 raised 3 , 4 if 4 if 7 could 5 this 6 man 6 man 7 could 7 could 8 be 9 raised 10 up 9 raised 14 would 9 raised 16 his 11 now 12 , 11 now 13 what 13 what 14 would 14 would 15 be 16 his 18 thoughts 17 foremost 18 thoughts 18 thoughts 19 ? avarice , hard dealing , griping cares ? 1 avarice 6 griping 2 , 6 griping 3 hard 6 griping 4 dealing 6 griping 5 , 6 griping 6 griping 7 cares 6 griping 8 ? they have brought him to a rich end , truly ! 1 they 3 brought 2 have 3 brought 3 brought 4 him 3 brought 5 to 3 brought 10 truly 6 a 7 rich 7 rich 10 truly 8 end 10 truly 9 , 10 truly 10 truly 11 ! a cat was tearing at the door , and there was a sound of gnawing rats beneath the hearth-stone . 1 a 2 cat 2 cat 4 tearing 3 was 4 tearing 4 tearing 5 at 5 at 7 door 5 at 19 hearth-stone 6 the 7 door 7 door 9 and 8 , 9 and 10 there 11 was 10 there 13 sound 12 a 13 sound 13 sound 14 of 13 sound 19 hearth-stone 15 gnawing 19 hearth-stone 16 rats 19 hearth-stone 17 beneath 19 hearth-stone 18 the 19 hearth-stone 19 hearth-stone 20 . what they [wanted] [in] [the] [room] [of] [death] , and [why] they were [so] [restless] [and] [disturbed] [,] [scrooge] [did] [not] [dare] [to] [think] . 1 what 2 they 2 they 13 were 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 25 . " spirit ! " he said , " this is a fearful place . 1 " 10 is 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 said 3 ! 8 " 6 said 7 , 8 " 10 is 9 this 10 is 10 is 13 place 11 a 12 fearful 12 fearful 13 place 13 place 14 . in [leaving] it [,] [i] [shall] [not] [leave] [its] [lesson] [,] [trust] [me] [.] 1 in 3 it let us go ! " 1 let 2 us 1 let 3 go 3 go 4 ! 4 ! 5 " still the [ghost] [pointed] [with] [an] [unmoved] [finger] [to] [the] [head] [.] 1 still 2 the " [i] [understand] you , " [scrooge] [returned] , " [and] [i] [would] do it [if] [i] [could] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 9 , 4 you 6 " 5 , 6 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 14 do 14 do 15 it 15 it 19 . but [i] [have] not the [power] [,] [spirit] . 1 but 4 not 1 but 5 the 5 the 9 . i have not the power [.] ["] 1 i 2 have 2 have 5 power 3 not 5 power 4 the 5 power [again] [it] [seemed] [to] [look] [upon] [him] [.] i [beseech] you . " 1 i 3 you 3 you 5 " 4 . 5 " at length the long-expected knock was heard . 1 at 4 long-expected 2 length 4 long-expected 3 the 4 long-expected 4 long-expected 5 knock 4 long-expected 6 was 4 long-expected 7 heard 4 long-expected 8 . she hurried to the door , and met her husband ; a man whose face was careworn and depressed , though he was young . 1 she 2 hurried 2 hurried 3 to 2 hurried 5 door 4 the 5 door 5 door 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 17 careworn 8 met 9 her 9 her 10 husband 9 her 17 careworn 11 ; 17 careworn 12 a 13 man 13 man 17 careworn 14 whose 17 careworn 15 face 17 careworn 16 was 17 careworn 17 careworn 19 depressed 17 careworn 21 though 17 careworn 22 he 17 careworn 23 was 17 careworn 25 . 18 and 19 depressed 20 , 21 though 23 was 24 young " is it good , " she said , " or bad ? " to help him . 1 " 2 is 2 is 12 bad 2 is 13 ? 3 it 12 bad 4 good 5 , 4 good 12 bad 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 11 or 12 bad 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 18 . 15 to 16 help 16 help 17 him 17 him 18 . " bad , " he answered . 1 " 6 answered 2 bad 3 , 3 , 6 answered 4 " 5 he 4 " 6 answered 6 answered 7 . " we are quite ruined ? " 1 " 3 are 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 quite 3 are 6 ? 4 quite 5 ruined 6 ? 7 " " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . there is [hope] [yet] , [caroline] . " 1 there 2 is 2 is 8 " 5 , 8 " 7 . 8 " " if he relents , " she said , amazed , " [there] [is] [!] 1 " 4 relents 2 if 4 relents 3 he 4 relents 4 relents 5 , 4 relents 6 " 4 relents 7 she 4 relents 8 said 4 relents 9 , 4 relents 10 amazed 4 relents 11 , 4 relents 12 " nothing is past hope , if such a miracle has happened . " 1 nothing 11 happened 2 is 9 miracle 3 past 9 miracle 4 hope 9 miracle 5 , 6 if 6 if 9 miracle 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 miracle 9 miracle 11 happened 10 has 11 happened 11 happened 12 . 12 . 13 " " he is past relenting , " said her husband . 1 " 5 relenting 2 he 3 is 3 is 5 relenting 4 past 5 relenting 5 relenting 8 said 5 relenting 10 husband 5 relenting 11 . 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 9 her 10 husband " he is dead . " 1 " 3 is 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 dead 4 dead 5 . 5 . 6 " she prayed forgiveness the next moment , and was sorry ; but the first was the emotion of her heart . 1 she 2 prayed 2 prayed 3 forgiveness 3 forgiveness 5 next 3 forgiveness 6 moment 3 forgiveness 7 , 3 forgiveness 9 was 3 forgiveness 11 ; 3 forgiveness 15 was 3 forgiveness 19 her 4 the 5 next 7 , 8 and 9 was 10 sorry 12 but 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 was 16 the 17 emotion 17 emotion 18 of 17 emotion 19 her 19 her 20 heart 20 heart 21 . he was not only very ill , but dying , then [.] ["] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 only 2 was 5 very 5 very 6 ill 6 ill 7 , 6 ill 9 dying 6 ill 10 , 6 ill 11 then 7 , 8 but " to whom [will] [our] [debt] [be] [transferred] ? " 1 " 10 " 2 to 3 whom 3 whom 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " [i] don't know . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 . we may [sleep] [to-night] [with] [light] [hearts] [,] [caroline] [!] " 1 we 2 may 2 may 11 " [yes] [.] soften it as they would , their hearts were lighter . 1 soften 2 it 1 soften 3 as 1 soften 4 they 1 soften 5 would 1 soften 6 , 1 soften 7 their 7 their 8 hearts 8 hearts 9 were 8 hearts 10 lighter 10 lighter 11 . the only [emotion] [that] [the] [ghost] [could] [show] [him] [,] [caused] [by] [the] [event] [,] [was] one of [pleasure] . 1 the 2 only 2 only 17 one 17 one 18 of 18 of 20 . they [entered] [poor] [bob] [cratchit] ['s] [house] [,] [the] [dwelling] [he] [had] [visited] [before] [,] [and] found the [mother] [and] [the] children [seated] [round] [the] [fire] [.] 1 they 17 found 17 found 18 the 18 the 22 children [quiet] [.] very quiet . 1 very 2 quiet 2 quiet 3 . the mother and her daughters were engaged in sewing . 1 the 9 sewing 2 mother 9 sewing 3 and 5 daughters 4 her 5 daughters 5 daughters 6 were 5 daughters 7 engaged 5 daughters 9 sewing 7 engaged 8 in 9 sewing 10 . but surely they were very quiet ! 1 but 2 surely 2 surely 6 quiet 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 very 5 very 6 quiet 6 quiet 7 ! " ['] [and] [he] [took] a child , and [set] him in the [midst] of them . ' " 1 " 19 " 6 a 7 child 7 child 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 16 them 11 him 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 15 of 15 of 16 them 16 them 17 . 17 . 18 ' 17 . 19 " where had [scrooge] heard [those] [words] ? 1 where 2 had 1 where 7 ? 2 had 4 heard he had not dreamed them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 not 2 had 4 dreamed 2 had 5 them 5 them 6 . the boy [must] [have] [read] [them] [out] , as [he] [and] [the] [spirit] [crossed] [the] [threshold] [.] 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 9 as 8 , 9 as why did he not go on ? 1 why 2 did 1 why 5 go 1 why 7 ? 2 did 4 not 3 he 4 not 5 go 6 on the mother laid her work upon the table , and put her hand up to her face . 1 the 17 face 2 mother 16 her 3 laid 4 her 3 laid 6 upon 3 laid 8 table 3 laid 13 hand 3 laid 14 up 3 laid 16 her 5 work 6 upon 7 the 8 table 8 table 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 put 13 hand 12 her 13 hand 15 to 16 her 16 her 17 face 17 face 18 . " [the] [colour] [hurts] my [eyes] , " she said . 1 " 8 " 5 my 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 said 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 . the colour ? 1 the 2 colour 2 colour 3 ? ah , poor [tiny] [tim] ! 1 ah 2 , 1 ah 6 ! 3 poor 6 ! " they 're better now [again] , " said [cratchit] ['s] wife . 1 " 3 're 1 " 9 said 2 they 3 're 4 better 5 now 5 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 wife 9 said 13 . it must be [near] [his] [time] . " 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 7 . 7 . 8 " " [past] [it] rather , " [peter] answered [,] [shutting] [up] [his] [book] . 1 " 4 rather 1 " 8 answered 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 answered 8 answered 14 . " but [i] [think] he has [walked] a [little] [slower] [than] [he] [used] [,] [these] few last evenings , mother . " 1 " 22 " 2 but 5 he 5 he 6 has 6 has 8 a 8 a 16 few 16 few 18 evenings 17 last 18 evenings 18 evenings 19 , 18 evenings 20 mother 18 evenings 21 . 21 . 22 " they were very quiet [again] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 quiet 4 quiet 6 . at last she said , and in a steady , cheerful voice , that only faltered once : 1 at 2 last 1 at 17 once 3 she 4 said 3 she 16 faltered 5 , 16 faltered 6 and 11 cheerful 7 in 8 a 8 a 11 cheerful 9 steady 10 , 9 steady 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 16 faltered 12 voice 16 faltered 13 , 16 faltered 14 that 15 only 15 only 16 faltered 16 faltered 17 once 17 once 18 : " [i] [have] [known] [him] [walk] [with] [i] have [known] him [walk] [with] [tiny] [tim] [upon] [his] [shoulder] [very] [fast] [indeed] . " 1 " 23 " 9 have 11 him 11 him 22 . 22 . 23 " " and so [have] [i] , " cried [peter] . 1 " 3 so 1 " 8 cried 2 and 3 so 6 , 8 cried 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [often] . " 1 " 4 " 3 . 4 " " [and] [so] have [i] , " exclaimed another . 1 " 4 have 1 " 8 exclaimed 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 another 8 exclaimed 10 . [so] [had] [all] [.] and there is your father at the door [!] ["] 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 your 3 is 7 the 4 your 5 father 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 door she hurried out to meet him [;] [and] [little] [bob] [in] [his] [comforter] [he] [had] [need] of it , [poor] [fellow] [came] [in] . 1 she 2 hurried 2 hurried 5 meet 3 out 5 meet 4 to 5 meet 5 meet 6 him 6 him 24 . 17 of 18 it 17 of 24 . 18 it 19 , his tea was ready for him on the hob , and they all tried who should help him to it most . 1 his 4 ready 2 tea 4 ready 3 was 4 ready 4 ready 9 hob 4 ready 19 to 5 for 9 hob 6 him 9 hob 7 on 9 hob 8 the 9 hob 9 hob 11 and 9 hob 12 they 9 hob 13 all 9 hob 14 tried 9 hob 15 who 10 , 11 and 15 who 16 should 16 should 17 help 17 help 18 him 19 to 22 . 20 it 21 most 21 most 22 . don't be grieved [!] ["] 1 don't 2 be 1 don't 3 grieved bob was very cheerful with them , and spoke pleasantly to all the family . 1 bob 4 cheerful 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 cheerful 4 cheerful 5 with 4 cheerful 8 and 4 cheerful 10 pleasantly 5 with 6 them 7 , 8 and 9 spoke 10 pleasantly 10 pleasantly 11 to 10 pleasantly 14 family 10 pleasantly 15 . 12 all 14 family 13 the 14 family he looked at [the] [work] [upon] [the] [table] , and [praised] the [industry] [and] [speed] of [mrs] [cratchit] [and] the [girls] . 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 20 the 3 at 22 . 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 the 12 the 16 of 16 of 20 the they would be done [long] [before] [sunday] , [he] [said] [.] 1 they 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 done 4 done 8 , " [sunday] ! 1 " 3 ! you [went] [to-day] , then , [robert] ? " said his wife . 1 you 4 , 1 you 8 ? 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 , 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 . 11 his 12 wife 11 his 13 . " yes , [my] dear , " [returned] [bob] [.] 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 5 dear 7 " " [i] [wish] you [could] have gone . 1 " 4 you 4 you 6 have 6 have 7 gone 7 gone 8 . it would have done you good to see how green a place it is . 1 it 2 would 1 it 14 is 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 done 4 done 6 good 5 you 6 good 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 how 9 how 13 it 10 green 12 place 11 a 12 place 12 place 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 . but you ['ll] see it [often] . 1 but 2 you 2 you 4 see 4 see 5 it 5 it 7 . i [promised] [him] that [i] [would] [walk] there [on] [a] [sunday] . 1 i 4 that 4 that 8 there 8 there 12 . my [little] , [little] [child] ! " cried [bob] . 1 my 3 , 1 my 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [my] [little] child ! ["] 1 " 5 ! 4 child 5 ! he broke down all at once . 1 he 2 broke 2 broke 3 down 2 broke 6 once 2 broke 7 . 4 all 6 once 5 at 6 once he couldn't help it . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 it 3 help 5 . if he could have helped it , he and his child would have been farther apart , perhaps , than they were . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 5 helped 4 have 5 helped 5 helped 6 it 5 helped 10 his 5 helped 11 child 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 10 his 9 and 10 his 11 child 16 apart 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 14 been 16 apart 15 farther 16 apart 16 apart 17 , 16 apart 18 perhaps 16 apart 19 , 16 apart 20 than 16 apart 21 they 16 apart 23 . 21 they 22 were he [left] [the] [room] , and went [up-stairs] [into] the room [above] [,] [which] was [lighted] [cheerfully] , and [hung] with [christmas] [.] 1 he 7 went 1 he 15 was 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 went 7 went 11 room 10 the 11 room 15 was 21 with 18 , 19 and 18 , 21 with there was a chair set close beside the child , and there were signs of some one having been there lately . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 chair 4 chair 5 set 4 chair 7 beside 4 chair 18 having 6 close 7 beside 8 the 9 child 9 child 10 , 9 child 14 signs 10 , 11 and 12 there 13 were 12 there 14 signs 14 signs 15 of 14 signs 16 some 14 signs 18 having 16 some 17 one 18 having 21 lately 19 been 21 lately 20 there 21 lately 21 lately 22 . poor [bob] [sat] [down] [in] [it] , and , when [he] [had] [thought] [a] little [and] [composed] [himself] [,] [he] [kissed] [the] [little] [face] [.] 1 poor 7 , 1 poor 15 little 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 when 9 , 10 when he was reconciled to what had happened , and went down again quite happy . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 reconciled 2 was 13 quite 3 reconciled 4 to 3 reconciled 7 happened 3 reconciled 9 and 5 what 7 happened 6 had 7 happened 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 down 10 went 12 again 13 quite 14 happy 14 happy 15 . they drew about the fire , and talked ; the girls and mother working still . 1 they 8 talked 2 drew 8 talked 3 about 4 the 4 the 5 fire 5 fire 8 talked 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 talked 8 talked 14 working 9 ; 11 girls 10 the 11 girls 11 girls 12 and 11 girls 14 working 13 mother 14 working 14 working 15 still 15 still 16 . " on which , " said [bob] , " [for] he is [the] [pleasantest-spoken] [gentleman] you ever heard [,] [i] [told] him . 1 " 5 " 2 on 3 which 2 on 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 23 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 is 9 " 16 you 11 he 12 is 17 ever 18 heard 18 heard 22 him 22 him 23 . ' [i] [am] heartily sorry [for] it , [mr] [cratchit] , ' he said , ' [and] [heartily] [sorry] for your good wife . ' 1 ' 23 wife 1 ' 25 ' 4 heartily 5 sorry 4 heartily 23 wife 5 sorry 14 said 5 sorry 20 for 7 it 8 , 8 , 14 said 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 said 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 , 14 said 16 ' 21 your 23 wife 22 good 23 wife 23 wife 24 . by-the-bye , how he ever knew that [i] don't know . " 1 by-the-bye 2 , 1 by-the-bye 3 how 1 by-the-bye 4 he 1 by-the-bye 5 ever 1 by-the-bye 6 knew 1 by-the-bye 7 that 1 by-the-bye 12 " 9 don't 10 know 10 know 12 " 11 . 12 " " knew what , my dear ? " 1 " 3 what 2 knew 3 what 3 what 7 ? 4 , 6 dear 5 my 6 dear 6 dear 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [why] [,] [that] you were a good [wife] , " replied [bob] . 1 " 5 you 1 " 12 replied 5 you 6 were 7 a 8 good 8 good 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [everybody] [knows] that , " said [peter] . 1 " 4 that 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " very well observed , my boy ! " cried [bob] . 1 " 3 well 1 " 4 observed 1 " 10 cried 2 very 3 well 4 observed 5 , 4 observed 7 boy 6 my 7 boy 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 cried 10 cried 12 . " [i] [hope] [they] do . 1 " 5 do 5 do 6 . ' [heartily] sorry , ' he said , ' [for] [your] [good] wife . 1 ' 5 ' 3 sorry 4 , 4 , 5 ' 5 ' 7 said 5 ' 9 ' 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 9 ' 13 wife 13 wife 14 . pray come to me . ' 1 pray 4 me 2 come 4 me 3 to 4 me 4 me 6 ' 5 . 6 ' it really seemed as if he had known [our] [tiny] [tim] [,] [and] felt [with] [us] . " 1 it 3 seemed 1 it 17 . 2 really 3 seemed 3 seemed 5 if 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 14 felt 7 had 8 known 17 . 18 " " [i] 'm [sure] he 's [a] good [soul] ! " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 3 'm 1 " 12 said 5 he 6 's 6 's 8 good 8 good 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 said 12 said 15 . " you would be sure of it , my dear , ["] [returned] [bob] [,] ["] [if] [you] [saw] and spoke [to] him . 1 " 2 you 1 " 10 dear 2 you 5 sure 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 5 sure 7 it 8 , 10 dear 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 , 11 , 20 and 20 and 21 spoke 21 spoke 23 him 23 him 24 . i shouldn't be [at] [all] [surprised] [mark] [what] [i] [say] [!] [if] [he] [got] [peter] [a] [better] [situation] . " 1 i 2 shouldn't 2 shouldn't 3 be 3 be 19 . 19 . 20 " " only [hear] [that] , [peter] , " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 2 only 1 " 9 said 5 , 9 said 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " [get] [along] with you ! " [retorted] [peter] [,] [grinning] [.] 1 " 5 you 1 " 6 ! 4 with 5 you 6 ! 7 " " never , father ! " cried they all . 1 " 2 never 1 " 7 cried 3 , 7 cried 4 father 7 cried 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 7 cried 8 they 7 cried 10 . 8 they 9 all " no , [never] , father ! " [they] [all] cried [again] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 11 cried 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 , 5 , 8 " 6 father 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 11 cried 13 . " [i] [am] [very] [happy] , " said [little] [bob] , " [i] [am] very [happy] ! " 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 18 " 12 " 15 very 12 " 17 ! 17 ! 18 " [mrs] [cratchit] [kissed] [him] [,] [his] [daughters] [kissed] [him] [,] [the] [two] [young] [cratchits] [kissed] [him] [,] [and] [peter] [and] [himself] [shook] [hands] [.] spirit of [tiny] [tim] [,] [thy] [childish] [essence] [was] [from] [god] [!] 1 spirit 2 of " [spectre] , " said [scrooge] , " something [informs] me that [our] [parting] [moment] is at hand . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 16 is 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 something 11 me 12 that 12 that 16 is 16 is 19 . 17 at 18 hand 18 hand 19 . i know it , but [i] know not how . 1 i 2 know 1 i 7 know 2 know 5 but 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 but 7 know 9 how 7 know 10 . 8 not 9 how tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead ? " 1 tell 2 me 1 tell 3 what 3 what 12 ? 4 man 6 was 4 man 7 whom 4 man 10 lying 5 that 6 was 7 whom 8 we 9 saw 10 lying 10 lying 11 dead 11 dead 12 ? 12 ? 13 " i see the house . 1 i 2 see 2 see 3 the 3 the 4 house 4 house 5 . let me [behold] what [i] shall be [in] [days] [to] [come] . " 1 let 2 me 2 me 13 " 4 what 6 shall 6 shall 7 be 7 be 12 . 12 . 13 " the [spirit] [stopped] [;] [the] hand [was] [pointed] [elsewhere] . 1 the 6 hand 6 hand 10 . " [the] [house] is [yonder] , " [scrooge] exclaimed [.] 1 " 4 is 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 exclaimed " why do you point away ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 7 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 7 ? 5 point 6 away 6 away 7 ? 7 ? 8 " the inexorable finger underwent no change . 1 the 2 inexorable 2 inexorable 4 underwent 2 inexorable 7 . 3 finger 4 underwent 4 underwent 5 no 4 underwent 6 change scrooge hastened to the window of his office , and looked in . 1 scrooge 2 hastened 1 scrooge 11 looked 1 scrooge 12 in 1 scrooge 13 . 2 hastened 3 to 2 hastened 5 window 2 hastened 8 office 4 the 5 window 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 office 8 office 9 , 10 and 11 looked it was an office still , but not his . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 still 2 was 8 not 2 was 9 his 3 an 4 office 4 office 5 still 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 not 9 his 10 . the furniture was not the same , and the figure in the chair was not himself . 1 the 2 furniture 2 furniture 3 was 2 furniture 6 same 2 furniture 14 was 3 was 4 not 5 the 6 same 6 same 10 figure 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 figure 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 figure 10 figure 13 chair 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 chair 14 was 15 not 14 was 16 himself 16 himself 17 . [the] [phantom] [pointed] [as] [before] [.] he joined it once again , and , wondering why and whither he had gone , accompanied it until they reached an iron gate . 1 he 2 joined 2 joined 9 wondering 3 it 4 once 4 once 5 again 4 once 9 wondering 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 wondering 8 , 9 wondering 9 wondering 10 why 9 wondering 12 whither 11 and 12 whither 12 whither 15 gone 12 whither 17 accompanied 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 gone 16 , 17 accompanied 17 accompanied 18 it 17 accompanied 21 reached 17 accompanied 23 iron 19 until 21 reached 20 they 21 reached 22 an 23 iron 23 iron 24 gate 24 gate 25 . he paused to look round before entering . 1 he 2 paused 2 paused 4 look 2 paused 7 entering 2 paused 8 . 3 to 4 look 5 round 7 entering 6 before 7 entering a churchyard . 1 a 2 churchyard 2 churchyard 3 . here , then [,] the [wretched] man , [whose] [name] he had [now] to [learn] , [lay] [underneath] [the] [ground] [.] 1 here 2 , 2 , 3 then 3 then 11 he 5 the 7 man 7 man 8 , 8 , 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 to 14 to 16 , it was a worthy place . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 worthy 3 a 4 worthy 4 worthy 5 place 5 place 6 . a worthy place ! 1 a 2 worthy 2 worthy 3 place 2 worthy 4 ! [the] [spirit] [stood] [among] [the] [graves] [,] [and] [pointed] [down] [to] [one] [.] he advanced towards it trembling . 1 he 2 advanced 2 advanced 3 towards 2 advanced 4 it 2 advanced 5 trembling 5 trembling 6 . the [phantom] [was] [exactly] [as] [it] [had] [been] [,] [but] [he] [dreaded] [that] [he] [saw] new [meaning] [in] [its] [solemn] [shape] . 1 the 16 new 16 new 22 . " [before] [i] [draw] [nearer] [to] that [stone] [to] [which] you [point] , " said [scrooge] , " [answer] me [one] [question] . 1 " 7 that 1 " 15 said 11 you 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 , 15 said 23 . 18 " 20 me 20 me 23 . are these the shadows of the things that [will] be [,] [or] are they shadows of the things that [may] [be] [only] ? " 1 are 2 these 1 are 23 ? 2 these 15 shadows 2 these 18 things 3 the 15 shadows 4 shadows 5 of 4 shadows 6 the 4 shadows 7 things 4 shadows 15 shadows 7 things 8 that 7 things 10 be 7 things 13 are 7 things 14 they 15 shadows 16 of 15 shadows 17 the 18 things 19 that 23 ? 24 " still the [ghost] [pointed] [downward] [to] [the] [grave] [by] [which] [it] [stood] [.] 1 still 2 the " [men] 's [courses] [will] [foreshadow] [certain] [ends] [,] [to] [which] , if [persevered] [in] , they [must] [lead] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 22 said 12 , 13 if 12 , 22 said 16 , 17 they 16 , 22 said 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 22 said 24 . " but if the courses be departed from , the ends will change . 1 " 5 courses 2 but 5 courses 3 if 5 courses 4 the 5 courses 5 courses 6 be 5 courses 7 departed 5 courses 8 from 5 courses 11 ends 8 from 10 the 9 , 10 the 11 ends 12 will 11 ends 13 change 11 ends 14 . say it is thus with what you show me ! " 1 say 2 it 1 say 4 thus 2 it 3 is 4 thus 5 with 4 thus 8 show 6 what 7 you 7 you 8 show 8 show 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 " the [spirit] was [immovable] [as] [ever] [.] 1 the 3 was " [am] [i] that [man] who [lay] [upon] [the] [bed] ? " he cried [upon] [his] [knees] . 1 " 4 that 1 " 14 cried 6 who 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 14 cried 13 he 14 cried 14 cried 18 . the finger pointed from the grave to him , and back again . 1 the 2 finger 2 finger 3 pointed 2 finger 8 him 2 finger 10 and 2 finger 13 . 3 pointed 6 grave 3 pointed 7 to 4 from 5 the 4 from 6 grave 9 , 10 and 11 back 12 again 12 again 13 . " no , [spirit] ! 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 5 ! oh no , no ! " 1 oh 2 no 1 oh 3 , 1 oh 4 no 1 oh 5 ! 5 ! 6 " the finger still was there . 1 the 2 finger 2 finger 3 still 3 still 5 there 4 was 5 there 5 there 6 . " spirit ! " he cried , tight clutching at its robe , " hear me ! 1 " 9 clutching 2 spirit 8 tight 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 cried 6 cried 7 , 6 cried 8 tight 8 tight 9 clutching 9 clutching 10 at 9 clutching 12 robe 9 clutching 15 hear 11 its 12 robe 12 robe 13 , 12 robe 14 " 15 hear 16 me 16 me 17 ! i am not the man [i] [was] [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 2 am 5 man 4 the 5 man i will not be [the] [man] [i] must have been [but] for [this] [intercourse] . 1 i 2 will 1 i 9 have 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 be 8 must 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 12 for 12 for 15 . why [show] [me] this , if [i] [am] [past] [all] [hope] ? " 1 why 12 ? 4 this 5 , 4 this 12 ? 5 , 6 if 12 ? 13 " for the first time the hand appeared to shake . 1 for 3 first 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 3 first 9 shake 5 the 6 hand 6 hand 9 shake 7 appeared 9 shake 8 to 9 shake 9 shake 10 . [assure] [me] [that] [i] [yet] [may] [change] [these] [shadows] [you] [have] [shown] [me] [by] [an] [altered] [life] [?] ["] the kind hand trembled . 1 the 4 trembled 2 kind 4 trembled 3 hand 4 trembled 4 trembled 5 . " [i] [will] [honour] [christmas] [in] [my] [heart] , and try to keep it all the year . 1 " 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 keep 11 try 13 keep 12 to 13 keep 13 keep 14 it 13 keep 17 year 14 it 15 all 15 all 16 the 17 year 18 . i [will] live [in] [the] [past] [,] [the] [present] [,] [and] [the] [future] . 1 i 3 live 3 live 14 . the [spirits] of [all] [three] [shall] [strive] [within] [me] . 1 the 3 of 3 of 10 . i will not shut out the lessons that they teach . 1 i 10 teach 2 will 3 not 2 will 10 teach 4 shut 5 out 4 shut 6 the 4 shut 7 lessons 7 lessons 10 teach 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 teach 10 teach 11 . oh , tell me [i] [may] [sponge] away [the] [writing] [on] [this] [stone] ! " 1 oh 2 , 2 , 15 " 3 tell 4 me 4 me 14 ! 8 away 14 ! 14 ! 15 " in his agony , he caught the spectral hand . 1 in 2 his 2 his 8 spectral 3 agony 8 spectral 4 , 5 he 5 he 8 spectral 6 caught 7 the 6 caught 8 spectral 8 spectral 9 hand 8 spectral 10 . it sought to free itself , but he was strong in his entreaty , and detained it . 1 it 5 itself 2 sought 4 free 2 sought 5 itself 3 to 4 free 5 itself 10 strong 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 strong 10 strong 13 entreaty 11 in 13 entreaty 12 his 13 entreaty 13 entreaty 14 , 13 entreaty 15 and 13 entreaty 16 detained 13 entreaty 17 it 13 entreaty 18 . [the] [spirit] [,] [stronger] [yet] [,] [repulsed] [him] [.] holding up his hands [in] [a] [last] [prayer] [to] [have] [his] [fate] [reversed] [,] [he] [saw] [an] [alteration] [in] [the] [phantom] ['s] [hood] [and] [dress] . 1 holding 2 up 1 holding 4 hands 3 his 4 hands 4 hands 26 . it shrunk , collapsed , and dwindled down into a bedpost . 1 it 4 collapsed 2 shrunk 3 , 2 shrunk 4 collapsed 4 collapsed 6 and 4 collapsed 7 dwindled 5 , 6 and 7 dwindled 11 bedpost 8 down 11 bedpost 9 into 11 bedpost 10 a 11 bedpost 11 bedpost 12 . [stave] [five] [the] [end] [of] [it] yes ! and the bedpost was his own . 1 yes 5 bedpost 2 ! 5 bedpost 3 and 5 bedpost 4 the 5 bedpost 5 bedpost 6 was 5 bedpost 7 his 5 bedpost 8 own 5 bedpost 9 . the bed was his own , the room was his own . 1 the 2 bed 2 bed 3 was 2 bed 12 . 4 his 5 own 4 his 11 own 5 own 6 , 5 own 8 room 7 the 8 room 8 room 9 was 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 . best and happiest of [all] [,] [the] [time] [before] [him] [was] [his] [own] [,] [to] [make] [amends] [in] [!] 1 best 3 happiest 2 and 3 happiest 3 happiest 4 of " [i] [will] [live] [in] [the] [past] , [the] [present] [,] and the [future] ! " 1 " 8 , 1 " 15 ! 8 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 15 ! 16 " scrooge repeated as he scrambled out of bed . 1 scrooge 5 scrambled 1 scrooge 9 . 2 repeated 5 scrambled 3 as 5 scrambled 4 he 5 scrambled 5 scrambled 6 out 5 scrambled 8 bed 6 out 7 of " [the] [spirits] [of] [all] [three] [shall] [strive] [within] me . 1 " 10 me 10 me 11 . oh , [jacob] [marley] ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 ! heaven [and] [the] [christmas] [time] be praised [for] [this] ! 1 heaven 7 praised 6 be 7 praised 7 praised 10 ! i say it [on] my [knees] , [old] [jacob] [;] [on] my [knees] ! " 1 i 2 say 1 i 5 my 2 say 3 it 5 my 7 , 7 , 15 " 12 my 14 ! 14 ! 15 " he was so fluttered and so glowing with his good intentions , that his broken voice would scarcely answer to his call . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 11 intentions 4 fluttered 5 and 4 fluttered 7 glowing 6 so 7 glowing 7 glowing 11 intentions 8 with 11 intentions 9 his 11 intentions 10 good 11 intentions 11 intentions 13 that 11 intentions 14 his 11 intentions 15 broken 11 intentions 16 voice 11 intentions 23 . 12 , 13 that 16 voice 18 scarcely 17 would 18 scarcely 18 scarcely 19 answer 18 scarcely 22 call 20 to 21 his 20 to 22 call he had been [sobbing] [violently] in his [conflict] [with] [the] [spirit] [,] [and] [his] face was [wet] with [tears] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 16 was 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 15 face 16 was 18 with 18 with 20 . they are here [i] [am] here the shadows of the things that would have been may be dispelled . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 here 2 are 6 here 2 are 8 shadows 7 the 8 shadows 8 shadows 9 of 8 shadows 10 the 8 shadows 11 things 11 things 12 that 12 that 18 dispelled 13 would 18 dispelled 14 have 15 been 15 been 18 dispelled 16 may 18 dispelled 17 be 18 dispelled 18 dispelled 19 . they will be . 1 they 2 will 2 will 3 be 3 be 4 . i know they will [!] ["] 1 i 2 know 1 i 4 will 3 they 4 will " [i] [am] [as] [light] [as] a [feather] [,] [i] [am] [as] [happy] [as] [an] [angel] [,] [i] [am] [as] [merry] [as] a [school-boy] [.] 1 " 23 a 7 a 23 a i am as giddy as a drunken man . 1 i 2 am 2 am 7 drunken 3 as 7 drunken 4 giddy 7 drunken 5 as 7 drunken 6 a 7 drunken 7 drunken 8 man 7 drunken 9 . a merry [christmas] [to] [everybody] [!] 1 a 2 merry a happy [new] [year] [to] [all] [the] [world] [!] 1 a 2 happy hallo here ! 1 hallo 2 here 1 hallo 3 ! whoop ! 1 whoop 2 ! hallo ! " 1 hallo 2 ! 2 ! 3 " he had frisked into the sitting-room , and was now standing there : perfectly winded . 1 he 3 frisked 2 had 3 frisked 3 frisked 6 sitting-room 4 into 6 sitting-room 5 the 6 sitting-room 6 sitting-room 8 and 6 sitting-room 9 was 6 sitting-room 10 now 6 sitting-room 11 standing 7 , 8 and 11 standing 15 winded 12 there 15 winded 13 : 15 winded 14 perfectly 15 winded 15 winded 16 . " [there] ['s] [the] [saucepan] that [the] [gruel] was in ! " cried [scrooge] , [starting] [off] [again] [,] and [going] [round] the [fire-place] . 1 " 6 that 1 " 13 cried 6 that 9 was 9 was 10 in 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 cried 13 cried 15 , 13 cried 25 . 15 , 20 and 20 and 23 the " there 's [the] [door] [by] [which] [the] [ghost] [of] [jacob] [marley] [entered] ! 1 " 3 's 1 " 14 ! 2 there 3 's there 's [the] [corner] [where] [the] [ghost] [of] [christmas] [present] [sat] ! 1 there 2 's 2 's 12 ! there 's [the] [window] [where] [i] [saw] [the] [wandering] [spirits] ! 1 there 2 's 2 's 11 ! it 's all right , it 's all true , it all happened . 1 it 2 's 1 it 13 happened 3 all 4 right 3 all 13 happened 4 right 5 , 6 it 7 's 6 it 13 happened 8 all 13 happened 9 true 10 , 9 true 13 happened 11 it 13 happened 12 all 13 happened 13 happened 14 . ha , ha , ha ! " 1 ha 3 ha 2 , 3 ha 3 ha 5 ha 4 , 5 ha 5 ha 6 ! 6 ! 7 " the father [of] [a] [long] [,] [long] [line] [of] [brilliant] [laughs] [!] 1 the 2 father " [i] don't know what day of the month it is , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 12 , 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 11 is 6 day 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 9 month 7 of 10 it 10 it 11 is 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " [i] don't know how long [i] [have] [been] [among] [the] [spirits] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 how 4 know 13 . 5 how 6 long i don't know anything . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 4 anything 4 anything 5 . i 'm quite a baby . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 quite 2 'm 5 baby 4 a 5 baby 5 baby 6 . never mind . 1 never 2 mind 2 mind 3 . i don't care . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 care 3 care 4 . i 'd rather be a baby . 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 2 'd 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 baby 6 baby 7 . hallo ! 1 hallo 2 ! whoop ! 1 whoop 2 ! hallo here ! " 1 hallo 2 here 1 hallo 3 ! 3 ! 4 " he was checked in his transports by the churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had ever heard . 1 he 6 transports 2 was 6 transports 3 checked 6 transports 4 in 6 transports 5 his 6 transports 6 transports 7 by 6 transports 8 the 6 transports 9 churches 9 churches 13 lustiest 10 ringing 13 lustiest 11 out 13 lustiest 12 the 13 lustiest 13 lustiest 14 peals 13 lustiest 15 he 13 lustiest 16 had 13 lustiest 17 ever 13 lustiest 18 heard 13 lustiest 19 . clash , clash , hammer ; ding , dong , bell ! 1 clash 7 ding 2 , 7 ding 3 clash 7 ding 4 , 7 ding 5 hammer 7 ding 6 ; 7 ding 7 ding 8 , 7 ding 9 dong 9 dong 10 , 9 dong 11 bell 9 dong 12 ! bell , dong , ding ; hammer , clang , clash ! 1 bell 3 dong 2 , 3 dong 3 dong 5 ding 3 dong 6 ; 3 dong 7 hammer 3 dong 8 , 3 dong 9 clang 3 dong 12 ! 4 , 5 ding 9 clang 10 , 9 clang 11 clash oh , glorious , glorious ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 5 glorious 1 oh 6 ! 3 glorious 5 glorious 4 , 5 glorious running to the window , he opened it , and put out his head . 1 running 4 window 1 running 13 his 2 to 4 window 3 the 4 window 4 window 5 , 4 window 7 opened 4 window 12 out 6 he 7 opened 7 opened 8 it 7 opened 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 put 12 out 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . oh , glorious ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 glorious 1 oh 4 ! glorious ! 1 glorious 2 ! " [eh] ? " returned the boy [with] [all] [his] [might] [of] [wonder] . 1 " 5 returned 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 returned 5 returned 6 the 5 returned 7 boy 5 returned 14 . " what 's [to-day] , my [fine] [fellow] ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 said 2 what 3 's 5 , 11 said 6 my 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 11 said 11 said 13 . " [to-day] ! " replied the boy . 1 " 5 replied 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 the 5 replied 7 boy 5 replied 8 . " why , [christmas] [day] . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 . 7 " " it 's [christmas] [day] ! " said [scrooge] to himself . 1 " 3 's 1 " 8 said 2 it 3 's 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 11 himself 8 said 12 . 10 to 11 himself " [i] [haven't] [missed] it . 1 " 5 it 5 it 6 . the [spirits] [have] [done] [it] [all] [in] [one] night . 1 the 9 night 9 night 10 . they can do anything they like . 1 they 3 do 2 can 3 do 3 do 4 anything 4 anything 6 like 4 anything 7 . 5 they 6 like of course they can . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 2 course 4 can 4 can 5 . of course they can . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 2 course 4 can 4 can 5 . hallo , my fine fellow ! " 1 hallo 2 , 1 hallo 3 my 1 hallo 4 fine 1 hallo 5 fellow 1 hallo 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " hallo ! " returned the boy . 1 " 2 hallo 2 hallo 3 ! 2 hallo 5 returned 2 hallo 7 boy 3 ! 4 " 5 returned 6 the 7 boy 8 . " do you know [the] [poulterer] ['s] in the next [street] [but] [one] , [at] [the] [corner] [?] ["] 1 " 2 do 1 " 14 , 2 do 4 know 3 you 4 know 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 next 10 next 14 , scrooge inquired . 1 scrooge 2 inquired 2 inquired 3 . " [i] [should] [hope] [i] [did] , " replied the lad . 1 " 9 replied 7 , 9 replied 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 lad 9 replied 12 . 10 the 11 lad " [an] [intelligent] boy ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 7 said 4 boy 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 7 said 9 . " a remarkable boy ! 1 " 5 ! 2 a 3 remarkable 3 remarkable 4 boy 4 boy 5 ! do you know [whether] [they] ['ve] [sold] [the] [prize] [turkey] that was [hanging] [up] there ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 16 ? 3 know 11 that 11 that 12 was 15 there 16 ? not [the] [little] [prize] [turkey] [:] [the] [big] one [?] ["] 1 not 9 one " what ! the one as big as me ? " returned the boy . 1 " 12 returned 2 what 3 ! 2 what 10 ? 3 ! 4 the 4 the 7 big 5 one 7 big 6 as 7 big 7 big 8 as 9 me 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 returned 12 returned 13 the 12 returned 14 boy 12 returned 15 . " what a [delightful] boy ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 said 2 what 3 a 5 boy 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 said 8 said 10 . " it 's a [pleasure] [to] [talk] [to] [him] [.] 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a yes , my buck ! " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 buck 3 my 4 buck 4 buck 6 " 5 ! 6 " " it 's [hanging] there now , " replied the boy . 1 " 3 's 1 " 9 replied 2 it 3 's 5 there 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 the 9 replied 11 boy 9 replied 12 . " is it ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 is 2 is 4 ? 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " go and [buy] it . " 1 " 2 go 2 go 3 and 3 and 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " " [walk-er] ! " exclaimed [the] [boy] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 8 . " no , no , " said [scrooge] , " [i] [am] [in] [earnest] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 no 4 no 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 15 . 9 , 10 " go [and] [buy] it , and [tell] ['] [em] to [bring] [it] [here] [,] [that] [i] [may] give them [the] [directions] [where] to take it . 1 go 6 and 1 go 10 to 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 and 10 to 18 give 18 give 19 them 19 them 26 . 23 to 24 take 23 to 26 . 24 take 25 it come back with the man , and [i] ['ll] [give] [you] [a] [shilling] [.] 1 come 2 back 2 back 7 and 3 with 4 the 4 the 5 man 5 man 6 , 6 , 7 and come back with him in less than five minutes , [and] [i] ['ll] [give] [you] [half-a-crown] ! " 1 come 2 back 1 come 10 , 2 back 3 with 2 back 9 minutes 3 with 4 him 5 in 9 minutes 6 less 7 than 6 less 8 five 8 five 9 minutes 10 , 18 " 17 ! 18 " the boy was off like a shot . 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 7 shot 3 was 7 shot 4 off 7 shot 5 like 6 a 5 like 7 shot 7 shot 8 . he must have had a steady hand at a trigger who could have got a shot off half so fast . 1 he 16 shot 2 must 3 have 3 have 16 shot 4 had 10 trigger 5 a 10 trigger 6 steady 10 trigger 7 hand 10 trigger 8 at 10 trigger 9 a 10 trigger 10 trigger 11 who 10 trigger 12 could 10 trigger 13 have 10 trigger 14 got 10 trigger 15 a 10 trigger 16 shot 16 shot 17 off 16 shot 18 half 16 shot 20 fast 16 shot 21 . 18 half 19 so " [i] ['ll] [send] it [to] [bob] [cratchit] 's [,] " [whispered] [scrooge] , [rubbing] [his] [hands] [,] and [splitting] [with] a laugh . 1 " 9 's 1 " 11 " 5 it 9 's 11 " 14 , 14 , 19 and 19 and 22 a 22 a 23 laugh 23 laugh 24 . " he shan't know who sends it . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 shan't 3 shan't 6 sends 3 shan't 7 it 4 know 6 sends 5 who 6 sends 7 it 8 . it 's [twice] the [size] [of] [tiny] [tim] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 . 2 's 4 the joe [miller] [never] [made] [such] [a] [joke] [as] [sending] [it] [to] [bob] 's [will] [be] [!] ["] 1 joe 13 's as he stood there , waiting his arrival , the knocker caught his eye . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 stood 3 stood 4 there 3 stood 5 , 3 stood 6 waiting 6 waiting 11 knocker 7 his 8 arrival 8 arrival 11 knocker 9 , 11 knocker 10 the 11 knocker 11 knocker 12 caught 11 knocker 14 eye 11 knocker 15 . 13 his 14 eye " [i] [shall] [love] it [as] [long] [as] [i] [live] ! " cried [scrooge] , [patting] [it] [with] [his] [hand] . 1 " 5 it 1 " 13 cried 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 cried 13 cried 15 , 13 cried 21 . " [i] [scarcely] [ever] [looked] [at] it [before] . 1 " 7 it 7 it 9 . what an honest expression it has in its face ! 1 what 10 ! 2 an 4 expression 2 an 10 ! 3 honest 4 expression 4 expression 8 its 4 expression 9 face 5 it 6 has 6 has 8 its 7 in 8 its it 's a wonderful knocker ! 1 it 5 knocker 2 's 5 knocker 3 a 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 knocker 5 knocker 6 ! here 's [the] [turkey] . 1 here 2 's 2 's 5 . hallo ! 1 hallo 2 ! whoop ! 1 whoop 2 ! how are you ? 1 how 4 ? 2 are 4 ? 3 you 4 ? merry [christmas] ! ["] 1 merry 3 ! it was a [turkey] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 ! 2 was 3 a he never could have stood upon his legs , that bird . 1 he 2 never 2 never 4 have 2 never 11 bird 3 could 4 have 5 stood 6 upon 5 stood 8 legs 7 his 8 legs 8 legs 9 , 8 legs 11 bird 10 that 11 bird 11 bird 12 . he would have snapped ' em short off in a minute , like sticks of sealing-wax . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 snapped 4 snapped 6 em 5 ' 6 em 6 em 7 short 6 em 8 off 6 em 11 minute 9 in 11 minute 10 a 11 minute 11 minute 12 , 11 minute 16 sealing-wax 13 like 16 sealing-wax 14 sticks 16 sealing-wax 15 of 16 sealing-wax 16 sealing-wax 17 . " why , it 's [impossible] [to] [carry] [that] [to] [camden] [town] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 15 said 2 why 3 , 2 why 4 it 4 it 5 's 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 17 . " you must have a cab . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 must 3 must 4 have 3 must 6 cab 5 a 6 cab 6 cab 7 . 7 . 8 " he dressed himself " all in his best , " and at last got out into the streets . 1 he 3 himself 2 dressed 3 himself 3 himself 19 . 4 " 5 all 5 all 18 streets 6 in 7 his 6 in 18 streets 7 his 8 best 9 , 10 " 9 , 11 and 11 and 18 streets 12 at 13 last 13 last 18 streets 14 got 15 out 14 got 16 into 16 into 18 streets 17 the 18 streets 18 streets 19 . he looked so irresistibly pleasant , in a word , that three or four good-humoured fellows said , " good morning , sir ! 1 he 2 looked 2 looked 4 irresistibly 3 so 4 irresistibly 4 irresistibly 5 pleasant 4 irresistibly 6 , 4 irresistibly 7 in 4 irresistibly 9 word 8 a 9 word 9 word 15 good-humoured 10 , 15 good-humoured 11 that 15 good-humoured 12 three 15 good-humoured 13 or 15 good-humoured 14 four 15 good-humoured 15 good-humoured 16 fellows 15 good-humoured 17 said 15 good-humoured 18 , 15 good-humoured 19 " 15 good-humoured 20 good 15 good-humoured 21 morning 15 good-humoured 22 , 22 , 23 sir 23 sir 24 ! a [merry] [christmas] [to] [you] ! " 1 a 6 ! 6 ! 7 " and [scrooge] [said] [often] [afterwards] [that] [,] [of] all the [blithe] [sounds] he had ever heard [,] [those] [were] [the] [blithest] [in] [his] [ears] . 1 and 9 all 1 and 13 he 9 all 10 the 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 heard 15 ever 16 heard 16 heard 25 . i hope you succeeded yesterday . 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 you 2 hope 4 succeeded 4 succeeded 5 yesterday 5 yesterday 6 . it was very kind of you . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 kind 3 very 7 . 4 kind 5 of 4 kind 6 you a [merry] [christmas] [to] [you] [,] [sir] ! " 1 a 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [mr] [scrooge] ? " 1 " 5 " 4 ? 5 " " yes , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 said 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " that is my [name] , and [i] [fear] it may not be [pleasant] to you [.] 1 " 3 is 1 " 6 , 1 " 16 you 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 my 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 it 10 it 13 be 11 may 12 not 11 may 13 be 15 to 16 you allow me to ask your pardon . 1 allow 2 me 1 allow 3 to 1 allow 6 pardon 4 ask 6 pardon 5 your 6 pardon 6 pardon 7 . and will you have the [goodness] ["] [here] [scrooge] [whispered] [in] [his] [ear] [.] 1 and 2 will 2 will 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 the " [lord] bless me ! " cried [the] [gentleman] , as [if] his breath [were] [taken] [away] . 1 " 7 cried 3 bless 4 me 3 bless 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 7 cried 10 , 7 cried 18 . 10 , 11 as 13 his 14 breath 14 breath 18 . " my dear [mr] [scrooge] , are you [serious] ? " 1 " 3 dear 1 " 8 you 2 my 3 dear 3 dear 6 , 7 are 8 you 8 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " if you please , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 4 please 2 if 4 please 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " not a farthing less . 1 " 4 farthing 2 not 4 farthing 3 a 4 farthing 4 farthing 5 less 4 farthing 6 . a great many [back-payments] [are] [included] [in] [it] [,] [i] [assure] [you] [.] 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 many will you do me that favour ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 7 ? 3 do 6 favour 3 do 7 ? 4 me 5 that 4 me 6 favour 7 ? 8 " " don't say anything [,] please , " retorted [scrooge] . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 9 retorted 2 don't 4 anything 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 6 please 6 please 7 , 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 11 . " come and see me . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 and 2 come 4 see 2 come 5 me 5 me 6 . will you come and see me ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 5 see 2 you 6 me 2 you 7 ? 3 come 4 and 3 come 5 see 7 ? 8 " " [i] [will] ! " cried the old gentleman . 1 " 6 cried 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 9 gentleman 6 cried 10 . 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 gentleman and it was clear he meant to do it . 1 and 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 clear 4 clear 6 meant 5 he 6 meant 6 meant 7 to 6 meant 8 do 6 meant 10 . 8 do 9 it " [thankee] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " [i] [am] much obliged [to] [you] . 1 " 5 obliged 4 much 5 obliged 5 obliged 8 . i thank you fifty times . 1 i 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 4 fifty 4 fifty 5 times 5 times 6 . bless you ! " 1 bless 2 you 1 bless 3 ! 3 ! 4 " he had never dreamed that any walk that anything could give him so much happiness . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 dreamed 3 never 4 dreamed 4 dreamed 5 that 4 dreamed 6 any 4 dreamed 7 walk 4 dreamed 8 that 4 dreamed 9 anything 4 dreamed 10 could 4 dreamed 15 happiness 10 could 11 give 11 give 12 him 13 so 14 much 14 much 15 happiness 15 happiness 16 . in the afternoon he turned his steps towards his nephew 's house . 1 in 3 afternoon 2 the 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 7 steps 4 he 5 turned 5 turned 6 his 5 turned 7 steps 7 steps 10 nephew 8 towards 10 nephew 9 his 10 nephew 10 nephew 11 's 10 nephew 12 house 10 nephew 13 . he passed the door a dozen times before he had the courage to go up and knock . 1 he 2 passed 2 passed 4 door 3 the 4 door 4 door 17 knock 4 door 18 . 5 a 6 dozen 6 dozen 7 times 6 dozen 12 courage 7 times 8 before 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 the 12 courage 17 knock 13 to 14 go 13 to 17 knock 14 go 16 and 15 up 16 and but he made a dash , and did it . 1 but 5 dash 2 he 5 dash 3 made 5 dash 4 a 5 dash 5 dash 7 and 5 dash 8 did 5 dash 9 it 6 , 7 and 9 it 10 . " is your master at home , my dear ? " said [scrooge] to the girl . 1 " 2 is 1 " 12 said 2 is 3 your 3 your 4 master 4 master 6 home 5 at 6 home 7 , 9 dear 7 , 12 said 8 my 9 dear 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 17 . 14 to 15 the 14 to 17 . 15 the 16 girl nice girl ! 1 nice 2 girl 1 nice 3 ! [very] [.] " yes sir . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 sir 3 sir 5 " 4 . 5 " " where is [he] , my love ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 is 1 " 10 said 2 where 3 is 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 love 6 my 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 said 10 said 12 . " he 's in the dining-room , sir , along with mistress . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 's 3 's 6 dining-room 4 in 6 dining-room 5 the 6 dining-room 6 dining-room 8 sir 6 dining-room 10 along 6 dining-room 11 with 6 dining-room 12 mistress 7 , 8 sir 8 sir 9 , 12 mistress 13 . i 'll show you up-stairs , if you please . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 you 3 show 5 up-stairs 5 up-stairs 9 please 6 , 9 please 7 if 9 please 8 you 9 please 9 please 11 " 10 . 11 " ["] [thankee] [.] he [knows] [me] , " said [scrooge] , [with] his hand [already] [on] [the] [dining-room] [lock] . 1 he 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 17 . 10 his 11 hand 11 hand 17 . " [i] ['ll] [go] in [here] , my dear . " 1 " 9 dear 5 in 7 , 7 , 9 dear 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 11 " 10 . 11 " he turned it gently , and sidled his face in round the door . 1 he 7 sidled 2 turned 7 sidled 3 it 7 sidled 4 gently 7 sidled 5 , 7 sidled 6 and 7 sidled 7 sidled 8 his 7 sidled 9 face 7 sidled 10 in 7 sidled 11 round 7 sidled 13 door 12 the 13 door 13 door 14 . " [fred] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 5 said 7 . dear heart alive , how his niece by marriage started ! 1 dear 11 ! 2 heart 3 alive 3 alive 4 , 3 alive 7 niece 3 alive 11 ! 5 how 7 niece 6 his 7 niece 7 niece 9 marriage 7 niece 10 started 8 by 9 marriage " why , bless my soul ! ["] [cried] [fred] , " who 's that ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 17 " 4 bless 6 soul 4 bless 7 ! 5 my 6 soul 7 ! 17 " 11 , 12 " 11 , 13 who 13 who 16 ? 14 's 16 ? 15 that 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " it 's [i] [your] [uncle] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's i have come to dinner . 1 i 2 have 2 have 5 dinner 3 come 4 to 3 come 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . will you [let] me in , [fred] ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 4 me 2 you 8 ? 4 me 6 , 5 in 6 , 8 ? 9 " let him in ! 1 let 2 him 1 let 4 ! 2 him 3 in it is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off . 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 mercy 3 a 4 mercy 4 mercy 6 didn't 4 mercy 7 shake 5 he 6 didn't 7 shake 9 arm 7 shake 10 off 7 shake 11 . 8 his 9 arm he was at home in five minutes . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 home 2 was 3 at 3 at 4 home 4 home 7 minutes 4 home 8 . 5 in 7 minutes 6 five 7 minutes nothing could be heartier . 1 nothing 4 heartier 2 could 4 heartier 3 be 4 heartier 4 heartier 5 . his niece looked just the same . 1 his 2 niece 2 niece 3 looked 2 niece 6 same 2 niece 7 . 4 just 6 same 5 the 6 same so [did] [topper] [when] he [came] . 1 so 5 he 5 he 7 . so did the plump sister when she came . 1 so 2 did 1 so 4 plump 3 the 4 plump 4 plump 5 sister 4 plump 8 came 6 when 7 she 6 when 8 came 8 came 9 . so did [every] [one] [when] [they] [came] [.] 1 so 2 did wonderful party , wonderful games , wonderful unanimity , won-der-ful happiness ! 1 wonderful 10 won-der-ful 2 party 3 , 2 party 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 10 won-der-ful 5 games 10 won-der-ful 6 , 10 won-der-ful 7 wonderful 10 won-der-ful 8 unanimity 10 won-der-ful 9 , 10 won-der-ful 10 won-der-ful 11 happiness 10 won-der-ful 12 ! but he was early at the office next morning . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 early 4 early 7 office 4 early 9 morning 5 at 7 office 6 the 7 office 8 next 9 morning 9 morning 10 . oh , he was early there ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 there 1 oh 7 ! 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 early if he could only be [there] [first] , and [catch] [bob] [cratchit] [coming] [late] [!] 1 if 3 could 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 only 3 could 5 be 5 be 8 , 8 , 9 and that was the thing he had set his heart upon . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 thing 1 that 6 had 3 the 4 thing 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 set 7 set 9 heart 7 set 10 upon 8 his 9 heart 10 upon 11 . and he did it ; [yes] [,] [he] [did] [!] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 it 3 did 5 ; the clock struck nine . 1 the 2 clock 2 clock 3 struck 2 clock 4 nine 4 nine 5 . [no] [bob] [.] a quarter past . 1 a 2 quarter 2 quarter 3 past 3 past 4 . [no] [bob] [.] he was full [eighteen] [minutes] [and] [a] half [behind] his [time] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 10 his 2 was 3 full 3 full 8 half 10 his 12 . scrooge sat with his door wide open , that he might see him come into the tank . 1 scrooge 2 sat 1 scrooge 4 his 1 scrooge 7 open 3 with 4 his 5 door 7 open 6 wide 7 open 7 open 8 , 7 open 11 might 9 that 11 might 10 he 11 might 11 might 17 tank 12 see 17 tank 13 him 17 tank 14 come 17 tank 15 into 17 tank 16 the 17 tank 17 tank 18 . his hat was off before he opened the door ; his comforter too . 1 his 2 hat 1 his 12 comforter 2 hat 3 was 2 hat 4 off 5 before 7 opened 6 he 7 opened 7 opened 12 comforter 8 the 9 door 9 door 12 comforter 10 ; 12 comforter 11 his 12 comforter 12 comforter 13 too 12 comforter 14 . he was on his stool in a jiffy ; driving away with his pen , as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 stool 3 on 5 stool 4 his 5 stool 5 stool 8 jiffy 6 in 8 jiffy 7 a 8 jiffy 8 jiffy 9 ; 8 jiffy 10 driving 8 jiffy 11 away 8 jiffy 14 pen 12 with 14 pen 13 his 14 pen 14 pen 15 , 14 pen 20 trying 14 pen 25 . 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 17 if 19 were 19 were 20 trying 20 trying 21 to 20 trying 22 overtake 22 overtake 23 nine 23 nine 24 o'clock " [hallo] ! " [growled] [scrooge] [in] [his] [accustomed] [voice] as [near] as he [could] [feign] [it] . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 14 he 3 ! 18 . 11 as 13 as 13 as 14 he " what do you mean by coming here at this time of day ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 5 mean 3 do 5 mean 4 you 5 mean 5 mean 6 by 5 mean 14 ? 6 by 11 time 6 by 12 of 6 by 13 day 7 coming 8 here 7 coming 9 at 9 at 11 time 10 this 11 time 14 ? 15 " " [i] [am] very [sorry] , [sir] , " said [bob] . 1 " 10 said 4 very 6 , 6 , 10 said 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " [i] [am] [behind] my [time] . ["] 1 " 5 my 5 my 7 . " you are ! " [repeated] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " yes . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 . i think you are . 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 . step this way , sir , if you please . " 1 step 3 way 1 step 5 sir 2 this 3 way 4 , 5 sir 5 sir 6 , 5 sir 9 please 5 sir 11 " 7 if 9 please 8 you 9 please 10 . 11 " " it 's only [once] [a] [year] [,] [sir] [,] " [pleaded] [bob] , [appearing] [from] [the] [tank] [.] 1 " 3 's 1 " 11 " 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 only 11 " 14 , " it shall not be [repeated] [.] 1 " 2 it 2 it 5 be 3 shall 4 not 3 shall 5 be i was making rather merry yesterday , sir . " 1 i 6 yesterday 2 was 3 making 3 making 5 merry 4 rather 5 merry 5 merry 6 yesterday 6 yesterday 8 sir 7 , 8 sir 8 sir 10 " 9 . 10 " " now , [i] 'll tell you what [,] my [friend] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 14 said 2 now 3 , 3 , 14 said 5 'll 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 7 you 8 what 7 you 13 " 10 my 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 . " [i] [am] not [going] [to] [stand] [this] [sort] of [thing] [any] [longer] [.] 1 " 4 not 4 not 10 of bob trembled , and got a little nearer to the ruler . 1 bob 2 trembled 2 trembled 4 and 2 trembled 5 got 2 trembled 8 nearer 3 , 4 and 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 nearer 8 nearer 9 to 8 nearer 10 the 8 nearer 11 ruler 11 ruler 12 . " a [merrier] [christmas] [,] [bob] [,] [my] good [fellow] , [than] [i] [have] [given] [you] for many a year ! 1 " 11 , 1 " 21 ! 2 a 9 good 9 good 11 , 17 for 20 year 18 many 20 year 19 a 20 year 20 year 21 ! make up [the] [fires] [and] [buy] [another] [coal-scuttle] [before] [you] [dot] [another] [i] , [bob] [cratchit] ! " 1 make 2 up 2 up 14 , 14 , 18 " 17 ! 18 " scrooge was better than his word . 1 scrooge 2 was 1 scrooge 3 better 1 scrooge 5 his 1 scrooge 6 word 1 scrooge 7 . 3 better 4 than he did it all , and [infinitely] more [;] [and] [to] [tiny] [tim] [,] who [did] [not] [die] , he was [a] [second] [father] . 1 he 2 did 1 he 21 was 2 did 3 it 3 it 4 all 5 , 6 and 5 , 15 who 6 and 8 more 15 who 21 was 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 25 . his own heart laughed : and that was quite enough for him . 1 his 2 own 1 his 3 heart 3 heart 6 and 3 heart 8 was 4 laughed 5 : 4 laughed 6 and 7 that 8 was 8 was 9 quite 9 quite 10 enough 10 enough 11 for 11 for 12 him 12 him 13 . may that be truly said of us , and all of us ! 1 may 3 be 1 may 4 truly 1 may 12 us 2 that 3 be 4 truly 5 said 6 of 7 us 7 us 10 all 7 us 12 us 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 11 of 12 us 12 us 13 ! and so , [as] [tiny] [tim] [observed] [,] [god] [bless] [us] [,] [every] [one] [!] 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 , end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [a] [christmas] [carol] [,] [by] [charles] [dickens] 1 end 2 of