produced by [jason] [isbell] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] [at] [@url@] 1 produced 2 by 2 by 6 the 5 and 6 the [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 3 of 2 success 7 immediate 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 book 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 8 can 8 can 11 objections 9 listen 10 to 9 listen 11 objections 11 objections 12 regarding 11 objections 16 as 11 objections 17 this 12 regarding 13 such 12 regarding 15 book 13 such 14 a 17 this 18 ? 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 11 every 6 national 12 man 8 , 9 and 10 to 11 every 12 man 15 who 13 or 14 woman 14 woman 15 who 15 who 16 reads 16 reads 17 it 16 reads 18 , 16 reads 20 personal 19 a 20 personal 20 personal 21 kindness 21 kindness 22 . 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 5 put 1 dickens 7 whole 2 seems 3 to 4 have 5 put 5 put 6 his 7 whole 8 self 8 self 11 glowing 9 into 11 glowing 10 these 11 glowing 11 glowing 12 little 11 glowing 13 stories 13 stories 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 3 life 3 life 10 , 10 , 19 and 11 " 16 , 16 , 19 and 19 and 20 put 20 put 21 out 20 put 22 his 22 his 23 head 23 head 24 . oh , glorious ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 glorious 3 glorious 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 2 would 1 it 24 . 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 as 4 as 11 as 11 as 13 as but there remains a host of characters marked by humour and pathos . 1 but 3 remains 2 there 3 remains 3 remains 5 host 4 a 5 host 5 host 7 characters 6 of 7 characters 7 characters 8 marked 7 characters 12 pathos 8 marked 9 by 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 10 grosser 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 19 more 14 caricature 20 human 16 favour 17 of 17 of 18 the 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 9 to 10 make 11 these 12 people 12 people 13 live 13 live 14 in 15 some 16 form 16 form 22 types 17 more 18 fully 18 fully 19 consistent 19 consistent 20 with 19 consistent 22 types 21 their 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 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 9 all 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 5 way 3 recollect 8 inquired 4 the 5 way 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 inquired 8 inquired 10 spirit 9 the 10 spirit 10 spirit 11 . " remember it ! " cried [scrooge] , [with] [fervour] [;] " [i] [could] [walk] it [blindfold] . " [@number@] 1 " 6 cried 2 remember 3 it 3 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 , 8 , 12 " 12 " 16 it 16 it 18 . 18 . 19 " " why , it 's [ali] [baba] ! " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 9 " 4 it 5 's 4 it 8 ! 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 " 2 it 1 " 9 ! 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 old [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 3 no 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 2 register 2 register 3 of 2 register 5 burial 4 his 5 burial 5 burial 6 was 5 burial 7 signed 5 burial 10 clergyman 7 signed 8 by 9 the 10 clergyman 10 clergyman 11 , 10 clergyman 16 undertaker 12 the 13 clerk 13 clerk 14 , 13 clerk 16 undertaker 15 the 16 undertaker 16 undertaker 18 and 16 undertaker 21 mourner 17 , 18 and 19 the 20 chief 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 15 put 15 put 17 hand 16 his 17 hand 17 hand 19 . [old] [marley] [was] [as] [dead] [as] [a] [door-nail] [.] mind ! 1 mind 2 ! 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 5 say 6 that 8 know 9 , 10 of 11 my 11 my 12 own 12 own 13 knowledge 13 knowledge 14 , 13 knowledge 18 particularly 15 what 17 is 16 there 17 is 17 is 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 3 have 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 inclined 5 inclined 6 , 5 inclined 7 myself 7 myself 8 , 7 myself 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 18 ironmongery 14 the 15 deadest 15 deadest 18 ironmongery 16 piece 18 ironmongery 17 of 18 ironmongery 18 ironmongery 19 in 18 ironmongery 20 the 18 ironmongery 21 trade 21 trade 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 2 the 1 but 19 it 2 the 4 of 4 of 9 the 7 is 8 in 8 in 9 the 19 it 24 's 24 's 25 done 25 done 27 . you [will] [,] [therefore] [,] [permit] me [to] [repeat] [,] [emphatically] , that [marley] was [as] dead [as] [a] [door-nail] . 1 you 7 me 7 me 21 . 12 , 13 that 13 that 15 was 15 was 17 dead 17 dead 21 . scrooge knew he was dead ? 1 scrooge 2 knew 2 knew 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dead 5 dead 6 ? of course he did . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 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 . 1 scrooge 5 partners 2 and 3 he 2 and 5 partners 4 were 5 partners 5 partners 6 for 5 partners 11 many 8 don't 9 know 9 know 10 how 10 how 11 many 11 many 12 years 12 years 13 . the [mention] of [marley] ['s] [funeral] [brings] me [back] to the point [i] [started] [from] . 1 the 3 of 3 of 8 me 8 me 10 to 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 point 12 point 16 . there is no doubt that [marley] was dead . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 no 1 there 7 was 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 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 9 wonderful 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 distinctly 4 distinctly 5 understood 4 distinctly 7 or 4 distinctly 9 wonderful 6 , 7 or 8 nothing 9 wonderful 9 wonderful 10 can 9 wonderful 19 relate 10 can 11 come 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 story 14 story 19 relate 16 am 17 going 17 going 19 relate 18 to 19 relate 19 relate 20 . [scrooge] [never] [painted] [out] [old] [marley] ['s] [name] [.] there [it] [stood] , years [afterwards] , [above] [the] [warehouse] [door] [:] [scrooge] and [marley] [.] 1 there 4 , 4 , 14 and 5 years 7 , 7 , 14 and [the] [firm] [was] [known] [as] [scrooge] [and] [marley] [.] sometimes [people] [new] [to] [the] [business] [called] [scrooge] [scrooge] , and sometimes [marley] , but he answered [to] [both] [names] [.] 1 sometimes 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 answered it was all the same to him . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 4 the 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 2 frosty 2 frosty 3 rime 3 rime 4 was 3 rime 5 on 3 rime 7 head 3 rime 9 and 3 rime 10 on 3 rime 11 his 6 his 7 head 8 , 9 and 11 his 12 eyebrows 12 eyebrows 16 wiry 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 wiry 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 4 warm 2 warmth 7 wintry 4 warm 5 , 6 no 7 wintry 7 wintry 8 weather 7 wintry 9 chill 9 chill 10 him 10 him 11 . foul weather didn't know where to have him . 1 foul 2 weather 1 foul 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 3 didn't 7 have 4 know 5 where 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 , 5 and 5 and 12 sleet 6 snow 12 sleet 7 , 8 and 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 17 advantage 14 boast 15 of 16 the 17 advantage 17 advantage 18 over 17 advantage 23 respect 18 over 19 him 20 in 23 respect 21 only 22 one 22 one 23 respect 23 respect 24 . they [often] ["] [came] [down] " [handsomely] [and] [scrooge] never did . 1 they 11 did 6 " 10 never 10 never 11 did 11 did 12 . nobody [ever] [stopped] [him] [in] [the] [street] to say , [with] [gladsome] [looks] , " my [dear] [scrooge] , how are you [?] 1 nobody 8 to 8 to 9 say 9 say 10 , 10 , 15 " 14 , 15 " 15 " 22 you 16 my 19 , 19 , 20 how 20 how 21 are 21 are 22 you when will you come to see me ? " 1 when 4 come 2 will 3 you 2 will 4 come 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 me 7 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " but what did [scrooge] care ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 did 2 what 6 ? 3 did 5 care it was the very thing he liked . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 thing 5 thing 6 he 6 he 7 liked 7 liked 8 . 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 2 upon 3 a 2 upon 4 time 2 upon 7 the 7 the 17 old 8 good 13 , 8 good 17 old scrooge had a very small fire , but the clerk 's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal . 1 scrooge 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 small 4 very 16 much 5 small 6 fire 6 fire 7 , 6 fire 12 fire 7 , 8 but 9 the 10 clerk 10 clerk 11 's 10 clerk 12 fire 13 was 14 so 14 so 16 much 15 very 16 much 16 much 17 smaller 17 smaller 18 that 17 smaller 23 coal 18 that 19 it 20 looked 21 like 20 looked 23 coal 22 one 23 coal 23 coal 24 . " [a] [merry] [christmas] , uncle ! 1 " 6 uncle 5 , 6 uncle 6 uncle 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 3 the 4 voice 4 voice 5 of 9 , 16 that 16 that 18 was 17 this 18 was 18 was 19 the 19 the 20 first 20 first 22 he 22 he 23 had 23 had 25 his " [bah] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 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 6 uncle 7 ! 8 " 9 said 9 said 13 . " you don't mean that [,] [i] [am] [sure] ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 don't 2 you 10 ? 3 don't 4 mean 4 mean 5 that 10 ? 11 " " [i] do , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [merry] [christmas] ! 1 " 4 ! what right have you to be merry ? 1 what 2 right 1 what 3 have 1 what 8 ? 3 have 4 you 3 have 5 to 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 ? 3 have 4 you 3 have 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 merry you 're poor enough [.] ["] 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 poor 2 're 4 enough " come , then , " returned the nephew gaily . 1 " 2 come 1 " 7 returned 3 , 4 then 4 then 7 returned 5 , 6 " 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 5 you 2 what 8 dismal 2 what 9 ? 4 have 5 you 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 6 be 6 be 7 morose 7 morose 8 ? you 're rich enough [.] ["] 1 you 2 're 2 're 3 rich 3 rich 4 enough " don't be cross , uncle ! " said the nephew . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 9 said 2 don't 3 be 3 be 4 cross 4 cross 6 uncle 5 , 6 uncle 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 9 said 11 nephew 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 ? 4 can 6 be 17 in 18 such 18 such 19 a 18 such 23 as 19 a 21 of 20 world 21 of 23 as 24 this 24 this 25 ? merry [christmas] ! 1 merry 3 ! out [upon] [merry] [christmas] ! 1 out 5 ! he should [!] ["] 1 he 2 should " uncle ! " pleaded the nephew . 1 " 2 uncle 2 uncle 7 nephew 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 pleaded 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 " 9 , 9 , 18 and 10 " 11 keep 11 keep 14 your 14 your 15 own 15 own 16 way 16 way 17 , 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 let 19 let 20 me 19 let 21 keep 21 keep 22 it 22 it 25 . 25 . 26 " " keep it ! " [repeated] [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] [.] 1 " 2 keep 2 keep 3 it 3 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " but you don't keep it . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 don't 2 but 3 you 4 don't 5 keep 5 keep 6 it 6 it 7 . 7 . 8 " " let me leave it alone , then , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 let 2 let 3 me 2 let 6 alone 4 leave 5 it 4 leave 6 alone 6 alone 7 , 7 , 8 then 8 then 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " much good may it do you ! 1 " 3 good 2 much 3 good 3 good 8 ! 4 may 5 it 4 may 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 ! much good it has ever done you ! " 1 much 2 good 2 good 8 ! 3 it 4 has 4 has 6 done 5 ever 6 done 6 done 8 ! 7 you 8 ! 8 ! 9 " the clerk in the tank involuntarily applauded . 1 the 2 clerk 2 clerk 7 applauded 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 tank 5 tank 6 involuntarily 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 11 fire 11 fire 14 extinguished 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 extinguished 14 extinguished 15 the 14 extinguished 16 last 14 extinguished 17 frail 14 extinguished 20 ever 17 frail 18 spark 19 for 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 " 2 let 1 " 11 said 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 hear 4 hear 6 sound 5 another 6 sound 6 sound 7 from 8 you 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 15 and 16 you 16 you 17 'll 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 , 9 , 10 " 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 " 4 you 4 you 6 go 6 go 9 . 9 . 10 " " don't be angry , uncle . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 4 angry 4 angry 5 , 5 , 6 uncle 6 uncle 7 . 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 5 . 5 . 6 " scrooge [said] [that] [he] [would] [see] [him] [yes] [,] [indeed] [he] did . 1 scrooge 12 did 1 scrooge 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 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 expression 7 the 20 first 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 said 11 said 13 he 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 would 14 would 15 see 14 would 19 extremity 15 see 16 him 17 in 19 extremity 18 that 19 extremity 19 extremity 20 first 20 first 21 . " 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 " 2 why 2 why 3 did 3 did 4 you 4 you 5 get 5 get 6 married 6 married 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " because [i] [fell] [in] [love] [.] ["] 1 " 2 because " good [afternoon] ! " 1 " 2 good 2 good 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " [nay] [,] uncle , but you never came to see me before that happened . 1 " 4 uncle 4 uncle 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 8 never 7 you 8 never 8 never 9 came 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 2 give 1 why 8 not 2 give 3 it 2 give 6 reason 4 as 5 a 5 a 6 reason 6 reason 7 for 8 not 9 coming 9 coming 10 now 10 now 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " good afternoon , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 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 6 you 9 ask 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 " 2 good 2 good 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] am sorry , with all my heart , [to] [find] you [so] [resolute] . 1 " 8 my 3 am 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 , 5 , 6 with 6 with 7 all 7 all 8 my 8 my 9 heart 9 heart 10 , 9 heart 16 . 10 , 13 you 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 5 any 4 had 11 been 5 any 6 quarrel 6 quarrel 8 which 7 to 8 which 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 a 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 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 20 the 20 the 21 last 21 last 22 . so [a] [merry] [christmas] , [uncle] ! " 1 so 5 , 5 , 8 " 7 ! 8 " " good afternoon , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " and [a] [happy] [new] [year] [!] ["] 1 " 2 and " good [afternoon] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 good 2 good 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . his nephew left the room without an angry word , notwithstanding . 1 his 2 nephew 2 nephew 3 left 3 left 5 room 4 the 5 room 5 room 11 notwithstanding 6 without 11 notwithstanding 7 an 8 angry 8 angry 11 notwithstanding 9 word 11 notwithstanding 10 , 11 notwithstanding 11 notwithstanding 12 . i 'll [retire] [to] [bedlam] [.] ["] 1 i 2 'll 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 2 were 1 they 15 their 2 were 3 portly 3 portly 4 gentlemen 3 portly 6 pleasant 3 portly 8 behold 3 portly 11 now 4 gentlemen 5 , 7 to 8 behold 8 behold 9 , 9 , 10 and 12 stood 14 with 13 , 14 with 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 " 11 said 6 , 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 17 referring 12 one 13 of 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 20 list 21 . " have [i] [the] [pleasure] [of] [addressing] [mr] [scrooge] [,] [or] [mr] [marley] [?] ["] 1 " 2 have " [mr] [marley] has been dead [these] [seven] [years] , " [scrooge] replied . 1 " 13 replied 4 has 5 been 5 been 6 dead 6 dead 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 replied 13 replied 14 . " he died seven years ago , this very night . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 died 3 died 6 ago 4 seven 5 years 5 years 6 ago 6 ago 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 3 have 3 have 4 no 4 no 5 doubt 5 doubt 7 liberality 6 his 7 liberality 7 liberality 8 is 7 liberality 10 represented 7 liberality 13 surviving 9 well 10 represented 10 represented 11 by 12 his 13 surviving 13 surviving 14 partner 13 surviving 19 gentleman 14 partner 15 , 16 " 17 said 17 said 18 the 18 the 19 gentleman 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 3 was 2 certainly 10 kindred 4 ; 5 for 5 for 9 two 6 they 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 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 2 the 14 head 7 " 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 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 3 are 4 in 3 are 8 necessaries 5 want 8 necessaries 6 of 7 common 7 common 8 necessaries 8 necessaries 9 ; 8 necessaries 10 hundreds 8 necessaries 12 thousands 10 hundreds 11 of 12 thousands 13 are 12 thousands 18 comforts 13 are 14 in 15 want 18 comforts 16 of 17 common 17 common 18 comforts 18 comforts 20 sir 19 , 20 sir 20 sir 22 " 21 . 22 " " [are] there no [prisons] ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 4 no 1 " 8 asked 3 there 4 no 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 7 said 4 prisons 9 gentleman 6 " 7 said 8 the 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 3 they " they are [.] 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are still , " returned the gentleman , " [i] wish [i] could say [they] [were] not . " 1 still 2 , 2 , 3 " 3 " 4 returned 4 returned 5 the 4 returned 6 gentleman 6 gentleman 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 18 " 10 wish 12 could 12 could 13 say 12 could 16 not 16 not 17 . 17 . 18 " " [the] [treadmill] [and] [the] [poor] [law] are in [full] [vigour] , then ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 8 are 1 " 16 said 9 in 12 , 12 , 15 " 13 then 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 . " [both] very [busy] , sir . ["] 1 " 6 sir 3 very 5 , 5 , 6 sir 6 sir 7 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! " [i] [am] [very] [glad] [to] [hear] it . " 1 " 8 it 8 it 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 2 choose 2 choose 3 this 3 this 4 time 3 this 8 is 4 time 5 , 5 , 6 because 6 because 7 it 8 is 9 a 9 a 10 time 10 time 11 , 10 time 25 . 11 , 22 and 12 of 13 all 13 all 15 , 15 , 22 and 18 is 21 , 21 , 22 and what shall [i] [put] you down for ? " 1 what 2 shall 1 what 5 you 5 you 8 ? 6 down 7 for 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " nothing [!] ["] 1 " 2 nothing scrooge replied . 1 scrooge 2 replied 1 scrooge 3 . " you wish to be anonymous ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 wish 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 " 10 said 3 wish 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 alone 6 left 7 alone 7 alone 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " [since] you ask me what [i] [wish] [,] [gentlemen] , that is [my] [answer] . 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 ask 4 ask 5 me 4 ask 6 what 6 what 13 is 11 , 12 that 12 that 13 is 13 is 16 . 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 11 can't 2 don't 3 make 11 can't 12 afford 12 afford 13 to 13 to 14 make 14 make 16 people i [help] [to] [support] [the] [establishments] [i] have mentioned [they] [cost] [enough] [;] [and] [those] [who] [are] [badly] [off] must go there . " 1 i 8 have 1 i 20 must 8 have 9 mentioned 20 must 21 go 21 go 22 there 22 there 23 . 23 . 24 " " [many] [can't] [go] there [;] [and] [many] [would] [rather] [die] . " 1 " 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 2 if 3 they 2 if 13 they 3 they 4 would 4 would 5 rather 5 rather 6 die 6 die 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 13 they 14 had 14 had 20 decrease 15 better 20 decrease 16 do 20 decrease 17 it 20 decrease 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 decrease 20 decrease 21 the 20 decrease 22 surplus 22 surplus 23 population 23 population 24 . besides excuse me [i] [don't] [know] [that] . " 1 besides 2 excuse 2 excuse 3 me 3 me 8 . 8 . 9 " " but you might know it , " observed the gentleman . 1 " 9 observed 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 might 4 might 5 know 4 might 9 observed 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 observed 9 observed 10 the 9 observed 11 gentleman 11 gentleman 12 . " it 's not my business , " [scrooge] returned . 1 " 10 returned 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 not 3 's 6 business 5 my 6 business 6 business 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 returned 10 returned 11 . " it 's enough for a man to understand his own business , and not to interfere with other people 's . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 enough 4 enough 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 man 7 man 21 's 8 to 9 understand 9 understand 20 people 10 his 11 own 11 own 12 business 11 own 20 people 12 business 13 , 12 business 17 interfere 13 , 14 and 15 not 17 interfere 16 to 17 interfere 17 interfere 18 with 19 other 20 people 20 people 21 's 21 's 22 . 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 4 it 5 would 5 would 6 be 6 be 7 useless 7 useless 9 pursue 8 to 9 pursue 9 pursue 10 their 9 pursue 11 point 9 pursue 15 withdrew 12 , 14 gentlemen 13 the 14 gentlemen 14 gentlemen 15 withdrew 15 withdrew 16 . 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 10 himself 8 opinion 9 of 10 himself 16 facetious 11 , 12 and 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 6 solitude 5 in 6 solitude 6 solitude 9 overflowings 7 , 9 overflowings 8 its 9 overflowings 9 overflowings 10 suddenly 9 overflowings 11 congealed 11 congealed 12 , 11 congealed 13 and 11 congealed 16 misanthropic 14 turned 16 misanthropic 15 to 16 misanthropic 16 misanthropic 17 ice 16 misanthropic 18 . foggier yet , and colder ! 1 foggier 2 yet 1 foggier 5 colder 1 foggier 6 ! 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 colder piercing , searching , biting cold . 1 piercing 3 searching 2 , 3 searching 3 searching 5 biting 4 , 5 biting 5 biting 6 cold 6 cold 7 . " [god] bless you [,] [merry] [gentleman] [,] [may] [nothing] [you] dismay ! " 1 " 3 bless 3 bless 4 you 3 bless 13 ! 12 dismay 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 5 of 4 hour 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 2 you 4 want 5 all 6 day 6 day 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 . " if quite convenient , sir [.] ["] 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 convenient 3 quite 4 convenient 4 convenient 6 sir 5 , 6 sir " it 's not [convenient] , " said [scrooge] , " and it 's not fair . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 not 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 it 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 's 14 's 16 fair 15 not 16 fair 16 fair 17 . if [i] [was] [to] [stop] [half-a-crown] [for] it , you ['d] [think] yourself [ill] [used] , [i] ['ll] be [bound] ? " 1 if 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 22 " 10 you 13 yourself 13 yourself 16 , 16 , 22 " 19 be 21 ? 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 " 6 said 2 and 3 yet 3 yet 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 27 " 9 " 10 you 10 you 12 think 11 don't 12 think 23 for 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 3 observed 4 that 4 that 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 only 7 only 8 once 8 once 9 a 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 " 2 a 2 a 8 man 5 for 7 a 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 's 8 man 15 ! 15 ! 16 " 16 " 17 said 17 said 19 , 17 said 24 the " [but] [i] suppose you must have the whole day . 1 " 4 suppose 4 suppose 5 you 5 you 6 must 6 must 7 have 7 have 9 whole 8 the 9 whole 9 whole 10 day 10 day 11 . be here all the earlier next morning . " 1 be 2 here 1 be 6 next 3 all 4 the 4 the 6 next 5 earlier 6 next 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 8 . 8 . 9 " 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 2 lived 2 lived 3 in 2 lived 4 chambers 4 chambers 5 which 4 chambers 8 belonged 5 which 6 had 7 once 8 belonged 8 belonged 9 to 8 belonged 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 2 yard 3 was 3 was 4 so 3 was 5 dark 3 was 19 grope 5 dark 9 , 11 knew 13 every 12 its 13 every 13 every 19 grope 14 stone 15 , 14 stone 19 grope 16 was 19 grope 17 fain 19 grope 18 to 19 grope 19 grope 20 with 19 grope 21 his 19 grope 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 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 14 . 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 2 he 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 10 had 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 21 lighted 15 sturdily 24 . 17 walked 18 in 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 lighted 21 lighted 23 candle 22 his 23 candle the sound resounded through the house like thunder . 1 the 2 sound 2 sound 3 resounded 3 resounded 4 through 3 resounded 6 house 3 resounded 8 thunder 4 through 5 the 7 like 8 thunder 8 thunder 9 . 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 3 above 3 above 7 cask 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 every 6 every 7 cask 7 cask 8 in 7 cask 13 cellars 8 in 9 the 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 17 to 18 have 18 have 19 a 19 a 21 peal 20 separate 21 peal 21 peal 22 of 21 peal 23 echoes 23 echoes 24 of 23 echoes 25 its 25 its 26 own 26 own 27 . scrooge was not a man to be frightened by echoes . 1 scrooge 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 a 2 was 8 frightened 4 a 5 man 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 frightened 8 frightened 10 echoes 9 by 10 echoes 10 echoes 11 . 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 4 he 2 , 4 he 3 before 4 he 4 he 5 shut 5 shut 6 his 5 shut 8 door 5 shut 13 his 7 heavy 8 door 8 door 9 , 10 he 11 walked 11 walked 12 through 12 through 13 his 13 his 14 rooms 14 rooms 20 right 15 to 16 see 16 see 17 that 17 that 18 all 18 all 20 right 19 was 20 right 20 right 21 . he had just enough recollection of the face to desire to do that . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 just 3 just 4 enough 4 enough 5 recollection 5 recollection 6 of 5 recollection 8 face 5 recollection 10 desire 5 recollection 14 . 6 of 7 the 9 to 10 desire 10 desire 11 to 11 to 12 do 12 do 13 that sitting-room , bedroom , lumber-room . 1 sitting-room 2 , 1 sitting-room 5 lumber-room 3 bedroom 4 , 3 bedroom 5 lumber-room 5 lumber-room 6 . all [as] [they] [should] be [.] 1 all 5 be 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 15 , 16 and 17 a 18 poker 18 poker 19 . 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 7 door 7 door 10 locked 7 door 15 locked 7 door 19 which 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 locked 10 locked 11 himself 10 locked 12 in 13 ; 14 double 14 double 15 locked 15 locked 16 himself 15 locked 17 in 18 , 19 which 19 which 20 was 20 was 21 not 21 not 23 custom 22 his 23 custom 23 custom 24 . it was a very low fire indeed ; nothing on such a bitter night . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 low 4 very 7 indeed 4 very 13 bitter 5 low 6 fire 7 indeed 8 ; 8 ; 9 nothing 10 on 11 such 11 such 12 a 12 a 13 bitter 13 bitter 14 night 14 night 15 . " [humbug] ! " said [scrooge] ; and walked across the room . 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 walked 9 walked 10 across 10 across 11 the 10 across 12 room 12 room 13 . after several turns he sat down again . 1 after 2 several 2 several 3 turns 3 turns 5 sat 4 he 5 sat 5 sat 6 down 6 down 7 again 7 again 8 . this might have lasted half a minute , or a minute , but it seemed an hour . 1 this 17 hour 2 might 3 have 2 might 4 lasted 4 lasted 5 half 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 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 it 14 it 15 seemed 15 seemed 16 an 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 4 , 5 as 5 as 6 they 6 they 7 had 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 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 11 houses 11 houses 12 were 11 houses 13 described 13 described 14 as 13 described 15 dragging 15 dragging 16 chains 16 chains 17 . " it 's [humbug] [still] ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 2 it 3 's 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [i] [won't] believe it . " 1 " 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 3 coming 3 coming 4 in 3 coming 10 up 4 in 6 the 5 , 6 the 7 dying 8 flame 8 flame 9 leaped 9 leaped 10 up 10 up 11 , 11 , 17 " 15 cried 16 , 16 , 17 " [marley] ['s] [ghost] [!] ["] [and] [fell] [again] [.] the same face : the very same . 1 the 2 same 1 the 7 same 2 same 4 : 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 7 about 6 clasped 8 his 6 clasped 9 middle 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 2 , 2 , 3 nor 3 nor 4 did 4 did 5 he 4 did 6 believe 4 did 8 even 6 believe 7 it 8 even 9 now 9 now 10 . " how now ! " said [scrooge] , [caustic] [and] [cold] as ever . 1 " 2 how 1 " 6 said 3 now 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 12 as 12 as 13 ever 13 ever 14 . " what do you want with me ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 want 5 want 7 me 6 with 7 me 7 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " [much] [!] ["] [marley] ['s] [voice] , no doubt about it . 1 " 9 no 8 , 9 no 9 no 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 about 11 about 12 it 12 it 13 . " who are you ? " 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " " ask me [who] [i] [was] . " 1 " 2 ask 2 ask 3 me 3 me 7 . 7 . 8 " " who were you , then ? " said [scrooge] , [raising] [his] [voice] . 1 " 2 who 1 " 9 said 2 who 3 were 4 you 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 9 said 15 . " you 're particular , for a shade . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 particular 4 particular 8 shade 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 shade 8 shade 9 . 9 . 10 " 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 10 , 5 say 17 more 10 , 12 but 12 but 14 this 14 this 15 , 15 , 16 as 17 more 19 . " in [life] [i] [was] [your] [partner] [,] [jacob] [marley] [.] ["] 1 " 2 in " can you can you sit down [?] ["] [asked] [scrooge] , looking [doubtfully] at him . 1 " 2 can 2 can 6 sit 3 you 4 can 4 can 5 you 4 can 6 sit 6 sit 7 down 7 down 15 at 12 , 13 looking 13 looking 15 at 15 at 16 him 16 him 17 . " [i] can [.] ["] 1 " 3 can " do it , then . ["] 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 . 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 1 but 21 it 5 down 6 on 6 on 7 the 6 on 9 side 9 side 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 21 it " you don't believe in me , " observed the [ghost] [.] 1 " 9 observed 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 in 4 believe 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 observed 9 observed 10 the " [i] don't , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 3 don't 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 3 evidence 3 evidence 4 would 3 evidence 7 of 3 evidence 9 reality 3 evidence 12 of 3 evidence 15 senses 4 would 6 have 5 you 6 have 8 my 9 reality 9 reality 10 beyond 10 beyond 11 that 13 your 14 own 13 your 15 senses 15 senses 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " [i] don't know , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 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 3 do 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 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 thing 11 thing 14 . a slight disorder of the stomach makes them cheats . 1 a 2 slight 2 slight 3 disorder 3 disorder 4 of 3 disorder 9 cheats 4 of 5 the 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 2 may 2 may 5 undigested 3 be 5 undigested 4 an 5 undigested 5 undigested 6 bit 5 undigested 8 beef 5 undigested 11 blot 6 bit 7 of 8 beef 9 , 10 a 11 blot 11 blot 13 mustard 12 of 13 mustard 13 mustard 14 , 13 mustard 16 crumb 15 a 16 crumb 16 crumb 17 of 16 crumb 21 fragment 18 cheese 19 , 18 cheese 21 fragment 20 a 21 fragment 21 fragment 22 of 21 fragment 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 1 there 14 are 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 11 , 12 whatever 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 2 was 1 scrooge 7 habit 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 much 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 habit 7 habit 8 of 7 habit 9 cracking 9 cracking 10 jokes 9 cracking 12 nor 9 cracking 15 feel 9 cracking 17 his 11 , 12 nor 12 nor 13 did 13 did 14 he 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 heart 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 , 7 too 7 too 8 , 7 too 11 spectre 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 spectre 11 spectre 12 's 11 spectre 17 infernal 13 being 14 provided 14 provided 15 with 14 provided 17 infernal 16 an 17 infernal 17 infernal 18 atmosphere 17 infernal 21 own 18 atmosphere 19 of 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 . " [i] do , " replied the [ghost] . 1 " 6 replied 3 do 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 7 the 6 replied 9 . " you are not looking at it , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 not 3 are 5 looking 5 looking 6 at 6 at 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " but [i] see it , " said [the] [ghost] , " [notwithstanding] . " 1 " 2 but 1 " 8 said 4 see 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 15 " 14 . 15 " [humbug] [,] [i] [tell] [you] [;] [humbug] [!] ["] scrooge fell upon his knees , and clasped his hands before his face . 1 scrooge 2 fell 2 fell 3 upon 2 fell 5 knees 4 his 5 knees 5 knees 8 clasped 5 knees 11 before 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 clasped 8 clasped 10 hands 9 his 10 hands 11 before 12 his 12 his 13 face 13 face 14 . " [mercy] ! " he said . 1 " 6 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 said 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 . " [dreadful] [apparition] , why do you [trouble] me ? " 1 " 7 you 4 , 5 why 5 why 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 10 ? 9 me 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " man [of] [the] [worldly] [mind] ! " replied the [ghost] , " do you believe in me or not ? " 1 " 7 ! 2 man 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 22 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 the 12 , 13 " 12 , 19 or 13 " 14 do 14 do 15 you 14 do 16 believe 16 believe 17 in 16 believe 18 me 19 or 20 not 20 not 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " [i] do , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 do 3 do 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 3 do 2 why 11 do 4 spirits 5 walk 4 spirits 7 earth 6 the 7 earth 7 earth 8 , 7 earth 11 do 8 , 9 and 10 why 11 do 11 do 16 ? 12 they 13 come 13 come 14 to 14 to 15 me 15 me 16 ? 16 ? 17 " again the spectre raised a cry , and shook its chain and wrung its shadowy hands . 1 again 3 spectre 2 the 3 spectre 3 spectre 4 raised 3 spectre 6 cry 3 spectre 9 shook 3 spectre 10 its 5 a 6 cry 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 shook 10 its 11 chain 11 chain 13 wrung 12 and 13 wrung 13 wrung 14 its 13 wrung 15 shadowy 13 wrung 16 hands 16 hands 17 . " you are [fettered] , " said [scrooge] , trembling . 1 " 2 you 1 " 7 said 2 you 3 are 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 9 , 10 trembling 10 trembling 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 8 in 9 life 9 life 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the 12 replied 15 . is its pattern strange to [you] [?] ["] 1 is 4 strange 2 its 3 pattern 3 pattern 4 strange 4 strange 5 to 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 4 you 5 know 4 you 24 ? 5 know 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 the 11 , 12 " 11 , 15 and 12 " 13 the 15 and 21 you 21 you 24 ? it was full as heavy and as long [as] [this] [,] [seven] [christmas-eves] ago . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 full 3 full 4 as 4 as 5 heavy 4 as 7 as 5 heavy 6 and 7 as 8 long 8 long 14 ago 14 ago 15 . you have laboured on it since . 1 you 2 have 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 " 4 " 6 said 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 imploringly 7 imploringly 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 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 , 4 me 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " [i] [have] none [to] [give] , " [the] [ghost] replied . 1 " 4 none 1 " 11 replied 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 " 12 is 2 it 7 , 2 it 12 is 7 , 11 and 10 , 11 and nor can [i] tell you [what] [i] would . 1 nor 2 can 2 can 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 5 you 8 would 8 would 9 . a very little more is all permitted to me . 1 a 2 very 1 a 3 little 3 little 4 more 4 more 7 permitted 5 is 7 permitted 6 all 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 1 i 6 cannot 2 cannot 3 rest 6 cannot 7 stay 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 3 a 4 habit 7 , 9 he 9 he 14 put 14 put 18 his 17 in 18 his [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 2 you 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 24 and 12 , 13 " 12 , 24 and 13 " 17 a 20 , 21 though 20 , 24 and " [slow] [!] " [the] [ghost] repeated . 1 " 7 repeated 4 " 7 repeated 7 repeated 8 . " [seven] [years] [dead] , ["] [mused] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 5 , " [and] [travelling] all [the] time ? " 1 " 4 all 4 all 6 time 6 time 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " the whole time , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 7 said 2 the 3 whole 3 whole 4 time 4 time 5 , 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 4 , 3 rest 6 peace 5 no 6 peace 6 peace 7 . incessant torture of remorse [.] ["] 1 incessant 2 torture 1 incessant 4 remorse 3 of 4 remorse " 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 2 on 3 the 2 on 4 wings 4 wings 7 wind 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 wind 7 wind 8 , 8 , 9 " 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 3 might 3 might 4 have 4 have 5 got 5 got 7 a 7 a 8 great 13 seven 14 years 14 years 15 , 15 , 16 " 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 3 know 2 to 11 amends 3 know 4 that 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 13 one 11 amends 17 misused 14 life 17 misused 15 's 17 misused 16 opportunities 17 misused 17 misused 18 ! yet such was [i] [!] 1 yet 2 such 1 yet 3 was oh , [such] was [i] ! " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 6 ! 2 , 4 was 6 ! 7 " " but you were always a good man [of] [business] , [jacob] , " [faltered] [scrooge] [,] [who] [now] began [to] [apply] [this] [to] [himself] [.] 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 you 3 you 4 were 4 were 5 always 5 always 7 good 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 man 8 man 11 , 11 , 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 20 began " business ! " cried the [ghost] [,] [wringing] [its] [hands] [again] . 1 " 5 cried 2 business 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 13 . " mankind was my business . 1 " 2 mankind 2 mankind 3 was 2 mankind 5 business 2 mankind 6 . 4 my 5 business 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 6 business 5 my 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 15 benevolence 14 and 15 benevolence 15 benevolence 16 were 15 benevolence 17 , 15 benevolence 18 all 15 benevolence 21 business 19 , 20 my 20 my 21 business 21 business 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 5 trade 4 my 5 trade 5 trade 6 were 5 trade 9 drop 7 but 8 a 8 a 9 drop 9 drop 10 of 9 drop 14 comprehensive 11 water 14 comprehensive 12 in 14 comprehensive 13 the 14 comprehensive 14 comprehensive 15 ocean 14 comprehensive 16 of 14 comprehensive 18 business 17 my 18 business 18 business 19 ! 19 ! 20 " " at this time of the [rolling] year , " [the] [spectre] said , " [i] [suffer] [most] . 1 " 13 said 2 at 3 this 3 this 4 time 3 this 8 year 4 time 5 of 5 of 6 the 8 year 9 , 9 , 10 " 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 5 homes 4 poor 5 homes 5 homes 6 to 5 homes 7 which 5 homes 8 its 8 its 12 conducted 9 light 12 conducted 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 conducted 12 conducted 13 me 13 me 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 10 going 11 on 12 at 14 rate 13 this 14 rate 14 rate 15 , 14 rate 19 quake 15 , 16 and 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 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 7 the 6 cried 9 . " [my] [time] is [nearly] [gone] . " 1 " 4 is 4 is 7 . 7 . 8 " " [i] will , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 3 will 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " but don't be hard upon me ! 1 " 2 but 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 be 4 be 5 hard 5 hard 6 upon 6 upon 7 me 7 me 8 ! don't be [flowery] [,] [jacob] [!] 1 don't 2 be pray ! " 1 pray 2 ! 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 3 it 2 how 15 can 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 that 7 appear 8 before 7 appear 12 shape 8 before 9 you 10 in 11 a 10 in 12 shape 12 shape 14 you 13 that 14 you 14 you 15 can 15 can 21 tell 19 may 20 not 20 not 21 tell 21 tell 22 . i have [sat] [invisible] [beside] you [many] [and] [many] a day . " 1 i 2 have 2 have 6 you 2 have 10 a 10 a 11 day 11 day 12 . 12 . 13 " it was not an agreeable idea . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 not 3 not 5 agreeable 4 an 5 agreeable 5 agreeable 6 idea 6 idea 7 . scrooge shivered , and wiped the perspiration from his brow . 1 scrooge 2 shivered 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 10 brow 9 his 10 brow 10 brow 11 . " that is no [light] [part] [of] [my] [penance] , " [pursued] the [ghost] [.] 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 the " [i] [am] [here] [to-night] to [warn] you that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate . 1 " 8 you 1 " 10 you 6 to 8 you 9 that 10 you 10 you 11 have 11 have 18 escaping 12 yet 18 escaping 13 a 14 chance 14 chance 18 escaping 15 and 16 hope 16 hope 18 escaping 17 of 18 escaping 18 escaping 19 my 18 escaping 20 fate 20 fate 21 . a chance [and] [hope] [of] [my] [procuring] [,] [ebenezer] . " 1 a 2 chance 2 chance 10 . 10 . 11 " " you were always a good friend to me , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 said 2 you 3 were 3 were 4 always 4 always 6 good 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 friend 8 to 9 me 9 me 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [thankee] ! ["] 1 " 3 ! " you will be [haunted] , ["] [resumed] [the] [ghost] , " [by] [three] [spirits] . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 will 3 will 4 be 4 be 6 , 6 , 17 " 11 , 12 " 11 , 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 2 is 3 that 2 is 17 a 3 that 8 you 8 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 he 16 in 17 a 17 a 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " it is . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 4 . 4 . 5 " " [i] [i] think [i] ['d] [rather] not , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 4 think 1 " 11 said 8 not 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " without their visits , " said [the] [ghost] , " you [cannot] [hope] to [shun] the path [i] [tread] . 1 " 7 said 2 without 4 visits 3 their 4 visits 4 visits 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 you 12 you 15 to 15 to 17 the 17 the 18 path 18 path 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 " 4 take 4 take 13 it 13 it 15 , 15 , 18 " 17 ? 18 " " expect [the] [second] [on] [the] [next] [night] [at] [the] [same] [hour] [.] 1 " 2 expect the third , upon the next night when the last [stroke] of [twelve] [has] [ceased] [to] [vibrate] [.] 1 the 2 third 2 third 3 , 2 third 4 upon 4 upon 5 the 4 upon 9 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 night 7 night 8 when 9 the 10 last 10 last 12 of look to see me no more ; and look that , for your own sake , you remember what has passed between us ! " 1 look 12 for 2 to 3 see 2 to 9 look 3 see 4 me 5 no 6 more 5 no 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 look 9 look 10 that 9 look 12 for 11 , 12 for 12 for 15 sake 13 your 14 own 14 own 15 sake 15 sake 16 , 15 sake 24 ! 17 you 18 remember 18 remember 19 what 19 what 20 has 20 has 21 passed 21 passed 22 between 22 between 23 us 23 us 24 ! 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 1 when 5 these 3 had 4 said 5 these 6 words 6 words 7 , 6 words 9 spectre 8 the 9 spectre 9 spectre 10 took 9 spectre 12 wrapper 9 spectre 21 its 11 its 12 wrapper 12 wrapper 13 from 12 wrapper 15 table 12 wrapper 17 and 12 wrapper 18 bound 14 the 15 table 16 , 17 and 18 bound 20 round 19 it 20 round 21 its 22 head 22 head 25 . 23 as 24 before 24 before 25 . 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 5 the 4 by 19 bandage 6 smart 7 sound 7 sound 13 jaws 8 its 9 teeth 9 teeth 10 made 9 teeth 13 jaws 11 when 12 the 11 when 13 jaws 13 jaws 14 were 13 jaws 15 brought 13 jaws 16 together 13 jaws 19 bandage 17 by 19 bandage 18 the 19 bandage 19 bandage 20 . 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 2 they 3 were 3 were 21 to 21 to 22 come 22 come 24 nearer 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 9 , 8 moment 14 dirge 10 joined 11 in 10 joined 14 dirge 11 in 12 the 13 mournful 14 dirge 14 dirge 15 ; 14 dirge 17 floated 16 and 17 floated 17 floated 18 out 17 floated 21 bleak 19 upon 21 bleak 20 the 21 bleak 21 bleak 22 , 21 bleak 23 dark 23 dark 24 night 24 night 25 . scrooge followed to the window : desperate in his curiosity . 1 scrooge 2 followed 1 scrooge 7 desperate 3 to 4 the 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 7 , 6 phantoms 8 wandering 6 phantoms 9 hither 9 hither 11 thither 10 and 11 thither 11 thither 12 in 11 thither 13 restless 11 thither 21 . 13 restless 14 haste 13 restless 17 moaning 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 moaning 17 moaning 18 as 17 moaning 20 went 19 they 20 went [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 3 creatures 2 these 3 creatures 3 creatures 4 faded 3 creatures 17 . 4 faded 10 enshrouded 5 into 10 enshrouded 6 mist 10 enshrouded 7 , 8 or 8 or 10 enshrouded 9 mist 10 enshrouded 10 enshrouded 11 them 10 enshrouded 12 , 10 enshrouded 14 could 10 enshrouded 16 tell 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 not 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 13 became 8 together 9 ; 9 ; 10 and 11 the 12 night 12 night 13 became 13 became 14 as 14 as 15 it 14 as 20 walked 16 had 17 been 16 had 20 walked 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 , 6 as 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 16 and 14 hands 18 bolts 15 , 16 and 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 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 14 syllable 5 " 6 humbug 6 humbug 7 ! 6 humbug 10 stopped 7 ! 8 " 9 but 10 stopped 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 7 darkness 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 15 chimes 14 the 15 chimes 15 chimes 16 of 15 chimes 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 4 for 4 for 5 the 4 for 6 hour 6 hour 7 . twelve ! 1 twelve 2 ! it [was] [past] [two] when he went to bed . 1 it 5 when 5 when 6 he 6 he 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 8 works 6 into 7 the 8 works 9 . twelve ! 1 twelve 2 ! he touched the spring of his repeater , to correct this most preposterous clock . 1 he 2 touched 2 touched 7 repeater 3 the 4 spring 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 13 preposterous 11 this 13 preposterous 12 most 13 preposterous 13 preposterous 14 clock 14 clock 15 . its rapid little pulse beat twelve , and stopped . 1 its 2 rapid 2 rapid 4 pulse 3 little 4 pulse 4 pulse 5 beat 4 pulse 6 twelve 4 pulse 8 and 4 pulse 9 stopped 7 , 8 and 9 stopped 10 . it isn't possible that anything has happened to the sun , and this is twelve at noon ! " 1 it 2 isn't 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 11 , 10 sun 17 noon 12 and 13 this 13 this 14 is 14 is 15 twelve 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 9 scrambled 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 scrambled 9 scrambled 10 out 9 scrambled 15 groped 10 out 11 of 12 bed 13 , 12 bed 15 groped 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 groped 15 groped 16 his 15 groped 17 way 15 groped 20 window 17 way 18 to 19 the 20 window 20 window 21 . 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 16 over 2 went 18 over 3 to 4 bed 4 bed 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 thought 8 thought 11 thought 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 thought 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 thought 14 thought 15 it 15 it 16 over 16 over 17 and 18 over 20 and 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 make 21 could 22 make 22 make 23 nothing 22 make 25 it 23 nothing 24 of 25 it 26 . the more he thought , the more perplexed he was ; and , the more he endeavoured not to think , the more he thought . 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 thought 2 more 8 perplexed 2 more 17 endeavoured 3 he 4 thought 5 , 8 perplexed 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 perplexed 9 he 10 was 9 he 17 endeavoured 11 ; 12 and 12 and 17 endeavoured 13 , 17 endeavoured 14 the 15 more 15 more 17 endeavoured 16 he 17 endeavoured 17 endeavoured 18 not 17 endeavoured 19 to 17 endeavoured 20 think 17 endeavoured 23 more 21 , 22 the 22 the 23 more 23 more 25 thought 24 he 25 thought 25 thought 26 . [marley] ['s] [ghost] [bothered] [him] [exceedingly] [.] at length it broke upon his listening ear . 1 at 2 length 2 length 4 broke 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 , 1 " 5 ! " [a] [quarter] [past] , " said [scrooge] , [counting] . 1 " 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 , 7 said 11 . " [ding] , [dong] ! ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 ! " [half] [past] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [ding] , [dong] ! ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 ! " [a] [quarter] to it , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 8 said 4 to 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " [ding] , [dong] ! ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 ! " [the] [hour] [itself] , " said [scrooge] [triumphantly] , " and nothing [else] ! " 1 " 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 16 " 11 " 12 and 13 nothing 15 ! 15 ! 16 " he [spoke] [before] [the] [hour] [bell] [sounded] , [which] it [now] did [with] [a] [deep] [,] [dull] [,] [hollow] [,] [melancholy] [one] . 1 he 12 did 8 , 10 it 10 it 12 did 12 did 23 . light flashed up in the room upon the instant , and the curtains of his bed were drawn . 1 light 2 flashed 2 flashed 4 in 2 flashed 7 upon 3 up 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 room 7 upon 8 the 7 upon 9 instant 9 instant 10 , 9 instant 13 curtains 10 , 11 and 12 the 13 curtains 13 curtains 16 bed 13 curtains 18 drawn 14 of 15 his 15 his 16 bed 17 were 18 drawn 18 drawn 19 . the curtains of his bed were drawn [aside] [,] [i] [tell] [you] [,] [by] [a] [hand] . 1 the 2 curtains 2 curtains 5 bed 2 curtains 7 drawn 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 bed 6 were 7 drawn 7 drawn 17 . not the curtains at his feet , nor the curtains at his back , but those to which his face was addressed . 1 not 11 at 2 the 3 curtains 3 curtains 4 at 3 curtains 6 feet 3 curtains 11 at 5 his 6 feet 7 , 8 nor 8 nor 10 curtains 9 the 10 curtains 10 curtains 11 at 11 at 12 his 12 his 13 back 12 his 20 face 13 back 14 , 13 back 17 to 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 those 18 which 19 his 19 his 20 face 20 face 22 addressed 20 face 23 . 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 3 were 2 arms 3 were 3 were 4 very 4 very 7 muscular 4 very 20 uncommon 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 16 its 20 uncommon 17 hold 19 of 17 hold 20 uncommon 18 were 19 of 20 uncommon 21 strength 20 uncommon 22 . its legs and feet , most delicately formed , were , like those upper members , bare . 1 its 2 legs 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 14 upper 11 , 12 like 12 like 13 those 13 those 14 upper 14 upper 15 members 15 members 16 , 15 members 17 bare 17 bare 18 . 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 3 a 2 wore 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 18 belt 17 lustrous 21 sheen 18 belt 19 , 20 the 21 sheen 21 sheen 22 of 21 sheen 23 which 21 sheen 25 beautiful 23 which 24 was even [this] [,] though [,] [when] [scrooge] [looked] [at] it [with] [increasing] [steadiness] [,] was not [its] [strangest] [quality] . 1 even 4 though 4 though 10 it 10 it 15 was 15 was 16 not 16 not 20 . and , in the very wonder of this , it would be itself again ; distinct and clear as ever . 1 and 4 the 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 very 5 very 18 clear 6 wonder 7 of 7 of 8 this 7 of 13 itself 8 this 9 , 10 it 11 would 10 it 13 itself 11 would 12 be 13 itself 16 distinct 14 again 16 distinct 15 ; 16 distinct 16 distinct 18 clear 17 and 18 clear 18 clear 19 as 19 as 20 ever 20 ever 21 . " are you [the] [spirit] , sir , [whose] [coming] was [foretold] to me ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 are 2 are 3 you 3 you 6 , 6 , 7 sir 7 sir 8 , 8 , 16 " 11 was 13 to 13 to 14 me 14 me 15 ? 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 asked 17 asked 19 . " [i] [am] ! ["] 1 " 4 ! the voice was soft and gentle . 1 the 2 voice 2 voice 3 was 2 voice 4 soft 2 voice 7 . 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 4 as 1 singularly 7 instead 2 low 3 , 4 as 5 if 6 , 7 instead 7 instead 8 of 7 instead 9 being 9 being 10 so 9 being 18 a 10 so 11 close 11 close 12 beside 11 close 17 at 12 beside 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 it 16 were 17 at 18 a 19 distance 19 distance 20 . " [who] and what are you ? " 1 " 4 what 3 and 4 what 4 what 5 are 5 are 6 you 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " scrooge demanded . 1 scrooge 2 demanded 2 demanded 3 . " [i] [am] the [ghost] [of] [christmas] [past] [.] ["] 1 " 4 the " [long] [past] ? ["] [inquired] [scrooge] [;] [observant] [of] [its] [dwarfish] [stature] [.] 1 " 4 ? " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . [your] [past] [.] ["] " 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 10 would 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 3 ! 9 " 5 exclaimed 6 the 8 , 9 " 10 would 11 you 10 would 13 soon 10 would 24 give 12 so 13 soon 13 soon 14 put 13 soon 18 worldly 14 put 15 out 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 worldly 18 worldly 19 hands 18 worldly 22 light 19 hands 20 , 21 the 22 light [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 2 then 3 made 3 made 4 bold 4 bold 6 inquire 5 to 6 inquire 6 inquire 7 what 6 inquire 8 business 6 inquire 9 brought 9 brought 10 him 10 him 11 there 10 him 12 . " [your] [welfare] ! " said the [ghost] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 5 " 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 11 thinking 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 could 8 could 9 not 8 could 10 help 10 help 11 thinking 11 thinking 16 unbroken 12 that 14 night 13 a 14 night 14 night 16 unbroken 15 of 16 unbroken 16 unbroken 17 rest 16 unbroken 22 conducive 18 would 19 have 19 have 20 been 20 been 22 conducive 21 more 22 conducive 22 conducive 23 to 22 conducive 24 that 22 conducive 25 end 25 end 26 . [the] [spirit] [must] [have] [heard] [him] [thinking] [,] [for] [it] [said] [immediately] [:] " 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 2 heed 3 ! 3 ! 4 " it [put] out [its] [strong] [hand] [as] [it] [spoke] , and [clasped] [him] [gently] by the [arm] [.] 1 it 3 out 3 out 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 by 15 by 16 the " [rise] [!] and [walk] [with] me ! " 1 " 4 and 4 and 7 me 7 me 8 ! 8 ! 9 " the grasp , though gentle as a woman 's hand , was not to be resisted . 1 the 2 grasp 2 grasp 4 though 2 grasp 5 gentle 3 , 4 though 5 gentle 6 as 5 gentle 10 hand 7 a 8 woman 8 woman 9 's 9 's 10 hand 10 hand 11 , 10 hand 16 resisted 12 was 13 not 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 2 rose 2 rose 3 : 3 : 4 but 4 but 7 that " [i] [am] [a] [mortal] , ["] [scrooge] [remonstrated] , " and [liable] [to] [fall] [.] ["] 1 " 6 , 6 , 12 and 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and as the words were spoken , they passed through the wall , and stood upon an open country road , with fields on either hand . 1 as 8 passed 2 the 3 words 3 words 4 were 3 words 5 spoken 5 spoken 6 , 5 spoken 8 passed 7 they 8 passed 8 passed 9 through 9 through 10 the 9 through 22 fields 10 the 11 wall 11 wall 14 stood 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 stood 14 stood 15 upon 14 stood 17 open 14 stood 21 with 16 an 17 open 17 open 18 country 18 country 19 road 19 road 20 , 22 fields 24 either 23 on 24 either 24 either 25 hand 25 hand 26 . the city had entirely vanished . 1 the 2 city 2 city 4 entirely 3 had 4 entirely 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 9 seen 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 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 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 6 said 18 . 10 his 11 hands 11 hands 12 together 12 together 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 looked 15 looked 16 about 16 about 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] was [bred] [in] [this] [place] [.] 1 " 3 was 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 6 it 5 though 11 instantaneous 7 had 8 been 8 been 11 instantaneous 9 light 11 instantaneous 10 and 11 instantaneous 11 instantaneous 12 , 11 instantaneous 13 appeared 11 instantaneous 14 still 11 instantaneous 15 present 11 instantaneous 22 of 15 present 16 to 16 to 17 the 17 the 18 old 18 old 19 man 19 man 20 's 21 sense 22 of 22 of 23 feeling 23 feeling 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 6 upon 7 your 7 your 8 cheek 7 your 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " you [recollect] [the] [way] ? " inquired the [spirit] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 inquired 8 inquired 9 the " remember it ! " cried [scrooge] [with] [fervour] [;] " [i] [could] [walk] it [blindfold] . ["] 1 " 6 cried 2 remember 3 it 3 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 17 . 11 " 15 it 15 it 17 . " [strange] to [have] [forgotten] it [for] [so] [many] [years] ! " observed the [ghost] [.] 1 " 13 observed 3 to 6 it 6 it 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 observed 13 observed 14 the " 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 " 6 cried 2 remember 3 it 3 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 17 . 11 " 15 it 15 it 17 . " [these] [are] but [shadows] [of] the things [that] have been , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 4 but 1 " 14 said 4 but 7 the 7 the 8 things 10 have 11 been 11 been 12 , 12 , 13 " 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 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 8 as 2 jocund 10 came 2 jocund 14 and 6 ; 7 and 9 they 10 came 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 4 rejoiced 1 why 11 ? 2 was 4 rejoiced 3 he 4 rejoiced 4 rejoiced 5 beyond 4 rejoiced 7 bounds 5 beyond 6 all 7 bounds 9 see 8 to 9 see 9 see 10 them 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 11 leap 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 11 leap 11 leap 12 up 11 leap 16 past 13 as 14 they 14 they 15 went 15 went 16 past 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 3 had 6 done 4 it 6 done 5 ever 6 done 6 done 9 ? 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 ? " [the] [school] is not quite [deserted] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 4 is 1 " 10 said 4 is 5 not 5 not 6 quite 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 10 said 13 . " [a] [solitary] [child] [,] [neglected] [by] [his] [friends] [,] is [left] there [still] . " 1 " 11 is 11 is 13 there 13 there 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 2 he 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 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 17 grass 13 sheds 14 were 13 sheds 15 overrun 15 overrun 16 with 17 grass 18 . they went , the [ghost] [and] [scrooge] [,] across the hall , to a door at the back of the house . 1 they 2 went 2 went 3 , 2 went 11 hall 2 went 18 back 4 the 11 hall 9 across 11 hall 10 the 11 hall 11 hall 12 , 11 hall 15 door 13 to 15 door 14 a 15 door 15 door 16 at 16 at 17 the 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 2 why 3 , 3 , 9 " 4 it 5 's 4 it 8 ! 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 " 2 it 1 " 9 ! 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 old 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 6 child 6 child 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 did 14 did 15 come 14 did 23 like 15 come 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 the 18 the 19 first 19 first 20 time 20 time 21 , 22 just 23 like 23 like 24 that poor boy ! 1 poor 2 boy 1 poor 3 ! and [valentine] [,] ["] [said] [scrooge] [,] ["] [and] [his] [wild] [brother] [,] [orson] [;] [there] they go ! 1 and 17 they 17 they 18 go 18 go 19 ! and [the] [sultan] ['s] [groom] [turned] [upside] [down] by the [genii] [:] [there] [he] [is] [upon] [his] head ! 1 and 9 by 9 by 10 the 10 the 18 head 18 head 19 ! serve him right ! 1 serve 2 him 1 serve 3 right 3 right 4 ! i 'm glad of it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 of 4 of 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 7 married 8 to 8 to 9 the 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 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 9 . 3 's 5 old 9 . 10 " " there 's the [parrot] ! " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 8 cried 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 the 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 ' 6 where 6 where 7 have 6 where 13 ? 7 have 8 you 7 have 9 been 9 been 10 , 13 ? 14 ' the man [thought] [he] [was] [dreaming] , but he wasn't . 1 the 2 man 2 man 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 . 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 4 , 4 , 6 for 6 for 8 life 7 his 8 life halloa ! 1 halloa 2 ! hoop ! 1 hoop 2 ! halloo ! " 1 halloo 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " what is the matter ? " asked the [spirit] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 matter 3 is 4 the 5 matter 6 ? 5 matter 11 . 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 the " nothing , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 nothing 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " nothing . 1 " 2 nothing 2 nothing 3 . there was a [boy] [singing] [a] [christmas] [carol] [at] [my] [door] [last] night . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 13 night 13 night 14 . i should like to have given him something : that 's all . " 1 i 2 should 2 should 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 6 given 6 given 7 him 7 him 8 something 7 him 9 : 9 : 14 " 10 that 11 's 11 's 12 all 12 all 13 . 13 . 14 " 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 7 at 6 larger 9 words 6 larger 13 room 6 larger 14 became 7 at 8 the 9 words 10 , 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 20 dirty 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 12 despairingly 9 up 10 and 11 down 12 despairingly 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 2 to 4 you 4 you 6 , 6 , 11 " 9 home 10 ! 10 ! 11 " " home , [little] [fan] [?] " returned the boy . 1 " 8 returned 2 home 3 , 3 , 7 " 7 " 8 returned 8 returned 9 the 9 the 10 boy 10 boy 11 . " yes ! " said the child , brimful of glee . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 9 brimful 4 " 5 said 6 the 7 child 7 child 9 brimful 8 , 9 brimful 9 brimful 10 of 9 brimful 11 glee 11 glee 12 . " home for good and all . 1 " 4 good 2 home 3 for 3 for 4 good 4 good 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 7 . home for ever and ever . 1 home 2 for 2 for 3 ever 2 for 5 ever 4 and 5 ever 5 ever 6 . father is so much kinder than he used to be , that [home] 's like [heaven] ! 1 father 2 is 1 father 17 ! 2 is 3 so 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 kinder 5 kinder 6 than 5 kinder 8 used 5 kinder 15 like 7 he 8 used 8 used 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 , 11 , 12 that 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 5 a 6 woman 6 woman 7 , 7 , 11 " 11 " 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 13 the 12 exclaimed 15 . " [always] [a] [delicate] [creature] , [whom] [a] [breath] [might] [have] [withered] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 15 said 6 , 14 " 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 the 15 said 18 . " [but] she had a [large] [heart] [!] ["] 1 " 3 she 3 she 4 had 4 had 5 a " [so] she had , " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 3 she 1 " 7 cried 3 she 4 had 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " you 're right . 1 " 2 you 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 2 forbid 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " she died a woman , " said [the] [ghost] , " and [had] [,] as [i] [think] , [children] . " 1 " 2 she 1 " 8 said 2 she 3 died 4 a 5 woman 5 woman 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 22 " 12 " 13 and 13 and 16 as 19 , 22 " 21 . 22 " " one child , " [scrooge] returned . 1 " 7 returned 2 one 3 child 3 child 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 returned 7 returned 8 . " true , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 5 said 2 true 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 8 . " [your] [nephew] ! ["] 1 " 4 ! scrooge seemed uneasy in his mind ; and answered briefly , " yes . " 1 scrooge 3 uneasy 2 seemed 3 uneasy 3 uneasy 6 mind 4 in 5 his 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 10 briefly 14 . 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 yes 14 . 15 " 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 14 he 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 it 16 it 17 . " know it ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " was [i] [apprenticed] [here] [?] ["] 1 " 2 was 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 10 ! 2 his 3 heart 3 heart 4 , 10 ! 11 " old [fezziwig] laid down [his] [pen] [,] and looked up at the clock , which pointed to the hour of seven . 1 old 13 clock 3 laid 4 down 4 down 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 up 9 looked 11 at 11 at 12 the 12 the 13 clock 13 clock 16 pointed 13 clock 19 hour 13 clock 21 seven 14 , 15 which 15 which 16 pointed 16 pointed 17 to 16 pointed 18 the 19 hour 20 of 21 seven 22 . " yo ho , there ! 1 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 3 ho 5 there 3 ho 6 ! ebenezer ! 1 ebenezer 2 ! dick ! " 1 dick 2 ! 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 9 young 7 grown 13 briskly 8 a 9 young 9 young 10 man 10 man 11 , 12 came 13 briskly 13 briskly 19 fellow-'prentice 14 in 19 fellow-'prentice 15 , 16 accompanied 16 accompanied 17 by 16 accompanied 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 , 9 " 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 sure 7 sure 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 the 10 said 15 . " bless me , yes . 1 " 2 bless 1 " 5 yes 2 bless 3 me 4 , 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 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 much 4 much 6 to 6 to 7 me 7 me 8 , 7 me 11 . 8 , 9 was 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 " 2 yo 2 yo 3 ho 3 ho 4 , 3 ho 6 boys 3 ho 7 ! 5 my 6 boys 7 ! 8 " 8 " 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] [!] 1 christmas 2 , you wouldn't believe how those two fellows went at it ! 1 you 2 wouldn't 1 you 7 fellows 2 wouldn't 3 believe 4 how 5 those 5 those 6 two 5 those 7 fellows 7 fellows 8 went 7 fellows 9 at 7 fellows 11 ! 10 it 11 ! " [hilli-ho] ! " cried [old] [fezziwig] , [skipping] [down] [from] [the] [high] [desk] with [wonderful] [agility] [.] 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 8 , 8 , 15 with " clear away , my lads , and let's have lots of room here ! 1 " 9 let's 2 clear 3 away 2 clear 6 lads 3 away 4 , 5 my 6 lads 6 lads 7 , 6 lads 9 let's 7 , 8 and 9 let's 11 lots 10 have 11 lots 11 lots 12 of 11 lots 13 room 13 room 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 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 10 or it was done in a minute . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 done 2 was 5 a 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 minute 6 minute 7 . in [came] [mrs] [.] [fezziwig] [,] one [vast] [substantial] [smile] . 1 in 7 one 7 one 11 . in [came] the three [miss] [fezziwigs] , [beaming] [and] [lovable] [.] 1 in 3 the 3 the 4 three 4 three 7 , 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 10 broke 8 hearts 9 they 10 broke 11 . in came all the young men and women employed in the business . 1 in 3 all 2 came 3 all 3 all 8 women 4 the 5 young 5 young 6 men 6 men 8 women 7 and 8 women 8 women 9 employed 9 employed 10 in 9 employed 12 business 10 in 11 the 12 business 13 . in came the housemaid , with her cousin the baker . 1 in 4 housemaid 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 10 baker 9 the 10 baker 10 baker 11 . 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 8 brother 8 brother 9 's 8 brother 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 2 the 2 the 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 evening 7 evening 14 , 7 evening 15 when then [old] [fezziwig] [stood] out [to] [dance] [with] [mrs] [fezziwig] [.] 1 then 5 out as to her , she was worthy to be his partner in every sense of the term . 1 as 11 partner 2 to 3 her 3 her 11 partner 4 , 5 she 5 she 6 was 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 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 term 17 term 18 . if that 's not high praise , tell me higher , and [i] ['ll] use it . 1 if 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 15 use 4 not 6 praise 5 high 6 praise 6 praise 7 , 6 praise 9 me 6 praise 10 higher 8 tell 9 me 10 higher 11 , 10 higher 15 use 11 , 12 and 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 2 shone 2 shone 3 in 2 shone 5 part 4 every 5 part 5 part 6 of 5 part 10 moons 6 of 7 the 8 dance 10 moons 9 like 10 moons 10 moons 11 . you [couldn't] have [predicted] [,] [at] any [given] [time] [,] [what] [would] [become] of them [next] . 1 you 3 have 3 have 7 any 7 any 14 of 14 of 15 them 15 them 17 . when the clock struck eleven , this domestic ball broke up . 1 when 3 clock 2 the 3 clock 3 clock 4 struck 4 struck 5 eleven 5 eleven 6 , 5 eleven 8 domestic 7 this 8 domestic 8 domestic 9 ball 8 domestic 10 broke 10 broke 11 up 11 up 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 2 heart 2 heart 3 and 2 heart 4 soul 4 soul 5 were 4 soul 13 former 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 scene 8 scene 9 , 8 scene 13 former 9 , 10 and 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 8 enjoyed 6 everything 7 , 8 enjoyed 12 underwent 9 everything 12 underwent 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 underwent 12 underwent 14 strangest 12 underwent 15 agitation 13 the 14 strangest 15 agitation 16 . " a small matter , " said [the] [ghost] , " [to] [make] [these] [silly] [folks] so [full] [of] [gratitude] . " 1 " 7 said 2 a 3 small 3 small 4 matter 4 matter 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 10 , 7 said 21 . 10 , 11 " 10 , 17 so 21 . 22 " " [small] ! ["] [echoed] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 3 ! " why ! 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 ! is it not ? 1 is 2 it 2 it 3 not 2 it 4 ? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money : three or four , perhaps . 1 he 2 has 1 he 3 spent 3 spent 7 pounds 3 spent 13 three 4 but 6 few 5 a 6 few 6 few 7 pounds 7 pounds 8 of 7 pounds 10 mortal 9 your 10 mortal 10 mortal 11 money 12 : 13 three 13 three 15 four 14 or 15 four 15 four 17 perhaps 15 four 18 . 16 , 17 perhaps is that so much that he deserves this praise ? " 1 is 2 that 1 is 3 so 3 so 4 much 4 much 7 deserves 5 that 6 he 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 12 the 9 , 11 by 12 the 20 former 20 former 26 . " 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 4 power 3 the 4 power 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 13 make 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 1 he 9 stopped 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 stopped 9 stopped 10 . " what is the matter ? " asked the [ghost] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 2 what 5 matter 3 is 4 the 5 matter 6 ? 5 matter 11 . 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 the " nothing particular , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 2 nothing 3 particular 3 particular 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [something] , [i] [think] [?] ["] [the] [ghost] [insisted] [.] 1 " 3 , " 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 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 6 able 13 to 7 to 8 say 8 say 10 word 9 a 10 word 10 word 11 or 11 or 12 two 13 to 14 my 14 my 15 clerk 15 clerk 16 just 16 just 17 now 17 now 18 . that 's all . " 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 all 3 all 4 . 4 . 5 " " my time [grows] [short] , " observed the [spirit] [.] 1 " 8 observed 2 my 3 time 3 time 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 observed 8 observed 9 the " [quick] ! ["] 1 " 3 ! this [was] [not] [addressed] [to] [scrooge] , or to any one whom he could see , but it produced an immediate effect . 1 this 7 , 7 , 8 or 8 or 10 any 9 to 10 any 10 any 11 one 10 any 22 effect 11 one 12 whom 12 whom 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 see 15 see 18 it 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 it 19 produced 21 immediate 20 an 21 immediate 21 immediate 22 effect 22 effect 23 . 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 10 prime 3 older 4 now 3 older 5 ; 3 older 7 man 6 a 7 man 7 man 10 prime 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 prime 10 prime 11 of 10 prime 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 8 rigid 3 had 4 not 3 had 6 harsh 5 the 6 harsh 6 harsh 8 rigid 7 and 8 rigid 8 rigid 9 lines 8 rigid 11 later 8 rigid 13 ; 8 rigid 16 had 9 lines 10 of 11 later 12 years 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 it 16 had 17 begun 17 begun 18 to 17 begun 21 signs 19 wear 21 signs 20 the 21 signs 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 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 2 it 3 matters 3 matters 4 little 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 softly 9 softly 10 . " to you , very little . 1 " 3 you 2 to 3 you 3 you 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 little 6 little 7 . " what [idol] has [displaced] you ? " he [rejoined] [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 has 2 what 7 ? 6 you 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 he " a [golden] [one] [.] ["] 1 " 2 a " this is the even-handed dealing of the world ! " he said . 1 " 13 said 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 " 11 " 13 said 12 he 13 said 13 said 14 . " you fear the world too much , " she answered gently . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 answered 3 fear 11 answered 4 the 5 world 5 world 8 , 6 too 7 much 6 too 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 answered 10 she 11 answered 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 " 2 all 2 all 9 the 2 all 14 the 10 hope 11 of 11 of 14 the 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 2 have 21 you 3 seen 5 nobler 4 your 5 nobler 5 nobler 6 aspirations 6 aspirations 7 fall 6 aspirations 8 off 6 aspirations 9 one 6 aspirations 10 by 6 aspirations 11 one 6 aspirations 12 , 21 you 22 . have [i] not [?] ["] 1 have 3 not " what then ? " he retorted . 1 " 2 what 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 10 , 11 what 11 what 13 ? 12 then 13 ? i am not changed towards you [.] ["] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 3 not 4 changed 4 changed 5 towards 4 changed 6 you she shook her head . 1 she 2 shook 2 shook 3 her 2 shook 4 head 4 head 5 . " [am] [i] ? ["] 1 " 4 ? " 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 5 an 6 old 7 one 8 . 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 1 when 5 you 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 made 5 you 6 were 6 were 9 . 9 . 10 " " [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 " 6 you 1 " 17 returned 2 your 3 own 3 own 5 tells 4 feeling 5 tells 5 tells 6 you 6 you 13 are 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 were 8 you 13 are 9 were 10 not 11 what 13 are 12 you 13 are 14 , 15 " 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 6 we 2 which 3 promised 3 promised 4 happiness 4 happiness 5 when 5 when 6 we 6 we 7 were 6 we 18 are 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 18 are 15 now 16 that 17 we 18 are 18 are 19 two 19 two 20 . 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 1 it 15 . 2 is 4 that 4 that 14 you 7 thought 8 of 7 thought 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 14 you 15 . 16 " " have [i] [ever] [sought] [release] [?] ["] 1 " 2 have ["] [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 3 a 22 great in everything that made my love of any worth or value in your sight . 1 in 6 love 1 in 14 sight 2 everything 3 that 3 that 4 made 4 made 5 my 5 my 6 love 7 of 14 sight 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 , 2 , 5 " 3 no 4 ! 4 ! 5 " he seemed to yield to the justice of this supposition in spite of himself . 1 he 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 4 yield 4 yield 5 to 4 yield 10 supposition 5 to 6 the 7 justice 10 supposition 8 of 10 supposition 9 this 10 supposition 10 supposition 11 in 10 supposition 12 spite 10 supposition 14 himself 12 spite 13 of 14 himself 15 . but he said , with a struggle , " you think not . " 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 , 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 12 not 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] [would] [gladly] [think] [otherwise] if [i] [could] , " she answered . 1 " 7 if 1 " 13 answered 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 answered 12 she 13 answered 13 answered 14 . " heaven knows ! 1 " 2 heaven 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 15 irresistible 4 learned 12 how 11 know 12 how 12 how 13 strong 13 strong 14 and 13 strong 15 irresistible 15 irresistible 17 must 15 irresistible 19 . 16 it 17 must 17 must 18 be i do ; and [i] [release] you [.] 1 i 2 do 2 do 7 you 3 ; 4 and 3 ; 7 you with a full heart , for the love of him you once were . " 1 with 2 a 1 with 10 him 2 a 3 full 3 full 4 heart 4 heart 5 , 6 for 7 the 6 for 10 him 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 2 was 9 with 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 her 10 her 11 head 11 head 12 turned 12 turned 13 from 13 from 14 him 14 him 15 , 15 , 16 she " 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 3 may 16 have 4 the 5 memory 5 memory 6 of 5 memory 11 makes 5 memory 13 hope 7 what 8 is 7 what 11 makes 9 past 10 half 10 half 11 makes 11 makes 12 me 13 hope 14 you 13 hope 15 will 15 will 16 have 16 have 17 pain 17 pain 18 in 17 pain 20 . 18 in 19 this may you be happy in the life you have chosen [!] ["] 1 may 3 be 1 may 9 have 2 you 3 be 3 be 4 happy 4 happy 7 life 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 life 8 you 9 have 9 have 10 chosen she left him , and they parted . 1 she 2 left 2 left 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 they 6 they 7 parted 7 parted 8 . " spirit ! " said [scrooge] , " [show] [me] no more ! 1 " 5 said 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 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 2 do 3 you 2 do 8 ? 4 delight 6 torture 5 to 6 torture 6 torture 7 me 6 torture 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " one shadow more ! " exclaimed the [ghost] . 1 " 7 exclaimed 2 one 4 more 3 shadow 4 more 4 more 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 exclaimed 7 exclaimed 8 the 7 exclaimed 10 . " no more ! " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 more 2 no 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 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 4 to 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 it 6 it 7 . show me no more ! " 1 show 2 me 2 me 5 ! 3 no 4 more 3 no 5 ! 5 ! 6 " but [the] [relentless] [ghost] [pinioned] him in [both] [his] [arms] , and [forced] [him] [to] [observe] what happened [next] . 1 but 6 him 6 him 20 . 7 in 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 what 17 what 18 happened 18 happened 20 . they were in another scene and place ; a room , not very large or handsome , but full of comfort . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 in 3 in 4 another 4 another 5 scene 5 scene 6 and 5 scene 7 place 5 scene 20 of 7 place 8 ; 9 a 14 large 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 17 , 17 , 18 but 19 full 20 of 20 of 21 comfort 21 comfort 22 . what would [i] not have given to be one of them ! 1 what 2 would 2 would 4 not 2 would 5 have 2 would 8 be 5 have 6 given 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 ! though [i] never could have been so rude , no , no ! 1 though 8 rude 3 never 6 been 4 could 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 8 rude 7 so 8 rude 8 rude 9 , 8 rude 11 , 10 no 11 , 11 , 12 no 12 no 13 ! then the shouting and the struggling , and the onslaught that was made on the defenceless porter ! 1 then 2 the 2 the 10 onslaught 3 shouting 4 and 3 shouting 6 struggling 5 the 6 struggling 6 struggling 10 onslaught 7 , 8 and 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 8 which 8 which 10 development 9 the 10 development 10 development 11 of 10 development 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 5 finding 2 immense 8 false 4 of 5 finding 5 finding 6 this 7 a 8 false 8 false 9 alarm 9 alarm 10 ! the joy , and gratitude , and ecstasy ! 1 the 2 joy 2 joy 5 gratitude 3 , 4 and 4 and 5 gratitude 5 gratitude 6 , 5 gratitude 8 ecstasy 6 , 7 and 8 ecstasy 9 ! they are all indescribable alike . 1 they 2 are 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 " 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 14 , 3 don't 5 know 5 know 11 the 14 , 15 laughing 15 laughing 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 laughed 18 laughed 19 . ["] [mr] [scrooge] [.] ["] " [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 6 point 2 partner 8 death 3 lies 4 upon 5 the 6 point 6 point 7 of 8 death 18 . 9 , 13 and 12 ; 13 and 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 3 in 3 in 5 world 4 the 5 world 5 world 6 , 6 , 11 " 10 . 11 " " spirit ! " said [scrooge] [in] [a] [broken] [voice] , " [remove] me [from] this place . " 1 " 5 said 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 19 " 14 me 16 this 16 this 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 5 these 6 were 5 these 7 shadows 5 these 10 things 7 shadows 8 of 8 of 9 the 10 things 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 16 said 19 . " [that] [they] [are] what they are [,] [do] [not] blame me ! ["] 1 " 5 what 5 what 7 are 6 they 7 are 7 are 13 ! 11 blame 12 me 12 me 13 ! " [remove] me ! ["] 1 " 4 ! 3 me 4 ! scrooge exclaimed . 1 scrooge 2 exclaimed 2 exclaimed 3 . " [i] [cannot] [bear] it [!] " 1 " 5 it 5 it 7 " " leave me ! 1 " 2 leave 2 leave 3 me 3 me 4 ! take me back ! 1 take 2 me 2 me 3 back 2 me 4 ! haunt me no longer ! " 1 haunt 2 me 1 haunt 4 longer 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 ! 5 ! 6 " he was conscious of being exhausted , and overcome by an irresistible drowsiness ; and , further , of being in his own bedroom . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 conscious 3 conscious 4 of 3 conscious 6 exhausted 3 conscious 19 of 5 being 6 exhausted 6 exhausted 7 , 6 exhausted 9 overcome 7 , 8 and 9 overcome 10 by 9 overcome 13 drowsiness 11 an 12 irresistible 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 22 his 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 5 minutes 2 minutes 3 , 4 ten 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 5 minutes 8 quarter 5 minutes 16 nothing 7 a 8 quarter 8 quarter 9 of 8 quarter 11 hour 10 an 11 hour 11 hour 12 went 11 hour 15 yet 12 went 13 by 14 , 15 yet 16 nothing 17 came 16 nothing 18 . 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 3 taking 3 taking 5 possession 4 full 5 possession 5 possession 6 of 6 of 19 slippers 7 his 8 mind 7 his 19 slippers 8 mind 9 , 10 he 11 got 11 got 12 up 11 got 16 shuffled 13 softly 16 shuffled 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 shuffled 16 shuffled 17 in 16 shuffled 19 slippers 18 his 19 slippers 19 slippers 22 door 20 to 21 the 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 2 moment 1 the 18 name 18 name 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 bade 21 bade 22 him 21 bade 23 enter 23 enter 24 . he obeyed . 1 he 2 obeyed 2 obeyed 3 . it was his own room . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 own 4 own 5 room 5 room 6 . there was no doubt about that . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 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 " 2 come 1 " 6 exclaimed 2 come 3 in 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 the 6 exclaimed 9 . " come [in] ! and know me better , man ! " 1 " 2 come 2 come 4 ! 4 ! 12 " 5 and 7 me 6 know 7 me 7 me 11 ! 8 better 9 , 8 better 10 man 10 man 11 ! 11 ! 12 " scrooge [entered] [timidly] [,] [and] hung his [head] [before] [this] [spirit] [.] 1 scrooge 6 hung 6 hung 7 his " [i] [am] [the] [ghost] of [christmas] [present] , " said the [spirit] . 1 " 11 said 6 of 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 11 said 14 . " look upon me ! " 1 " 2 look 2 look 3 upon 3 upon 4 me 4 me 5 ! 5 ! 6 " scrooge reverently did so . 1 scrooge 2 reverently 2 reverently 3 did 2 reverently 5 . 3 did 4 so it was clothed in one simple deep green robe , or mantle , bordered with white fur . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 clothed 3 clothed 4 in 3 clothed 5 one 3 clothed 6 simple 3 clothed 9 robe 7 deep 9 robe 8 green 9 robe 9 robe 10 , 9 robe 14 bordered 11 or 12 mantle 12 mantle 14 bordered 13 , 14 bordered 14 bordered 15 with 14 bordered 17 fur 16 white 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 7 antique 5 was 6 an 6 an 7 antique 7 antique 8 scabbard 8 scabbard 9 ; 8 scabbard 11 no 8 scabbard 12 sword 9 ; 10 but 12 sword 20 sheath 13 was 14 in 14 in 18 the 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 the 18 the 20 sheath 19 ancient 20 sheath 20 sheath 21 was 20 sheath 22 eaten 20 sheath 25 rust 22 eaten 23 up 24 with 25 rust 25 rust 26 . " you have never seen the like of me before ! " exclaimed the [spirit] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 13 exclaimed 2 you 3 have 3 have 5 seen 4 never 5 seen 5 seen 6 the 5 seen 7 like 5 seen 10 before 7 like 9 me 8 of 9 me 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 exclaimed 13 exclaimed 14 the 13 exclaimed 16 . " never [,] ["] [scrooge] [made] [answer] [to] [it] . 1 " 2 never 2 never 10 . " [i] don't think [i] [have] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 9 said 3 don't 4 think 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [i] [am] [afraid] [i] have [not] [.] 1 " 6 have have you [had] [many] [brothers] , [spirit] ? " 1 have 2 you 2 you 6 , 6 , 9 " 8 ? 9 " " more [than] [eighteen] [hundred] , " said the [ghost] . 1 " 8 said 2 more 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 11 . " a [tremendous] [family] [to] [provide] [for] [,] ["] [muttered] [scrooge] [.] 1 " 2 a the [ghost] of [christmas] [present] [rose] [.] 1 the 3 of " [spirit] , " said [scrooge] [submissively] , " [conduct] [me] where you will . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 where 12 where 13 you 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 2 went 6 on 6 on 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 17 now 17 now 18 . 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 9 me 8 teach 13 profit 9 me 10 , 11 let 12 me 11 let 13 profit 13 profit 14 by 13 profit 15 it 15 it 16 . 16 . 17 " " [touch] my [robe] ! " 1 " 3 my 3 my 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 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 fruiterers 11 the 12 fruiterers 12 fruiterers 13 ' 12 fruiterers 14 were 12 fruiterers 15 radiant 12 fruiterers 17 their 12 fruiterers 18 glory 15 radiant 16 in 18 glory 19 . for [they] said , it was a shame to [quarrel] [upon] [christmas-day] [.] 1 for 5 it 3 said 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 shame 8 shame 9 to and so it was ! 1 and 2 so 2 so 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 5 ! god love it , so it was ! 1 god 2 love 1 god 8 ! 2 love 3 it 3 it 5 so 3 it 7 was 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 3 there 3 there 7 in 8 what 9 you 9 you 14 ? 14 ? 15 " 14 ? 16 asked 16 asked 18 . " there is . 1 " 2 there 2 there 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 2 would 4 apply 3 it 4 apply 4 apply 5 to 4 apply 6 any 4 apply 7 kind 4 apply 9 dinner 4 apply 11 this 7 kind 8 of 10 on 11 this 11 this 12 day 11 this 13 ? 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 4 one 4 one 6 . 6 . 7 " " why to a poor one most ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 5 poor 1 " 10 asked 3 to 4 a 4 a 5 poor 5 poor 6 one 6 one 7 most 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 12 . " because it needs it most [.] ["] 1 " 2 because 2 because 4 needs 3 it 4 needs 4 needs 5 it 4 needs 6 most " spirit ! " said [scrooge] [after] [a] [moment] ['s] [thought] . 1 " 5 said 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 12 . " [i] ! " cried the [spirit] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 cried 5 cried 6 the 5 cried 8 . " [i] ! " cried the [spirit] . 1 " 5 cried 3 ! 4 " 4 " 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 " 3 it 3 it 4 comes 4 comes 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 thing 8 thing 9 . 9 . 10 " " [i] [seek] ! " exclaimed the [spirit] . 1 " 6 exclaimed 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 7 the 6 exclaimed 9 . " [forgive] me [if] [i] [am] [wrong] . 1 " 3 me 3 me 8 . it has been done in your name , or at least in that of your family , " said [scrooge] . 1 it 2 has 2 has 3 been 3 been 4 done 3 been 5 in 5 in 6 your 6 your 7 name 6 your 16 family 7 name 8 , 8 , 9 or 9 or 11 least 10 at 11 least 12 in 13 that 12 in 16 family 14 of 15 your 15 your 16 family 16 family 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 3 , 1 remember 5 charge 3 , 4 and 5 charge 7 doings 5 charge 12 us 6 their 7 doings 7 doings 8 on 7 doings 9 themselves 9 themselves 10 , 11 not 12 us 12 us 13 . 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 3 that 4 he 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 25 town 11 , 22 suburbs 12 invisible 15 they 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 they 15 they 16 had 16 had 17 been 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 25 town 24 the 25 town 25 town 26 . think of that ! 1 think 2 of 1 think 3 that 3 that 4 ! " what has ever got your precious father , then ? " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 has 3 has 4 ever 3 has 5 got 5 got 6 your 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 4 brother 5 , 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 " 2 here 1 " 9 said 2 here 3 's 5 , 6 mother 6 mother 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 girl 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 " 2 here 2 here 3 's 3 's 6 mother 6 mother 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 10 the 10 the 12 young 12 young 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 2 well 3 ! 3 ! 13 " 4 never 5 mind 4 never 11 come 6 so 7 long 7 long 8 as 8 as 9 you 9 you 10 are 9 you 11 come 11 come 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 17 . " sit [ye] down [before] [the] [fire] , my dear , and have a [warm] , [lord] [bless] ye ! " 1 " 2 sit 2 sit 4 down 4 down 8 , 8 , 10 dear 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 , 10 dear 16 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 have 13 have 14 a 16 , 21 " 19 ye 20 ! 20 ! 21 " " no , no ! 1 " 2 no 1 " 4 no 2 no 3 , 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 8 the 8 the 10 young 10 young 18 . " [hide] , [martha] [,] [hide] ! ["] 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 ! 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 , 3 , 4 where 4 where 5 's 4 where 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 13 , 13 , 14 looking 14 looking 15 round 15 round 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 ! " as good [as] [gold] , " said [bob] , " and [better] . 1 " 8 said 2 as 3 good 3 good 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 14 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 and somehow , he gets thoughtful , sitting by himself so much , and thinks the strangest things you ever heard . 1 somehow 2 , 1 somehow 5 thoughtful 3 he 4 gets 4 gets 5 thoughtful 5 thoughtful 6 , 5 thoughtful 7 sitting 5 thoughtful 11 much 5 thoughtful 19 ever 5 thoughtful 21 . 7 sitting 8 by 8 by 9 himself 10 so 11 much 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 thinks 14 thinks 16 strangest 15 the 16 strangest 16 strangest 17 things 16 strangest 19 ever 18 you 19 ever 19 ever 20 heard [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 2 last 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 was there never was such a goose . 1 there 2 never 1 there 3 was 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 4 didn't 2 said 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 believe 5 believe 6 there 5 believe 7 ever 7 ever 12 cooked 8 was 9 such 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 12 themes 11 the 12 themes 12 themes 13 of 12 themes 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 13 in 13 in 23 the 15 , 20 and 20 and 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 6 done 7 enough 7 enough 8 ! suppose it should break in turning out ! 1 suppose 2 it 2 it 3 should 3 should 4 break 4 break 5 in 4 break 6 turning 4 break 7 out 7 out 8 ! 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 2 great 2 great 3 deal 3 deal 4 of 3 deal 5 steam 5 steam 6 ! the pudding was out of the copper . 1 the 2 pudding 2 pudding 3 was 2 pudding 7 copper 4 out 5 of 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 2 was 3 the 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 8 pastrycook's 2 smell 5 eating-house 3 like 5 eating-house 4 an 5 eating-house 5 eating-house 6 and 5 eating-house 8 pastrycook's 7 a 8 pastrycook's 8 pastrycook's 9 next 8 pastrycook's 10 door 8 pastrycook's 11 to 8 pastrycook's 18 next 8 pastrycook's 19 door 8 pastrycook's 20 to 12 each 13 other 12 each 17 laundress's 14 , 17 laundress's 15 with 17 laundress's 16 a 17 laundress's 17 laundress's 18 next 20 to 21 that 21 that 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 2 had 3 something 3 something 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 about 6 about 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 nobody 10 nobody 11 said 10 nobody 12 or 12 or 13 thought 12 or 20 pudding 13 thought 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 at 16 at 17 all 18 a 19 small 19 small 20 pudding 20 pudding 21 for 20 pudding 23 large 22 a 23 large 23 large 24 family 24 family 25 . it would have been flat heresy to do so . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 6 heresy 4 been 9 so 5 flat 6 heresy 6 heresy 8 do 7 to 8 do 9 so 10 . any [cratchit] [would] [have] [blushed] [to] [hint] [at] such a thing . 1 any 11 thing 9 such 10 a 9 such 11 thing 11 thing 12 . at last the dinner was all done , the cloth was cleared , the hearth swept , and the fire made up . 1 at 2 last 2 last 12 cleared 3 the 10 cloth 4 dinner 5 was 4 dinner 10 cloth 6 all 7 done 7 done 8 , 7 done 10 cloth 9 the 10 cloth 10 cloth 11 was 10 cloth 12 cleared 12 cleared 13 , 12 cleared 15 hearth 12 cleared 22 up 14 the 15 hearth 15 hearth 16 swept 15 hearth 17 , 15 hearth 20 fire 17 , 18 and 19 the 20 fire 21 made 22 up 22 up 23 . two tumblers and a custard cup without a handle . 1 two 2 tumblers 2 tumblers 3 and 2 tumblers 5 custard 4 a 5 custard 5 custard 6 cup 5 custard 7 without 5 custard 9 handle 7 without 8 a 9 handle 10 . then [bob] [proposed] : 1 then 4 : " a [merry] [christmas] [to] [us] [all] [,] [my] [dears] [.] 1 " 2 a 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 4 family 4 family 5 re-echoed 5 re-echoed 6 . " [god] bless us every one ! " said [tiny] [tim] , the last of all . 1 " 3 bless 1 " 9 said 4 us 5 every 5 every 6 one 6 one 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 , 9 said 13 the 13 the 14 last 14 last 15 of 15 of 16 all 16 all 17 . 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 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 10 he 5 said 24 . 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 never 12 never 13 felt 12 never 14 before 14 before 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 tell 17 tell 18 me 18 me 19 if 24 . 25 " if these [shadows] [remain] [unaltered] [by] [the] [future] [,] [the] [child] [will] [die] [.] ["] 1 if 2 these " no , no , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 4 no 2 no 3 , 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 5 , 2 oh 8 ! 8 ! 15 " 9 say 13 spared 10 he 13 spared 11 will 12 be 12 be 13 spared 13 spared 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 2 he 9 had 3 be 4 like 4 like 5 to 5 to 6 die 6 die 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 15 decrease 10 better 15 decrease 11 do 15 decrease 12 it 15 decrease 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 decrease 15 decrease 16 the 15 decrease 17 surplus 17 surplus 18 population 18 population 19 . 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 3 his 3 his 4 head 3 his 8 own 8 own 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 was 16 was 18 with will you decide what men shall live , what men shall die ? 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 decide 1 will 12 die 3 decide 4 what 3 decide 5 men 6 shall 7 live 6 shall 12 die 8 , 9 what 9 what 10 men 9 what 11 shall 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 " 17 among 22 the 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 dust 23 dust 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 3 raised 8 his 4 them 5 speedily 5 speedily 7 hearing 6 on 7 hearing 8 his 9 own 9 own 10 name 10 name 11 . " [mr] [scrooge] ! " said [bob] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] 'll give you [mr] [scrooge] , [the] [founder] [of] [the] [feast] ! " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 give 4 give 5 you 5 you 8 , 8 , 15 " 14 ! 15 " " [the] [founder] [of] [the] [feast] , indeed ! " cried [mrs] [cratchit] , [reddening] [.] 1 " 8 indeed 7 , 8 indeed 8 indeed 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 cried 11 cried 14 , " [i] [wish] [i] [had] [him] here [.] 1 " 7 here 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 2 'd 3 give 3 give 4 him 3 give 6 piece 5 a 6 piece 6 piece 7 of 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 mind 8 my 22 appetite 9 mind 10 to 9 mind 11 feast 11 feast 12 upon 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 he 17 he 18 'd 18 'd 19 have 19 have 22 appetite 20 a 21 good 21 good 22 appetite 22 appetite 23 for 22 appetite 25 . 23 for 24 it 25 . 26 " " my dear , " said [bob] , " the children ! 1 " 3 dear 2 my 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 3 dear 12 ! 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 the 10 the 11 children [christmas-day] [.] ["] you know he is [,] [robert] [!] 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 is 3 he 4 is nobody knows it better than you do , poor fellow ! " 1 nobody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it 2 knows 4 better 4 better 5 than 5 than 6 you 6 you 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 12 " 9 poor 10 fellow 10 fellow 11 ! 11 ! 12 " " [my] dear ! " [was] [bob] ['s] [mild] [answer] [.] 1 " 3 dear 3 dear 4 ! 4 ! 5 " ["] [christmas-day] [.] ["] " [i] ['ll] [drink] [his] [health] for [your] [sake] [and] [the] [day] ['s] , " said [mrs] [cratchit] , " not for his . 1 " 16 said 7 for 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 19 , 16 said 24 . 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 not 21 not 22 for 22 for 23 his long life to him ! 1 long 2 life 2 life 5 ! 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 ! a [merry] [christmas] [and] [a] happy [new] [year] [!] 1 a 6 happy he 'll be very merry and very happy [,] [i] have no [doubt] ! " 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 be 2 'll 11 have 3 be 8 happy 4 very 5 merry 4 very 8 happy 5 merry 6 and 7 very 8 happy 11 have 12 no 12 no 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 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 7 proceedings 3 the 4 first 4 first 7 proceedings 5 of 7 proceedings 6 their 7 proceedings 7 proceedings 8 which 7 proceedings 11 heartiness 9 had 11 heartiness 10 no 11 heartiness 11 heartiness 12 in 11 heartiness 13 it 13 it 14 . [tiny] [tim] [drank] [it] [last] [of] [all] [,] [but] [he] [didn't] [care] [twopence] [for] [it] [.] scrooge was [the] [ogre] [of] [the] [family] [.] 1 scrooge 2 was 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 7 a 6 cast 9 shadow 8 dark 9 shadow 9 shadow 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 party 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 22 . 20 five 21 minutes 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 23 done 23 done 24 with 23 done 25 . there was nothing of high mark in this . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 nothing 2 was 5 high 3 nothing 4 of 5 high 6 mark 5 high 7 in 7 in 8 this 8 this 9 . [blessings] [on] [it] [,] [how] [the] [ghost] [exulted] [!] " what place is this ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 asked 2 what 4 is 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 " 4 where 4 where 11 the 11 the 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 earth 15 earth 16 , " but they [know] [me] [.] 1 " 2 but 2 but 3 they 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 4 from 3 shone 9 hut 5 the 6 window 6 window 9 hut 7 of 9 hut 8 a 9 hut 9 hut 10 , 9 hut 14 advanced 9 hut 17 . 10 , 11 and 12 swiftly 14 advanced 13 they 14 advanced 14 advanced 15 towards 15 towards 16 it 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 4 wall 5 of 4 wall 6 mud 6 mud 7 and 6 mud 8 stone 8 stone 9 , 10 they 11 found 10 they 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 " 4 ha 4 ha 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " [ha] [,] ha , ha ! " 1 " 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 2 their 2 their 3 assembled 3 assembled 4 friends 4 friends 5 , 4 friends 10 behindhand 6 being 10 behindhand 7 not 10 behindhand 8 a 9 bit 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 " 2 he 2 he 3 said 2 he 6 was 3 said 4 that 6 was 9 , 9 , 14 " 14 " 15 cried 15 cried 19 . " he believed it , too ! " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 believed 3 believed 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 8 " 6 too 7 ! 7 ! 8 " " more [shame] for him , [fred] ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [niece] indignantly . 1 " 10 said 2 more 4 for 4 for 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 9 " 8 ! 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 indignantly 14 indignantly 15 . bless those women ! they never do anything by halves . 1 bless 3 women 2 those 3 women 3 women 4 ! 3 women 10 halves 5 they 10 halves 6 never 8 anything 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 5 you 7 have 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 called 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 5 ! 3 perfectly 4 satisfactory 4 satisfactory 5 ! " 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 " 10 said 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 a 6 old 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 , 10 said 29 . 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 that 16 that 17 's 17 's 18 the 20 ; 21 and 20 ; 23 so 22 not 23 so 23 so 24 pleasant 24 pleasant 27 might 25 as 26 he 26 he 27 might 27 might 28 be 28 be 29 . however , his offences carry their own punishment , and [i] [have] nothing to say against him . " 1 however 2 , 1 however 4 offences 1 however 9 , 3 his 4 offences 4 offences 5 carry 4 offences 6 their 4 offences 7 own 4 offences 8 punishment 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 nothing 13 nothing 14 to 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 " 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 very 7 very 8 rich 8 rich 9 , 9 , 12 " 11 , 12 " " [at] [least] [,] you [always] tell me [so] . " 1 " 5 you 5 you 7 tell 7 tell 8 me 8 me 10 . 10 . 11 " " what of that , my dear ? " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 of 2 what 8 ? 3 of 4 that 4 that 5 , 6 my 7 dear 7 dear 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 14 . " his wealth is of no use to him . 1 " 3 wealth 2 his 3 wealth 3 wealth 4 is 3 wealth 5 of 3 wealth 7 use 6 no 7 use 7 use 8 to 8 to 9 him 9 him 10 . he [don't] [do] any good [with] [it] . 1 he 4 any 4 any 5 good 5 good 8 . he [don't] [make] himself [comfortable] with it . 1 he 4 himself 4 himself 8 . 6 with 7 it 7 it 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 16 ever 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 , 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 2 's 3 niece 3 niece 4 's 3 niece 5 sisters 5 sisters 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 all 8 all 9 the 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 ladies 11 ladies 12 , 11 ladies 13 expressed 13 expressed 16 opinion 14 the 15 same 15 same 16 opinion 16 opinion 17 . " oh , [i] [have] ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 12 . " [i] [am] sorry for him ; [i] couldn't be [angry] [with] [him] [if] [i] [tried] . 1 " 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 for 5 for 6 him 6 him 7 ; 6 him 17 . 9 couldn't 10 be 10 be 17 . who suffers by his ill whims ? 1 who 2 suffers 2 suffers 3 by 2 suffers 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 19 us 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 dine 13 he 14 won't 14 won't 17 dine 15 come 17 dine 16 and 17 dine 17 dine 18 with 17 dine 19 us 19 us 20 . what 's the consequence ? 1 what 2 's 2 's 4 consequence 3 the 4 consequence 4 consequence 5 ? [he] [don't] [lose] [much] [of] [a] [dinner] [.] ["] " [indeed] [,] [i] [think] he [loses] [a] very good [dinner] , " interrupted [scrooge] ['s] [niece] . 1 " 6 he 1 " 14 interrupted 9 very 10 good 10 good 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 interrupted 14 interrupted 18 . " 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 4 glad 3 very 4 glad 4 glad 6 hear 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 it 18 haven't 19 any 19 any 26 . what do you say , [topper] ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 say 4 say 5 , 4 say 7 ? 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 " 2 do 1 " 9 said 2 do 3 go 3 go 4 on 4 on 5 , 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 7 begins 4 finishes 9 say 4 finishes 10 ! 6 he 7 begins 7 begins 8 to he is such a ridiculous fellow ! " 1 he 2 is 2 is 5 ridiculous 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 ridiculous 5 ridiculous 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 ! 7 ! 8 " i mean to give him the same chance every year , whether he likes it or not , for [i] [pity] him . 1 i 2 mean 2 mean 3 to 3 to 4 give 3 to 6 the 4 give 5 him 6 the 7 same 7 same 8 chance 7 same 10 year 9 every 10 year 10 year 11 , 10 year 16 or 10 year 23 . 12 whether 14 likes 12 whether 16 or 13 he 14 likes 14 likes 15 it 16 or 17 not 18 , 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 9 , 7 , 8 now 8 now 9 , after tea they had some music . 1 after 2 tea 1 after 5 some 3 they 4 had 4 had 5 some 5 some 6 music 6 music 7 . but they didn't devote the whole evening to music . 1 but 2 they 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 2 was 1 there 7 blindman's 3 first 7 blindman's 4 a 5 game 5 game 7 blindman's 6 at 7 blindman's 7 blindman's 8 buff 8 buff 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 13 he 10 than 19 . 13 he 14 had 14 had 17 his 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 4 , 5 that the way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker was an outrage on the credulity of human nature . 1 the 2 way 2 way 3 he 3 he 4 went 4 went 5 after 4 went 7 plump 5 after 6 that 7 plump 8 sister 7 plump 12 tucker 9 in 10 the 9 in 12 tucker 11 lace 12 tucker 12 tucker 13 was 12 tucker 15 outrage 14 an 15 outrage 15 outrage 16 on 15 outrage 18 credulity 15 outrage 22 . 16 on 17 the 18 credulity 19 of 18 credulity 20 human 18 credulity 21 nature he always knew where the plump sister was . 1 he 3 knew 1 he 8 was 2 always 3 knew 3 knew 4 where 4 where 5 the 4 where 6 plump 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 2 often 1 she 3 cried 1 she 13 was 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 ; 9 ; 10 and 11 it 12 really 13 was 14 not 14 not 15 . but she joined in the forfeits , and loved her love to admiration with all the letters of the alphabet . 1 but 2 she 1 but 6 forfeits 3 joined 4 in 3 joined 6 forfeits 5 the 6 forfeits 6 forfeits 7 , 6 forfeits 8 and 6 forfeits 9 loved 6 forfeits 11 love 9 loved 10 her 11 love 12 to 11 love 13 admiration 13 admiration 17 letters 14 with 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 letters 17 letters 20 alphabet 18 of 20 alphabet 19 the 20 alphabet 20 alphabet 21 . 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 " 2 here 1 " 9 said 2 here 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 new 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [one] [half-hour] , [spirit] [,] [only] one ! ["] 1 " 4 , 1 " 9 ! 8 one 9 ! at last the plump sister , falling into a similar state , cried out : 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 plump 3 the 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 12 , 13 cried 13 cried 14 out 13 cried 15 : " [i] have found it out ! 1 " 7 ! 3 have 4 found 4 found 5 it 4 found 6 out 6 out 7 ! i know what it is , [fred] [!] 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , i know what it is ! " 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 2 know 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 ! 6 ! 7 " " what is it ? " cried [fred] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " it 's your uncle [scro-o-o-o-oge] [!] ["] 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 uncle 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 your 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 19 , 2 is 3 a 3 a 14 moment 14 moment 15 ; 15 ; 16 and 19 , 20 ' 20 ' 24 ' 23 ! 24 ' " well ! 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 ! [uncle] [scrooge] [!] ["] [they] [cried] [.] " [a] [merry] [christmas] and a [happy] [new] [year] to the old man , [whatever] he is ! " said [scrooge] ['s] [nephew] . 1 " 5 and 5 and 6 a 6 a 13 man 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 man 13 man 14 , 14 , 16 he 16 he 17 is 17 is 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 24 . " he wouldn't take it from me , but may he have [it] [nevertheless] [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 take 3 wouldn't 12 have 4 take 5 it 4 take 7 me 6 from 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 9 but 10 may 12 have 11 he 12 have [uncle] [scrooge] [!] ["] 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 6 far 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 far 6 far 12 homes 6 far 21 end 7 they 8 went 7 they 12 homes 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 many 11 many 12 homes 12 homes 14 visited 13 they 14 visited 14 visited 17 always 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 always 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 happy 20 happy 21 end 21 end 22 . 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 8 , 2 was 3 strange 2 was 5 too 4 , 5 too 5 too 6 , 6 , 7 that 8 , 13 in 13 in 18 the 17 , 18 the " are spirits ['] lives so short ? " asked [scrooge] . 1 " 2 are 1 " 10 asked 2 are 3 spirits 5 lives 6 so 5 lives 7 short 5 lives 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 2 my 3 life 3 life 7 is 7 is 8 very 10 , 11 " 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 " 5 cried 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 4 ringing 6 three-quarters 5 the 6 three-quarters 6 three-quarters 7 past 6 three-quarters 8 eleven 6 three-quarters 11 moment 9 at 11 moment 10 that 11 moment 11 moment 12 . is it a foot or a claw ? " 1 is 2 it 1 is 3 a 3 a 7 claw 4 foot 5 or 4 foot 7 claw 6 a 7 claw 7 claw 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " it might be a claw , for the flesh there is upon it , " was the [spirit] ['s] [sorrowful] reply . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 3 might 6 claw 5 a 6 claw 6 claw 7 , 6 claw 10 flesh 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 flesh 10 flesh 11 there 11 there 12 is 11 there 17 was 13 upon 14 it 14 it 15 , 14 it 17 was 15 , 16 " 17 was 22 reply 18 the 22 reply 22 reply 23 . " look here . " 1 " 2 look 2 look 3 here 3 here 4 . 4 . 5 " 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 10 children 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 20 miserable 18 hideous 19 , 20 miserable 21 . they knelt down at its feet , and clung upon the outside of its garment . 1 they 2 knelt 2 knelt 3 down 2 knelt 4 at 2 knelt 5 its 5 its 6 feet 5 its 15 garment 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 clung 9 clung 10 upon 9 clung 15 garment 10 upon 11 the 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 7 here 8 ! look , look , down here ! " exclaimed the [ghost] [.] 1 look 2 , 1 look 6 here 3 look 4 , 3 look 6 here 5 down 6 here 6 here 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 the they were a boy and girl . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 a 3 a 4 boy 3 a 6 girl 4 boy 5 and 6 girl 7 . yellow , meagre , ragged , scowling , wolfish ; but prostrate , too , in their humility . 1 yellow 3 meagre 2 , 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 18 humility 13 , 14 too 14 too 15 , 16 in 17 their 17 their 18 humility 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 , 11 and 11 and 12 glared 12 glared 14 menacing 13 out 14 menacing 14 menacing 15 . scrooge started back , appalled . 1 scrooge 5 appalled 2 started 3 back 2 started 5 appalled 4 , 5 appalled 5 appalled 6 . " [spirit] [!] are they [yours] [?] ["] 1 " 4 are 4 are 5 they scrooge could say no more . 1 scrooge 2 could 1 scrooge 6 . 2 could 3 say 3 say 4 no 4 no 5 more " they are [man] ['s] , " said [the] [spirit] , looking down upon them . 1 " 3 are 1 " 8 said 2 they 3 are 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 looking 12 looking 13 down 13 down 14 upon 14 upon 15 them 15 them 16 . " and they cling to me , appealing from their fathers . 1 " 2 and 2 and 8 appealing 3 they 4 cling 4 cling 5 to 4 cling 8 appealing 5 to 6 me 7 , 8 appealing 8 appealing 9 from 8 appealing 11 fathers 10 their 11 fathers 11 fathers 12 . 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 ! 1 admit 5 factious 2 it 5 factious 3 for 5 factious 4 your 5 factious 5 factious 6 purposes 5 factious 8 and 5 factious 9 make 5 factious 10 it 5 factious 11 worse 6 purposes 7 , 11 worse 12 ! and bide the end [!] ["] 1 and 2 bide 2 bide 4 end 3 the 4 end " [have] [they] no [refuge] or [resource] ? " cried [scrooge] . 1 " 4 no 1 " 10 cried 6 or 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 12 . " are there [no] [prisons] ? " said [the] [spirit] , [turning] [on] [him] for the last time with his own words . 1 " 2 are 1 " 8 said 3 there 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 last 17 last 18 time 18 time 23 . 19 with 20 his 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 words 22 words 23 . " [are] there no [workhouses] ? ["] 1 " 4 no 1 " 6 ? 3 there 4 no 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 1 he 5 was 2 felt 3 that 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 tall 6 tall 7 and 6 tall 8 stately 8 stately 9 when 8 stately 12 beside 9 when 10 it 9 when 11 came 12 beside 13 him 12 beside 18 mysterious 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 that 18 mysterious 17 its 18 mysterious 18 mysterious 19 presence 18 mysterious 25 dread 20 filled 21 him 20 filled 22 with 20 filled 25 dread 22 with 23 a 24 solemn 25 dread 25 dread 26 . he knew no more , [for] [the] [spirit] neither [spoke] nor moved . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 12 moved 3 no 4 more 4 more 11 nor 5 , 11 nor 9 neither 11 nor 11 nor 12 moved 12 moved 13 . " [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 " is that so , [spirit] ? " 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 so 4 so 5 , 5 , 8 " 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 5 the 23 head 23 head 24 . that was the only answer he received . 1 that 2 was 2 was 4 only 3 the 4 only 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 15 time 18 . 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 " 9 exclaimed 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 , 9 exclaimed 22 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 14 you 14 you 20 have 20 have 21 seen will you not speak to me ? " 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 not 3 not 4 speak 4 speak 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 " it gave him no reply . 1 it 2 gave 2 gave 3 him 2 gave 4 no 4 no 5 reply 5 reply 6 . the hand was pointed straight before them . 1 the 2 hand 2 hand 4 pointed 3 was 4 pointed 4 pointed 5 straight 5 straight 6 before 6 before 7 them 7 them 8 . " [lead] on ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 6 said 3 on 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " lead on ! 1 " 2 lead 2 lead 3 on 2 lead 4 ! the night is waning fast , and it is precious time to me , [i] [know] . 1 the 2 night 2 night 4 waning 3 is 4 waning 4 waning 5 fast 4 waning 6 , 4 waning 10 precious 6 , 7 and 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 precious 10 precious 11 time 11 time 12 to 12 to 13 me 13 me 14 , 13 me 17 . [lead] [on] [,] [spirit] [!] ["] 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 6 little 10 men [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 , 2 no 14 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 6 a 6 a 9 man 8 fat 9 man 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 4 he 4 he 5 's 5 's 6 dead 6 dead 7 . 7 . 8 " " when did he die ? " inquired another . 1 " 8 inquired 2 when 3 did 2 when 4 he 4 he 8 inquired 5 die 8 inquired 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 inquired 8 inquired 9 another 9 another 10 . " [last] [night] , [i] [believe] [.] ["] 1 " 4 , " [i] [thought] he 'd never [die] [.] ["] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 'd 5 'd 6 never " [god] [knows] , " said the first with a yawn . 1 " 6 said 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 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 " 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 15 yawning 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 with 10 with 11 the 10 with 12 large 12 large 13 chin 13 chin 15 yawning 14 , 15 yawning 15 yawning 16 again 16 again 17 . " [left] it [to] [his] [company] , [perhaps] [.] 1 " 3 it 3 it 7 , he hasn't left it to me . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 3 left 3 left 4 it 3 left 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 7 general 4 received 5 with 6 a 7 general 7 general 8 laugh 8 laugh 9 . suppose we make up a party , and volunteer ? " 1 suppose 2 we 2 we 3 make 3 make 4 up 3 make 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 5 going 4 mind 6 if 4 mind 10 provided 7 a 8 lunch 8 lunch 10 provided 9 is 10 provided 10 provided 13 observed 11 , 12 " 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 21 nose 22 . " [but] [i] must be [fed] [if] [i] [make] [one] . " 1 " 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 7 if 7 if 8 anybody 8 anybody 10 will 8 anybody 11 . 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 5 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 mixed 9 with 8 mixed 11 groups 10 other 11 groups 11 groups 12 . scrooge knew the men [,] [and] [looked] [towards] [the] [spirit] [for] [an] [explanation] . 1 scrooge 2 knew 1 scrooge 14 . 2 knew 4 men 3 the 4 men the [phantom] [glided] [on] [into] [a] street . 1 the 7 street 7 street 8 . its finger pointed to two persons meeting . 1 its 2 finger 2 finger 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 to 3 pointed 6 persons 5 two 6 persons 6 persons 7 meeting 7 meeting 8 . scrooge listened again , thinking that the explanation might lie here . 1 scrooge 2 listened 1 scrooge 12 . 2 listened 3 again 2 listened 8 explanation 3 again 4 , 5 thinking 6 that 5 thinking 8 explanation 7 the 8 explanation 8 explanation 9 might 8 explanation 10 lie 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 3 men 2 were 13 importance 4 of 13 importance 5 business 8 wealthy 6 : 8 wealthy 7 very 8 wealthy 8 wealthy 9 , 8 wealthy 10 and 8 wealthy 13 importance 11 of 13 importance 12 great 13 importance 13 importance 14 . " how are you ? " said [one] . 1 " 2 how 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 " 2 how 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 2 well 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 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 " 2 so 2 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 returned 8 returned 9 the 9 the 10 second 10 second 11 . " [cold] , isn't it ? " 1 " 4 isn't 3 , 4 isn't 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 9 ? 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 a 9 ? 10 " " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . [no] [.] something else to think of . 1 something 2 else 2 else 3 to 2 else 6 . 3 to 4 think 4 think 5 of 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 3 he 2 could 4 think 2 could 17 apply 4 think 5 of 6 any 7 one 6 any 9 connected 8 immediately 9 connected 9 connected 10 with 9 connected 11 himself 9 connected 14 whom 11 himself 12 , 13 to 14 whom 14 whom 17 apply 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 apply 17 apply 18 them 18 them 19 . quiet [and] [dark] , [beside] [him] [stood] [the] [phantom] [,] [with] [its] [outstretched] [hand] [.] 1 quiet 4 , it made him shudder , and feel very cold . 1 it 2 made 2 made 3 him 2 made 4 shudder 4 shudder 5 , 4 shudder 7 feel 4 shudder 9 cold 5 , 6 and 8 very 9 cold 9 cold 10 . 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 9 shops 5 and 6 narrow 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 15 people 12 wretched 13 ; 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 9 first 4 charwoman 10 ! 4 charwoman 17 first 8 the 9 first 10 ! 11 " 10 ! 12 cried 13 she 15 had 14 who 15 had 15 had 16 entered 16 entered 17 first 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 7 be 4 laundress 9 second 4 laundress 10 ; 4 laundress 17 alone 4 laundress 19 be 6 to 7 be 8 the 9 second 10 ; 11 and 12 let 14 undertaker 13 the 14 undertaker 14 undertaker 15 's 14 undertaker 16 man 14 undertaker 17 alone 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 the 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 , 2 here 6 , 7 here 8 's 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 6 met 4 all 5 three 5 three 6 met 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 3 couldn't 4 have 4 have 5 met 5 met 6 in 6 in 7 a 7 a 8 better 9 place 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 15 , 12 said 22 . " come into the parlour . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 into 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 2 were 2 were 4 free 2 were 18 strangers 3 made 4 free 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 long 6 it 17 an't 7 long 8 ago 9 , 10 you 10 you 11 know 11 know 12 ; 12 ; 13 and 12 ; 17 an't 13 and 14 the 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 2 're 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 10 're 10 're 12 matched 11 well 12 matched 12 matched 13 . come into the parlour . 1 come 2 into 2 into 4 parlour 3 the 4 parlour 4 parlour 5 . come into the parlour . " 1 come 2 into 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 2 parlour 2 parlour 3 was 2 parlour 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 10 rags 11 . " what odds , then ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 odds 3 odds 4 , 3 odds 5 then 3 odds 6 ? what [odds] , [mrs] [dilber] ? " said the woman . 1 what 6 ? 3 , 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 10 woman 10 woman 11 . " [every] [person] [has] [a] right [to] [take] [care] [of] [themselves] . 1 " 6 right 6 right 12 . 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 4 true 5 , 5 , 6 indeed 6 indeed 7 ! 6 indeed 11 laundress 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 said 10 the 11 laundress 11 laundress 12 . " no man [more] [so] . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 man 3 man 6 . 6 . 7 " " why , then , don't stand staring as if you was afraid , woman ! 1 " 2 why 1 " 16 ! 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 , 2 why 6 don't 2 why 14 , 3 , 4 then 6 don't 7 stand 6 don't 11 you 6 don't 13 afraid 7 stand 8 staring 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 you 12 was 13 afraid 15 woman 16 ! who 's the wiser ? 1 who 2 's 1 who 4 wiser 3 the 4 wiser 4 wiser 5 ? we ['re] [not] [going] to [pick] [holes] [in] each other ['s] [coats] , [i] [suppose] ? " 1 we 9 each 5 to 9 each 9 each 10 other 10 other 13 , 13 , 17 " 16 ? 17 " " no , indeed ! " said [mrs] [dilber] [and] the man [together] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 4 indeed 3 , 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 11 the 11 the 12 man 12 man 14 . " we should hope not . " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 should 3 should 4 hope 3 should 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 , 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 ! 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 the 9 the 10 woman 10 woman 11 . " that 's enough . 1 " 2 that 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 2 's 2 's 4 worse 3 the 4 worse 4 worse 5 for 4 worse 7 loss 6 the 7 loss 7 loss 8 of 7 loss 10 few 9 a 10 few 10 few 11 things 11 things 12 like 12 like 13 these 13 these 14 ? not a dead man [,] [i] [suppose] ? " 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 dead 3 dead 4 man 3 dead 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " no , indeed , ["] said [mrs] [dilber] , laughing . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 indeed 4 indeed 5 , 5 , 7 said 7 said 11 laughing 10 , 11 laughing 11 laughing 12 . " it 's the [truest] [word] that [ever] was [spoke] , " said [mrs] [dilber] , " it 's a [judgment] on him . " 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 said 2 it 3 's 2 it 9 was 3 's 4 the 7 that 9 was 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 16 , 25 " 17 " 18 it 18 it 19 's 19 's 20 a 22 on 23 him 23 him 24 . 24 . 25 " open [that] [bundle] , old [joe] , and let me know the value of [it] [.] 1 open 4 , 4 , 8 and 5 old 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 let 9 let 10 me 9 let 11 know 11 know 13 value 12 the 13 value 13 value 14 of speak out plain . 1 speak 2 out 1 speak 3 plain 3 plain 4 . i 'm not afraid to be the first , nor afraid for them to see it . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 15 see 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 11 afraid 4 afraid 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 11 afraid 7 the 8 first 8 first 10 nor 9 , 10 nor 10 nor 11 afraid 12 for 13 them 13 them 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 it 16 it 17 . we knew pretty well that we were helping ourselves before we met here , [i] [believe] . 1 we 2 knew 1 we 9 ourselves 2 knew 4 well 2 knew 5 that 3 pretty 4 well 6 we 7 were 6 we 9 ourselves 8 helping 9 ourselves 9 ourselves 10 before 9 ourselves 11 we 9 ourselves 17 . 11 we 12 met 12 met 13 here 13 here 14 , it 's no sin . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 no 3 no 4 sin 4 sin 5 . open [the] [bundle] , [joe] . " 1 open 4 , 4 , 7 " 6 . 7 " it was not extensive . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 not 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 7 pencil-case 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 7 pencil-case 21 , 9 a 10 pair 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 16 brooch 20 value 17 of 20 value 18 no 20 value 19 great 20 value 21 , 22 were 22 were 23 all 23 all 24 . who 's next ? " 1 who 2 's 1 who 4 ? 3 next 4 ? 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 8 apparel 5 a 6 little 6 little 8 apparel 7 wearing 8 apparel 8 apparel 9 , 8 apparel 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 16 pair 16 pair 18 sugar-tongs 17 of 18 sugar-tongs 18 sugar-tongs 19 , 18 sugar-tongs 20 and 18 sugar-tongs 22 few 18 sugar-tongs 23 boots 21 a 22 few 23 boots 24 . her account was stated on the wall in the same manner . 1 her 11 manner 2 account 4 stated 3 was 4 stated 4 stated 5 on 4 stated 7 wall 4 stated 8 in 4 stated 10 same 6 the 7 wall 9 the 10 same 10 same 11 manner 11 manner 12 . " [i] [always] [give] too much to [ladies] [.] 1 " 5 too 5 too 6 much 6 much 7 to 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 5 of 6 mine 6 mine 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 that 9 that 10 's 9 that 12 way 11 the 12 way 12 way 16 , 12 way 21 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said " that 's your account . 1 " 2 that 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 " 3 now 1 " 11 said 2 and 3 now 5 my 7 , 7 , 10 " 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 12 the 12 the 13 first 13 first 15 . " what do you call this ? " said [joe] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 call 5 call 6 this 6 this 7 ? 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 . " [bed-curtains] ? ["] 1 " 3 ? " ah ! " returned the woman , laughing and leaning forward on her crossed arms . 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 returned 5 returned 6 the 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 15 crossed 13 on 14 her 15 crossed 16 arms 16 arms 17 . " [bed-curtains] ! ["] 1 " 3 ! " you don't mean to say you took ' em down , rings and all , with him lying there ? " said [joe] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 23 said 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 8 took 9 ' 10 em 9 ' 23 said 10 em 11 down 10 em 12 , 10 em 13 rings 13 rings 14 and 13 rings 19 lying 14 and 15 all 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 him 18 him 19 lying 19 lying 20 there 21 ? 22 " 22 " 23 said 23 said 25 . " yes , [i] do , " replied the woman . 1 " 2 yes 1 " 5 do 2 yes 3 , 5 do 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 9 the 8 replied 10 woman 10 woman 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 " 11 said 2 you 3 were 3 were 4 born 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 16 you 15 and 16 you 16 you 17 'll 17 'll 19 do 18 certainly 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 3 drop 3 drop 5 oil 4 that 5 oil 5 oil 8 blankets 6 upon 7 the 6 upon 8 blankets 8 blankets 9 , 8 blankets 10 now " [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 9 replied 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 the 9 replied 11 woman 11 woman 12 . " he isn't likely to take cold without ' em , [i] [dare] say . " 1 " 3 isn't 2 he 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 likely 4 likely 5 to 5 to 6 take 5 to 14 say 6 take 7 cold 6 take 10 em 7 cold 8 without 9 ' 10 em 10 em 11 , 14 say 15 . 15 . 16 " " [i] [hope] he didn't [die] [of] anything [catching] [?] 1 " 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 8 anything eh ? " said [old] [joe] , [stopping] [in] [his] work , and looking up . 1 eh 2 ? 2 ? 3 " 3 " 4 said 4 said 16 . 7 , 13 and 7 , 14 looking 11 work 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 looking 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 , 9 " 9 " 10 returned 10 returned 11 the 11 the 12 woman 12 woman 13 . " [i] [an't] [so] [fond] [of] [his] [company] [that] [i] ['d] [loiter] [about] [him] [for] [such] [things] [,] if he did . 1 " 19 if 19 if 20 he 20 he 21 did 21 did 22 . 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 10 ache 8 your 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 ache 10 ache 11 ; 11 ; 12 but 13 you 14 won't 14 won't 15 find 15 find 17 hole 16 a 17 hole 17 hole 18 in 17 hole 23 threadbare 19 it 23 threadbare 20 , 21 nor 21 nor 23 threadbare 22 a 23 threadbare 23 threadbare 24 place 24 place 25 . it 's the best he had , and a fine one too . 1 it 2 's 2 's 4 best 2 's 10 fine 2 's 12 too 3 the 4 best 5 he 6 had 6 had 9 a 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 a 9 a 10 fine 10 fine 11 one 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 4 wasted 3 have 10 been 5 it 6 , 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 13 . 13 . 14 " " what do you call wasting of it ? " asked [old] [joe] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 9 ? 4 you 5 call 5 call 6 wasting 5 call 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 4 on 5 him 5 him 6 to 6 to 7 be 6 to 21 laugh 7 be 8 buried 8 buried 9 in 9 in 10 , 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 sure 13 sure 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 17 the 16 replied 18 woman 18 woman 19 with 19 with 20 a 20 a 21 laugh 21 laugh 22 . " somebody was fool enough to do it , but [i] took it off again . 1 " 2 somebody 2 somebody 4 fool 3 was 4 fool 4 fool 5 enough 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 it 7 do 13 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 but 12 took 13 it 13 it 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 9 purpose 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 such 7 such 8 a 9 purpose 10 , 11 it 12 isn't 12 isn't 13 good 14 enough 15 for 16 anything 17 . it 's quite as becoming to the body . 1 it 2 's 2 's 8 body 3 quite 4 as 3 quite 5 becoming 5 becoming 6 to 5 becoming 8 body 7 the 8 body 8 body 9 . he can't look uglier than he did [in] [that] [one] [.] ["] 1 he 7 did 2 can't 4 uglier 3 look 4 uglier 4 uglier 5 than 4 uglier 7 did 6 he 7 did scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror . 1 scrooge 2 listened 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 5 dialogue 4 this 5 dialogue 5 dialogue 7 horror 6 in 7 horror 7 horror 8 . " this is the end of it , you see ! 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 the 4 the 5 end 5 end 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 see 10 see 11 ! 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 3 every 4 one 5 away 6 from 6 from 7 him 7 him 11 alive 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 alive 11 alive 12 , 11 alive 14 profit 11 alive 19 dead 11 alive 20 ! 13 to 14 profit 14 profit 15 us 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 was 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 " 5 said 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 5 said 13 . " [i] see , [i] [see] [.] 1 " 3 see 3 see 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 4 this 5 unhappy 5 unhappy 6 man 7 might 8 be 8 be 9 my 9 my 10 own 10 own 11 . my life tends that way now . 1 my 2 life 2 life 3 tends 2 life 7 . 3 tends 4 that 3 tends 5 way 3 tends 6 now [merciful] [heaven] [,] [what] [is] [this] [?] ["] [scrooge] [glanced] [towards] [the] [phantom] [.] its steady hand was pointed to the head . 1 its 2 steady 1 its 8 head 2 steady 3 hand 2 steady 5 pointed 4 was 5 pointed 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 7 from 6 springing 12 sow 7 from 8 the 9 wound 10 , 9 wound 12 sow 11 to 12 sow 12 sow 14 world 12 sow 17 immortal 13 the 14 world 15 with 17 immortal 16 life 17 immortal 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 13 he 13 he 14 heard 14 heard 15 them 15 them 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 looked 18 looked 19 upon 19 upon 20 the 19 upon 21 bed 21 bed 22 . 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 16 his 10 up 11 now 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 2 have 2 have 3 brought 3 brought 4 him 3 brought 5 to 3 brought 10 truly 6 a 7 rich 7 rich 8 end 7 rich 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 6 the 6 the 7 door 6 the 19 hearth-stone 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 sound 13 sound 14 of 13 sound 15 gnawing 15 gnawing 16 rats 15 gnawing 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 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 room 6 room 8 death 7 of 8 death 8 death 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 they 11 why 12 they 12 they 13 were 13 were 21 not " spirit ! " he said , " this is a [fearful] place . 1 " 6 said 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 said 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 is 9 this 10 is 10 is 11 a 11 a 13 place 13 place 14 . in [leaving] it [,] [i] [shall] not leave [its] [lesson] [,] [trust] me . 1 in 3 it 3 it 14 . 7 not 8 leave 8 leave 13 me 13 me 14 . 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] [.] " [i] [understand] you , " [scrooge] [returned] [,] ["] [and] [i] [would] do it [if] [i] [could] . 1 " 4 you 4 you 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 14 do 14 do 15 it 15 it 19 . but [i] [have] not the [power] [,] [spirit] [.] 1 but 4 not 4 not 5 the i have not the power [.] ["] 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 not 2 have 5 power 4 the 5 power [again] [it] [seemed] [to] [look] [upon] [him] [.] i [beseech] you . " 1 i 3 you 3 you 4 . 4 . 5 " at length the long-expected knock was heard . 1 at 2 length 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 7 heard 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 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 19 depressed 8 met 9 her 9 her 10 husband 10 husband 11 ; 11 ; 17 careworn 12 a 13 man 13 man 14 whose 14 whose 17 careworn 15 face 17 careworn 16 was 17 careworn 17 careworn 18 and 17 careworn 19 depressed 19 depressed 21 though 19 depressed 24 young 19 depressed 25 . 20 , 21 though 21 though 22 he 22 he 23 was " is it good , " she said , " or bad ? " to help him . 1 " 2 is 1 " 8 said 3 it 4 good 4 good 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 she 8 said 8 said 9 , 8 said 18 . 9 , 10 " 11 or 12 bad 12 bad 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 16 help 15 to 16 help 16 help 17 him 17 him 18 . " bad , " he answered . 1 " 6 answered 2 bad 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 6 answered 5 he 6 answered 6 answered 7 . " we are quite ruined ? " 1 " 2 we 2 we 3 are 3 are 4 quite 4 quite 5 ruined 5 ruined 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " no . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 . there is [hope] [yet] [,] [caroline] . " 1 there 2 is 2 is 7 . 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 9 , 4 relents 10 amazed 4 relents 11 , 4 relents 12 " 7 she 8 said 12 " 13 there 13 there 14 is 14 is 15 ! nothing is past hope , if such a miracle has happened . " 1 nothing 11 happened 2 is 3 past 3 past 4 hope 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 " 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 past 4 past 5 relenting 5 relenting 6 , 5 relenting 10 husband 5 relenting 11 . 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 9 her 10 husband " he is dead . " 1 " 2 he 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 1 she 15 was 2 prayed 3 forgiveness 3 forgiveness 5 next 3 forgiveness 11 ; 4 the 5 next 5 next 6 moment 6 moment 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 was 10 sorry 10 sorry 11 ; 11 ; 12 but 12 but 13 the 13 the 14 first 14 first 15 was 15 was 16 the 16 the 17 emotion 17 emotion 18 of 17 emotion 20 heart 17 emotion 21 . 19 her 20 heart he was not [only] very ill , [but] [dying] , then . " 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 5 very 5 very 6 ill 6 ill 7 , 7 , 13 " 10 , 11 then 10 , 13 " 12 . 13 " " to whom [will] [our] [debt] [be] [transferred] ? " 1 " 2 to 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 [yes] [.] soften it as they would , their hearts were lighter . 1 soften 2 it 1 soften 3 as 1 soften 7 their 3 as 4 they 4 they 5 would 6 , 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 19 pleasure 19 pleasure 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 2 entered 1 they 17 found 2 entered 9 the 17 found 18 the 18 the 26 fire 25 the 26 fire 26 fire 27 . [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 7 engaged 6 were 7 engaged 7 engaged 8 in 7 engaged 9 sewing 9 sewing 10 . but surely they were very quiet ! 1 but 2 surely 2 surely 3 they 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 " 4 he 4 he 5 took 5 took 11 him 11 him 12 in 11 him 17 . 12 in 13 the 17 . 18 ' 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 4 dreamed 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 3 must 3 must 4 have 4 have 5 read 5 read 6 them 6 them 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 10 he why did he not go on ? 1 why 2 did 1 why 7 ? 2 did 4 not 3 he 4 not 4 not 5 go 5 go 6 on the mother laid her work upon the table , and put her hand up to her face . 1 the 2 mother 2 mother 3 laid 3 laid 4 her 3 laid 6 upon 3 laid 8 table 3 laid 13 hand 3 laid 16 her 5 work 6 upon 7 the 8 table 8 table 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 put 12 her 13 hand 14 up 15 to 15 to 16 her 16 her 17 face 17 face 18 . " [the] [colour] [hurts] my eyes , " she said . 1 " 5 my 5 my 6 eyes 6 eyes 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 ! " they ['re] better now [again] , " said [cratchit] ['s] wife . 1 " 2 they 1 " 9 said 4 better 5 now 5 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 wife 12 wife 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 2 past 4 rather 3 it 4 rather 4 rather 10 shutting 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 answered 8 answered 10 shutting 9 , 10 shutting 10 shutting 11 up 10 shutting 12 his 10 shutting 13 book 13 book 14 . " but [i] [think] he has [walked] a [little] [slower] [than] [he] [used] [,] [these] few last evenings , mother . " 1 " 2 but 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 5 again 5 again 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 4 said 5 , 6 and 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 steady 9 steady 10 , 9 steady 11 cheerful 11 cheerful 12 voice 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 " 21 indeed 19 very 21 indeed 21 indeed 22 . 22 . 23 " " and so [have] [i] , " cried [peter] . 1 " 8 cried 2 and 3 so 3 so 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . ["] [often] [.] ["] " and so [have] [i] , " exclaimed another . 1 " 8 exclaimed 2 and 3 so 3 so 6 , 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 8 door 9 ! 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 3 out 3 out 5 meet 3 out 17 of 4 to 5 meet 5 meet 6 him 6 him 8 and 8 and 14 he 14 he 15 had 16 need 17 of 17 of 18 it 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 poor 20 poor 21 fellow 21 fellow 24 . his tea was ready for him on the hob , and they all tried who should help him to it most . 1 his 2 tea 2 tea 4 ready 3 was 4 ready 4 ready 5 for 4 ready 9 hob 4 ready 19 to 6 him 9 hob 7 on 9 hob 8 the 9 hob 9 hob 10 , 9 hob 12 they 9 hob 14 tried 9 hob 15 who 10 , 11 and 12 they 13 all 15 who 16 should 17 help 18 him 18 him 19 to 19 to 20 it 20 it 21 most 20 it 22 . don't be grieved ! " 1 don't 2 be 2 be 3 grieved 3 grieved 4 ! 4 ! 5 " bob was very cheerful with them , and spoke pleasantly to all the family . 1 bob 4 cheerful 1 bob 14 family 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 cheerful 4 cheerful 5 with 4 cheerful 8 and 4 cheerful 10 pleasantly 5 with 6 them 6 them 7 , 9 spoke 10 pleasantly 10 pleasantly 11 to 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 family 14 family 15 . 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 4 the 8 table 7 the 8 table 8 table 9 , 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 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 11 . " [sunday] ! 1 " 3 ! you [went] to-day , then , [robert] ? " said his wife . 1 you 8 ? 3 to-day 4 , 3 to-day 8 ? 4 , 5 then 5 then 6 , 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 wife 11 his 12 wife 12 wife 13 . " yes , my dear , " returned [bob] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 5 dear 4 my 5 dear 5 dear 6 , 5 dear 10 . 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 returned " [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 1 it 15 . 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 done 3 have 5 you 3 have 11 a 5 you 8 see 6 good 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 how 9 how 10 green 11 a 12 place 13 it 14 is but you 'll see it often . 1 but 2 you 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 4 see 4 see 5 it 5 it 6 often 6 often 7 . i [promised] [him] [that] [i] would walk [there] [on] [a] [sunday] [.] 1 i 6 would 6 would 7 walk my little , little child ! " cried [bob] . 1 my 2 little 1 my 5 child 2 little 3 , 4 little 5 child 5 child 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " my little child ! " 1 " 2 my 2 my 4 child 3 little 4 child 4 child 5 ! 5 ! 6 " he broke down all at once . 1 he 2 broke 2 broke 3 down 3 down 5 at 4 all 5 at 5 at 6 once 6 once 7 . he couldn't help it . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 it 4 it 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 4 have 3 could 15 farther 4 have 5 helped 4 have 14 been 6 it 12 would 7 , 8 he 8 he 10 his 8 he 12 would 9 and 10 his 11 child 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 been 15 farther 16 apart 15 farther 20 than 15 farther 23 . 16 apart 17 , 16 apart 18 perhaps 16 apart 19 , 20 than 21 they 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 2 left 1 he 7 went 2 left 4 room 3 the 4 room 4 room 6 and 7 went 9 into 9 into 10 the 9 into 11 room 11 room 13 , 13 , 19 and 15 was 18 , 18 , 19 and 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 13 were 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 chair 3 a 9 child 4 chair 5 set 4 chair 7 beside 6 close 7 beside 8 the 9 child 9 child 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 there 13 were 13 were 14 signs 14 signs 15 of 14 signs 16 some 14 signs 18 having 16 some 17 one 18 having 19 been 19 been 20 there 19 been 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 15 little 3 sat 4 down 4 down 8 and 5 in 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 when 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 thought 12 had 14 a 14 a 15 little 15 little 17 composed 16 and 17 composed 17 composed 18 himself 17 composed 19 , 17 composed 21 kissed 20 he 21 kissed 21 kissed 24 face 22 the 23 little 23 little 24 face 24 face 25 . 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 5 what 7 happened 6 had 7 happened 7 happened 12 again 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 11 down 11 down 12 again 13 quite 14 happy 14 happy 15 . they drew about the fire , and talked ; the girls and mother working still . 1 they 2 drew 1 they 8 talked 3 about 4 the 4 the 5 fire 5 fire 8 talked 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 talked 8 talked 11 girls 8 talked 14 working 9 ; 11 girls 10 the 11 girls 12 and 13 mother 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 " 6 said 2 on 3 which 2 on 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 14 pleasantest-spoken 10 for 14 pleasantest-spoken 11 he 14 pleasantest-spoken 12 is 14 pleasantest-spoken 13 the 14 pleasantest-spoken 14 pleasantest-spoken 15 gentleman 14 pleasantest-spoken 16 you 14 pleasantest-spoken 17 ever 14 pleasantest-spoken 18 heard 18 heard 22 him 21 told 22 him 22 him 23 . ' [i] [am] heartily sorry for it , [mr] [cratchit] , ' he said , ' and heartily sorry for your good wife . ' 1 ' 4 heartily 4 heartily 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 for 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 25 ' 11 , 12 ' 12 ' 14 said 13 he 14 said 14 said 15 , 14 said 18 heartily 15 , 16 ' 15 , 17 and 18 heartily 19 sorry 19 sorry 20 for 20 for 21 your 21 your 23 wife 22 good 23 wife 23 wife 24 . 24 . 25 ' 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 5 ever 1 by-the-bye 6 knew 1 by-the-bye 12 " 3 how 4 he 6 knew 7 that 9 don't 10 know 10 know 11 . 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 " 2 why 1 " 12 replied 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 you 5 you 6 were 6 were 7 a 8 good 9 wife 9 wife 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " everybody [knows] [that] , " said [peter] . 1 " 2 everybody 1 " 7 said 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 , 6 my 7 boy 7 boy 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 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 6 he 7 said 7 said 8 , 8 , 10 for 10 for 11 your 11 your 13 wife 12 good 13 wife 13 wife 14 . pray come to me . ' 1 pray 2 come 2 come 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 . 5 . 6 ' it really seemed as if he had known [our] [tiny] [tim] [,] [and] felt [with] [us] . ["] 1 it 3 seemed 2 really 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 as 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 he 6 he 7 had 6 he 14 felt 7 had 8 known 14 felt 17 . " [i] 'm sure he 's a good soul ! " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 12 said 3 'm 4 sure 4 sure 5 he 5 he 6 's 6 's 7 a 7 a 8 good 8 good 9 soul 9 soul 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 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 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 sure 5 sure 6 of 7 it 8 , 8 , 10 dear 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 returned 13 returned 22 to 15 , 16 " 15 , 20 and 16 " 17 if 17 if 18 you 18 you 19 saw 20 and 21 spoke 21 spoke 22 to 22 to 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 2 shouldn't 6 surprised 2 shouldn't 10 say 2 shouldn't 12 if 3 be 4 at 4 at 5 all 6 surprised 7 mark 12 if 13 he 13 he 14 got 14 got 16 a " only hear that , [peter] , " said [mrs] [cratchit] . 1 " 2 only 1 " 9 said 2 only 3 hear 3 hear 4 that 5 , 8 " 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 12 . " get along with you ! " retorted [peter] [,] [grinning] . 1 " 8 retorted 2 get 3 along 3 along 4 with 4 with 5 you 5 you 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 12 . " never , father ! " cried they all . 1 " 2 never 1 " 7 cried 3 , 4 father 4 father 5 ! 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 , 3 , 4 never 5 , 6 father 6 father 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 7 ! 11 cried 9 they 10 all 9 they 11 cried 11 cried 12 again 12 again 13 . " [i] [am] very happy , " said [little] [bob] , " [i] [am] very happy ! " 1 " 8 said 4 very 5 happy 5 happy 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 18 " 15 very 16 happy 16 happy 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] [!] " [spectre] , " said [scrooge] , " [something] [informs] me that [our] [parting] [moment] is [at] [hand] . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 16 is 11 me 12 that 12 that 16 is 16 is 19 . i know it , but [i] know not how [.] 1 i 2 know 1 i 7 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 , 4 , 5 but 7 know 8 not 7 know 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 10 lying 5 that 6 was 6 was 10 lying 7 whom 8 we 8 we 9 saw 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 10 to 10 to 11 come 11 come 12 . 12 . 13 " the [spirit] [stopped] [;] [the] hand [was] [pointed] [elsewhere] [.] 1 the 6 hand " the house [is] [yonder] , " [scrooge] exclaimed . 1 " 9 exclaimed 2 the 3 house 3 house 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 10 . " why do you point away ? " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 do 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 8 office 1 scrooge 11 looked 1 scrooge 13 . 2 hastened 3 to 2 hastened 5 window 4 the 5 window 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 office 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 looked 11 looked 12 in it was [an] [office] still , but not [his] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 5 still 5 still 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 not the [furniture] [was] [not] [the] same , and [the] [figure] in the [chair] [was] [not] [himself] [.] 1 the 6 same 6 same 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 11 in 11 in 12 the [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 5 again 4 once 5 again 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 9 wondering 8 , 9 wondering 9 wondering 10 why 9 wondering 12 whither 11 and 12 whither 12 whither 17 accompanied 13 he 14 had 14 had 15 gone 15 gone 17 accompanied 16 , 17 accompanied 17 accompanied 18 it 17 accompanied 19 until 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 3 to 4 look 5 round 7 entering 6 before 7 entering 7 entering 8 . 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 4 , 3 then 5 the 5 the 20 ground 6 wretched 7 man 6 wretched 9 whose 8 , 9 whose 9 whose 10 name 10 name 18 underneath 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 now 12 had 14 to 14 to 15 learn 15 learn 18 underneath 16 , 18 underneath 17 lay 18 underneath 18 underneath 20 ground 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 . 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 3 place 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 5 trembling 3 towards 4 it 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 9 to 11 you 11 you 13 , 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 4 shadows 2 these 7 things 2 these 13 are 2 these 15 shadows 2 these 18 things 3 the 4 shadows 4 shadows 5 of 5 of 6 the 7 things 8 that 13 are 14 they 15 shadows 16 of 16 of 17 the 18 things 19 that 23 ? 24 " [still] [the] [ghost] [pointed] [downward] [to] [the] [grave] [by] [which] [it] [stood] [.] " [men] ['s] [courses] will [foreshadow] [certain] [ends] [,] [to] [which] , if [persevered] in , [they] [must] [lead] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 will 1 " 22 said 12 , 13 if 12 , 22 said 15 in 16 , 16 , 21 " 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 said 22 said 24 . " but [if] the [courses] [be] [departed] [from] , [the] [ends] [will] [change] [.] 1 " 2 but 1 " 9 , 2 but 4 the say it is [thus] [with] what you show me ! " 1 say 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 what 6 what 7 you 7 you 8 show 8 show 9 me 9 me 10 ! 10 ! 11 " [the] [spirit] [was] [immovable] [as] [ever] [.] " [am] [i] that man who lay upon the bed ? " he cried upon his knees . 1 " 4 that 4 that 5 man 5 man 6 who 6 who 7 lay 7 lay 8 upon 8 upon 9 the 8 upon 10 bed 8 upon 17 knees 10 bed 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 12 " 14 cried 13 he 14 cried 15 upon 17 knees 16 his 17 knees 17 knees 18 . the finger pointed from the grave to him , and back again . 1 the 2 finger 2 finger 3 pointed 3 pointed 6 grave 3 pointed 7 to 4 from 5 the 4 from 6 grave 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 , 8 him 12 again 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 " 6 cried 2 spirit 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 6 cried 5 he 6 cried 6 cried 9 clutching 7 , 9 clutching 8 tight 9 clutching 9 clutching 10 at 9 clutching 12 robe 11 its 12 robe 12 robe 13 , 12 robe 15 hear 13 , 14 " 15 hear 16 me 16 me 17 ! i am not the [man] [i] [was] [.] 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 not 3 not 4 the i will not be the man [i] must have been [but] for this [intercourse] . 1 i 2 will 1 i 8 must 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 be 4 be 5 the 5 the 6 man 8 must 9 have 9 have 10 been 10 been 12 for 12 for 13 this 13 this 15 . why show me this , if [i] [am] [past] [all] [hope] ? " 1 why 5 , 1 why 12 ? 2 show 3 me 3 me 4 this 3 me 5 , 5 , 6 if 12 ? 13 " for the first time the hand appeared to shake . 1 for 4 time 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 4 time 7 appeared 5 the 6 hand 6 hand 7 appeared 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 ? " 1 assure 2 me 1 assure 7 change 6 may 7 change 7 change 9 shadows 8 these 9 shadows 9 shadows 12 shown 10 you 11 have 11 have 12 shown 12 shown 13 me 12 shown 16 altered 14 by 16 altered 15 an 16 altered 16 altered 17 life 17 life 18 ? 18 ? 19 " the kind hand trembled . 1 the 2 kind 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 " 11 try 6 in 7 my 7 my 8 heart 8 heart 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 try 11 try 12 to 12 to 13 keep 13 keep 14 it 14 it 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 year 17 year 18 . i will live in [the] [past] , [the] [present] , and the [future] [.] 1 i 2 will 2 will 3 live 3 live 4 in 4 in 12 the 7 , 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the the [spirits] of [all] [three] [shall] [strive] [within] me . 1 the 3 of 3 of 9 me 9 me 10 . i will not shut out the lessons that they teach . 1 i 2 will 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 9 hand 3 agony 8 spectral 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 8 spectral 7 the 8 spectral 8 spectral 9 hand 9 hand 10 . it sought to free itself , but he was strong in his entreaty , and detained it . 1 it 9 was 2 sought 3 to 2 sought 4 free 4 free 5 itself 5 itself 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 strong 10 strong 13 entreaty 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 entreaty 13 entreaty 14 , 13 entreaty 16 detained 13 entreaty 18 . 14 , 15 and 16 detained 17 it [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 2 shrunk 2 shrunk 3 , 2 shrunk 4 collapsed 4 collapsed 7 dwindled 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 dwindled 7 dwindled 8 down 7 dwindled 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 8 own 5 bedpost 9 . 7 his 8 own 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 2 and 1 best 3 happiest 3 happiest 4 of 4 of 7 the 4 of 12 his 5 all 6 , 5 all 7 the 11 was 12 his 12 his 13 own 13 own 14 , 13 own 17 amends 15 to 16 make 16 make 17 amends 17 amends 18 in 17 amends 19 ! " [i] [will] [live] [in] [the] [past] , [the] [present] , and the [future] ! ["] 1 " 8 , 1 " 15 ! 8 , 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the scrooge repeated as he scrambled out of bed . 1 scrooge 2 repeated 2 repeated 5 scrambled 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 scrambled 5 scrambled 6 out 5 scrambled 8 bed 6 out 7 of 8 bed 9 . " [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 2 say 3 it 3 it 4 on 4 on 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 4 fluttered 4 fluttered 5 and 4 fluttered 7 glowing 6 so 7 glowing 7 glowing 8 with 7 glowing 11 intentions 9 his 11 intentions 10 good 11 intentions 11 intentions 12 , 11 intentions 13 that 11 intentions 15 broken 11 intentions 20 to 11 intentions 23 . 14 his 15 broken 15 broken 16 voice 15 broken 18 scarcely 17 would 18 scarcely 18 scarcely 19 answer 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 2 had 3 been 3 been 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 15 face 9 with 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 his 14 his 15 face 15 face 20 . they [are] [here] [i] [am] [here] the shadows of the things that would [have] [been] [may] be [dispelled] . 1 they 13 would 7 the 8 shadows 8 shadows 9 of 8 shadows 11 things 9 of 10 the 11 things 12 that 12 that 13 would 13 would 17 be 17 be 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 4 will 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " [i] [am] as [light] [as] a [feather] [,] [i] [am] [as] [happy] [as] [an] [angel] [,] [i] [am] [as] [merry] [as] [a] [school-boy] [.] 1 " 4 as 4 as 7 a i am as giddy as a drunken man . 1 i 2 am 2 am 4 giddy 3 as 4 giddy 4 giddy 7 drunken 5 as 7 drunken 6 a 7 drunken 7 drunken 8 man 8 man 9 . [a] [merry] [christmas] [to] [everybody] [!] 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 2 had 2 had 3 frisked 3 frisked 4 into 3 frisked 6 sitting-room 5 the 6 sitting-room 6 sitting-room 8 and 6 sitting-room 11 standing 7 , 8 and 9 was 11 standing 10 now 11 standing 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 " 2 there 1 " 13 cried 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 the 6 that 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 15 , 15 , 20 and 18 again 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 23 the " there 's the [door] [by] [which] [the] [ghost] of [jacob] [marley] [entered] [!] 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 10 of there 's the [corner] [where] [the] [ghost] of [christmas] [present] [sat] [!] 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 the 3 the 8 of there 's the [window] [where] [i] [saw] [the] [wandering] [spirits] [!] 1 there 2 's 2 's 3 the 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 7 's 9 true 8 all 9 true 9 true 10 , 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 1 the 8 line 3 of 4 a 4 a 5 long 5 long 6 , 5 long 8 line 7 long 8 line 8 line 9 of 8 line 11 laughs 10 brilliant 11 laughs 11 laughs 12 ! " [i] don't know what day of the month it is , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 3 don't 1 " 14 said 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 11 is 6 day 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 10 it 8 the 9 month 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 , 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 3 know 4 anything 4 anything 5 . i 'm quite a baby . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 quite 3 quite 4 a 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 2 was 1 he 3 checked 3 checked 6 transports 4 in 6 transports 5 his 6 transports 6 transports 7 by 6 transports 9 churches 7 by 8 the 9 churches 13 lustiest 9 churches 19 . 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 clash , clash , hammer ; ding , dong , bell ! 1 clash 2 , 1 clash 7 ding 3 clash 7 ding 4 , 5 hammer 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 4 , 3 dong 5 ding 3 dong 12 ! 5 ding 6 ; 5 ding 7 hammer 5 ding 8 , 5 ding 11 clash 9 clang 10 , 9 clang 11 clash oh , glorious , glorious ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 glorious 3 glorious 5 glorious 4 , 5 glorious 5 glorious 6 ! running to the window , he opened it , and put out his head . 1 running 2 to 1 running 4 window 3 the 4 window 4 window 5 , 4 window 7 opened 6 he 7 opened 7 opened 8 it 7 opened 13 his 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 put 11 put 12 out 11 put 13 his 13 his 14 head 14 head 15 . oh , glorious ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 glorious 3 glorious 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 6 the 7 boy 7 boy 14 . " what 's to-day , my fine fellow ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 11 said 2 what 3 's 4 to-day 5 , 4 to-day 9 ? 6 my 7 fine 7 fine 8 fellow 8 fellow 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 . " [to-day] ! " replied the boy . 1 " 5 replied 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 6 the 6 the 7 boy 7 boy 8 . " why , [christmas] [day] . " 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 . 7 " " it 's [christmas] [day] ! " said [scrooge] to himself . 1 " 2 it 1 " 8 said 2 it 3 's 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 11 himself 10 to 11 himself 11 himself 12 . " [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 2 can 2 can 3 do 3 do 4 anything 4 anything 6 like 5 they 6 like 6 like 7 . of course they can . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 can 4 can 5 . of course they can . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 they 3 they 4 can 4 can 5 . hallo , my fine fellow ! " 1 hallo 2 , 1 hallo 4 fine 1 hallo 6 ! 3 my 4 fine 4 fine 5 fellow 6 ! 7 " " hallo ! " returned the boy . 1 " 5 returned 2 hallo 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 returned 5 returned 6 the 6 the 7 boy 7 boy 8 . " do you know the [poulterer] ['s] [in] [the] [next] [street] [but] [one] [,] at [the] [corner] ? " 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 18 ? 4 know 5 the 15 at 18 ? 18 ? 19 " scrooge inquired . 1 scrooge 2 inquired 2 inquired 3 . " [i] [should] [hope] [i] [did] , " replied the lad . 1 " 9 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 11 lad 10 the 11 lad 11 lad 12 . " [an] [intelligent] boy ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 7 said 4 boy 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 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 14 up 15 there 15 there 16 ? not [the] [little] [prize] [turkey] [:] [the] [big] [one] ? " 1 not 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " what ! the one as big as me ? " returned the boy . 1 " 2 what 1 " 12 returned 3 ! 4 the 3 ! 11 " 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 13 the 14 boy 14 boy 15 . " what a delightful boy ! " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 what 1 " 8 said 2 what 4 delightful 3 a 4 delightful 4 delightful 5 boy 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 . " it 's a pleasure to talk to him . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 pleasure 5 pleasure 6 to 6 to 7 talk 7 talk 8 to 8 to 9 him 9 him 10 . yes , my buck ! " 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 buck 3 my 4 buck 4 buck 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " it 's hanging there now , " replied the boy . 1 " 2 it 1 " 9 replied 2 it 3 's 4 hanging 5 there 5 there 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 replied 9 replied 10 the 10 the 11 boy 11 boy 12 . " is it ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [go] [and] [buy] it . " 1 " 5 it 5 it 6 . 6 . 7 " " [walk-er] ! " exclaimed the [boy] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 6 the 5 exclaimed 8 . " no , no , " said [scrooge] , " [i] [am] [in] [earnest] . 1 " 2 no 1 " 7 said 3 , 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 2 and 1 go 3 buy 3 buy 4 it 3 buy 9 em 3 buy 19 them 5 , 6 and 5 , 8 ' 6 and 7 tell 8 ' 9 em 10 to 11 bring 11 bring 12 it 11 bring 13 here 11 bring 19 them 13 here 14 , 17 may 18 give 18 give 19 them 19 them 21 directions 20 the 21 directions 21 directions 22 where 21 directions 24 take 21 directions 26 . 23 to 24 take 24 take 25 it come back with [the] [man] [,] [and] [i] 'll give you a shilling . 1 come 2 back 2 back 3 with 3 with 12 a 9 'll 10 give 10 give 11 you 10 give 12 a 12 a 13 shilling 13 shilling 14 . come back with him in less than five minutes , and [i] ['ll] [give] you [half-a-crown] ! " 1 come 2 back 2 back 3 with 3 with 4 him 4 him 5 in 5 in 9 minutes 6 less 7 than 6 less 8 five 8 five 9 minutes 9 minutes 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 you 15 you 17 ! 17 ! 18 " the boy was off like a shot . 1 the 2 boy 2 boy 3 was 3 was 7 shot 4 off 7 shot 5 like 6 a 6 a 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 2 must 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 16 shot 15 a 16 shot 16 shot 17 off 16 shot 18 half 18 half 19 so 19 so 20 fast 20 fast 21 . " [i] ['ll] [send] it [to] [bob] [cratchit] ['s] , " whispered [scrooge] , [rubbing] his hands , and [splitting] [with] [a] [laugh] [.] 1 " 5 it 5 it 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 19 and 11 " 12 whispered 14 , 19 and 16 his 17 hands 17 hands 18 , 18 , 19 and " [he] [shan't] [know] [who] [sends] it . 1 " 7 it 7 it 8 . it 's [twice] the [size] of [tiny] [tim] . 1 it 2 's 1 it 9 . 2 's 4 the 4 the 6 of joe [miller] [never] [made] [such] [a] [joke] [as] [sending] [it] [to] [bob] ['s] [will] [be] ! " 1 joe 16 ! 16 ! 17 " 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 6 waiting 5 , 6 waiting 6 waiting 8 arrival 7 his 8 arrival 8 arrival 9 , 8 arrival 11 knocker 10 the 11 knocker 11 knocker 12 caught 11 knocker 14 eye 13 his 14 eye 14 eye 15 . " [i] [shall] [love] it [as] [long] [as] [i] [live] ! " cried [scrooge] , [patting] [it] with his hand . 1 " 5 it 1 " 13 cried 11 ! 12 " 12 " 13 cried 13 cried 15 , 15 , 18 with 18 with 19 his 19 his 20 hand 20 hand 21 . " [i] [scarcely] [ever] [looked] [at] it before . 1 " 7 it 7 it 8 before 8 before 9 . what an honest expression it has in its face ! 1 what 2 an 2 an 3 honest 3 honest 4 expression 4 expression 9 face 5 it 6 has 6 has 8 its 7 in 8 its 8 its 9 face 9 face 10 ! it 's a wonderful knocker ! 1 it 2 's 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 3 the hallo ! 1 hallo 2 ! whoop ! 1 whoop 2 ! how are you ? 1 how 2 are 2 are 3 you 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 3 could 2 never 11 bird 3 could 4 have 5 stood 6 upon 6 upon 7 his 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 8 off 9 in 9 in 10 a 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 3 , 4 it 3 , 15 said 4 it 5 's 4 it 6 impossible 6 impossible 7 to 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 6 in 3 himself 16 into 4 " 5 all 5 all 6 in 6 in 7 his 7 his 8 best 8 best 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 and 12 at 13 last 13 last 14 got 14 got 16 into 15 out 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 7 in 4 irresistibly 9 word 5 pleasant 6 , 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 21 morning 15 good-humoured 22 , 18 , 19 " 20 good 21 morning 22 , 23 sir 23 sir 24 ! [a] [merry] [christmas] [to] [you] [!] ["] and [scrooge] [said] [often] [afterwards] that [,] [of] all the [blithe] [sounds] he had [ever] heard , [those] [were] [the] [blithest] [in] [his] [ears] [.] 1 and 13 he 6 that 9 all 6 that 13 he 9 all 10 the 13 he 14 had 14 had 16 heard 16 heard 17 , 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 4 kind 5 of 4 kind 6 you 6 you 7 . [a] [merry] [christmas] [to] [you] [,] [sir] [!] ["] " [mr] [scrooge] ? ["] 1 " 4 ? " yes , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " that is my name , and [i] [fear] it may not be pleasant to you . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 my 4 my 5 name 5 name 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 it 10 it 11 may 11 may 12 not 11 may 13 be 13 be 14 pleasant 14 pleasant 15 to 15 to 16 you 16 you 17 . allow me to ask your pardon . 1 allow 2 me 1 allow 6 pardon 3 to 4 ask 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 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 14 . " [lord] bless me ! " cried the gentleman , as if his breath were taken away . 1 " 3 bless 3 bless 4 me 3 bless 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 8 the 8 the 9 gentleman 9 gentleman 10 , 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 if 12 if 15 were 13 his 14 breath 13 his 15 were 15 were 16 taken 16 taken 17 away 17 away 18 . " my dear [mr] [scrooge] , are you [serious] ? " 1 " 3 dear 2 my 3 dear 3 dear 6 , 6 , 11 " 7 are 8 you 8 you 10 ? 10 ? 11 " " if you please , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 you 3 you 4 please 4 please 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 . " not a farthing less . 1 " 2 not 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 3 many 9 , will you do me that favour ? " 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 do 3 do 7 ? 4 me 5 that 4 me 6 favour 6 favour 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " don't say anything , please , " retorted [scrooge] . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 say 3 say 4 anything 4 anything 6 please 5 , 6 please 6 please 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 retorted 9 retorted 11 . " come and see me . 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 and 2 come 4 see 4 see 5 me 5 me 6 . will you come and see me ? " 1 will 2 you 2 you 3 come 2 you 5 see 4 and 5 see 5 see 6 me 6 me 7 ? 7 ? 8 " " [i] [will] ! " cried the old gentleman . 1 " 6 cried 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 gentleman 9 gentleman 10 . 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 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 it 9 it 10 . " [thankee] , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . " [i] [am] much [obliged] to you . 1 " 7 you 4 much 6 to 6 to 7 you 7 you 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 12 him 13 so 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 2 the 2 the 3 afternoon 2 the 12 house 4 he 5 turned 5 turned 6 his 5 turned 8 towards 7 steps 8 towards 8 towards 10 nephew 9 his 10 nephew 10 nephew 11 's 11 's 12 house 12 house 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 6 dozen 5 a 6 dozen 6 dozen 7 times 6 dozen 12 courage 7 times 8 before 8 before 9 he 9 he 10 had 11 the 12 courage 12 courage 13 to 12 courage 17 knock 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 up 15 up 16 and 17 knock 18 . but he made a dash , and did it . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 made 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 5 at 6 home 6 home 7 , 7 , 9 dear 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 16 girl 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 girl 16 girl 17 . nice girl ! 1 nice 2 girl 2 girl 3 ! [very] [.] " yes sir . ["] 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 sir 3 sir 4 . " where is he , my love ? " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 2 where 4 he 2 where 8 ? 5 , 6 my 6 my 7 love 7 love 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " he 's in the dining-room , sir , along with mistress . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 6 dining-room 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 dining-room 6 dining-room 8 sir 6 dining-room 10 along 6 dining-room 12 mistress 7 , 8 sir 8 sir 9 , 10 along 11 with 12 mistress 13 . i 'll show you [up-stairs] , if you please . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 show 3 show 4 you 4 you 6 , 6 , 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 please 9 please 10 . 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 , 8 , 9 with 9 with 10 his 10 his 11 hand 11 hand 13 on 13 on 14 the 14 the 16 lock " [i] ['ll] [go] [in] here , my dear . " 1 " 6 here 6 here 7 , 7 , 9 dear 8 my 9 dear 9 dear 10 . 10 . 11 " he turned it gently , and sidled his face in round the door . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 7 sidled 3 it 7 sidled 4 gently 7 sidled 5 , 6 and 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 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . dear heart alive , how his niece by marriage started ! 1 dear 2 heart 1 dear 11 ! 2 heart 3 alive 3 alive 4 , 3 alive 7 niece 4 , 5 how 6 his 7 niece 7 niece 8 by 7 niece 9 marriage 9 marriage 10 started " why , bless my soul ! " cried [fred] , " who 's that ? " 1 " 2 why 1 " 4 bless 2 why 3 , 4 bless 6 soul 4 bless 7 ! 5 my 6 soul 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 cried 9 cried 11 , 11 , 12 " 11 , 17 " 12 " 13 who 13 who 14 's 15 that 16 ? 16 ? 17 " " it 's [i] your uncle [scrooge] [.] 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 uncle 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 your i have come to dinner . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 come 3 come 4 to 4 to 5 dinner 5 dinner 6 . will you let me in [,] [fred] ? " 1 will 2 you 1 will 3 let 3 let 4 me 4 me 5 in 4 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " let him in ! 1 let 2 him 2 him 3 in 2 him 4 ! it is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 mercy 4 mercy 7 shake 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 shake 7 shake 9 arm 7 shake 10 off 8 his 9 arm 10 off 11 . he was at home in five minutes . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 at 3 at 4 home 3 at 6 five 5 in 6 five 6 five 7 minutes 7 minutes 8 . 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 4 just 6 same 5 the 6 same 6 same 7 . so did [topper] [when] he came . 1 so 2 did 1 so 5 he 5 he 6 came 6 came 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 6 they 6 they 7 came 7 came 8 . wonderful party , wonderful games , wonderful unanimity , won-der-ful happiness ! 1 wonderful 8 unanimity 2 party 8 unanimity 3 , 8 unanimity 4 wonderful 8 unanimity 5 games 8 unanimity 6 , 8 unanimity 7 wonderful 8 unanimity 8 unanimity 9 , 8 unanimity 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 9 morning 5 at 6 the 6 the 8 next 7 office 8 next 8 next 9 morning 9 morning 10 . oh , he was early there ! 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 7 ! 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 early 6 there 7 ! if he could only be there [first] , and [catch] [bob] [cratchit] [coming] [late] [!] 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 4 only 3 could 5 be 5 be 6 there 6 there 8 , 8 , 9 and that was the thing he had set his heart upon . 1 that 2 was 1 that 5 he 3 the 4 thing 4 thing 5 he 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 4 it 5 ; 5 ; 8 he 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 ! 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 2 was 7 a 7 a 11 time 11 time 12 . scrooge sat with his door wide open , that he might see him come into the tank . 1 scrooge 2 sat 2 sat 3 with 3 with 4 his 3 with 13 him 4 his 5 door 5 door 7 open 6 wide 7 open 7 open 8 , 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 might 11 might 12 see 12 see 13 him 13 him 15 into 14 come 15 into 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 6 he 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 3 on 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 14 pen 10 driving 11 away 12 with 14 pen 13 his 14 pen 14 pen 15 , 14 pen 20 trying 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 19 were 20 trying 20 trying 21 to 20 trying 22 overtake 22 overtake 23 nine 23 nine 24 o'clock 24 o'clock 25 . " [hallo] [!] ["] [growled] [scrooge] [in] [his] [accustomed] [voice] [as] [near] [as] he could [feign] [it] . 1 " 14 he 14 he 15 could 15 could 18 . " what do you mean by coming here at this time of day ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 5 mean 4 you 5 mean 5 mean 6 by 5 mean 14 ? 6 by 10 this 7 coming 8 here 8 here 10 this 9 at 10 this 10 this 11 time 10 this 13 day 11 time 12 of 14 ? 15 " " [i] [am] very sorry , sir , " said [bob] . 1 " 10 said 4 very 5 sorry 5 sorry 6 , 6 , 9 " 7 sir 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " [i] [am] [behind] my [time] [.] ["] 1 " 5 my " 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 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 . step this way , sir , if you please . " 1 step 2 this 2 this 3 way 3 way 4 , 4 , 5 sir 5 sir 6 , 6 , 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 please 9 please 10 . 10 . 11 " " it 's only once a year , sir , " [pleaded] [bob] , [appearing] [from] [the] [tank] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 2 it 19 . 3 's 4 only 4 only 5 once 5 once 6 a 6 a 7 year 7 year 8 , 8 , 9 sir 9 sir 10 , 9 sir 14 , 10 , 11 " " it shall not be repeated . 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 repeated 2 it 5 be 3 shall 4 not 3 shall 5 be 6 repeated 7 . i was [making] [rather] [merry] [yesterday] [,] [sir] . " 1 i 2 was 2 was 9 . 9 . 10 " " now , [i] 'll tell you [what] , my friend , " said [scrooge] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 13 " 5 'll 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 7 you 9 , 9 , 10 my 10 my 11 friend 11 friend 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 5 going 5 going 6 to 6 to 7 stand 7 stand 9 sort 7 stand 13 longer 8 this 9 sort 9 sort 10 of 9 sort 11 thing 12 any 13 longer 13 longer 14 . bob trembled , and got a little nearer to the ruler . 1 bob 2 trembled 2 trembled 4 and 2 trembled 8 nearer 3 , 4 and 5 got 6 a 6 a 7 little 7 little 8 nearer 8 nearer 9 to 8 nearer 11 ruler 10 the 11 ruler 11 ruler 12 . " [a] [merrier] [christmas] , [bob] [,] [my] [good] [fellow] , [than] [i] [have] [given] [you] for many a year ! 1 " 5 , 1 " 21 ! 11 , 17 for 17 for 18 many 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 10 you 10 you 14 , 14 , 18 " 17 ! 18 " scrooge was better than his word . 1 scrooge 2 was 1 scrooge 3 better 1 scrooge 7 . 3 better 4 than 5 his 6 word 6 word 7 . 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 4 all 5 , 5 , 6 and 8 more 9 ; 9 ; 10 and 10 and 20 he 11 to 18 die 18 die 19 , 19 , 20 he 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 a 22 a 23 second 23 second 24 father 24 father 25 . his own heart laughed : and that was quite enough for him . 1 his 2 own 2 own 3 heart 3 heart 4 laughed 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 2 that 3 be 3 be 4 truly 4 truly 5 said 4 truly 13 ! 6 of 7 us 7 us 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 all 10 all 11 of 11 of 12 us 12 us 13 ! and so , as [tiny] [tim] [observed] [,] [god] [bless] [us] [,] [every] [one] [!] 1 and 2 so 2 so 4 as 3 , 4 as [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [a] [christmas] [carol] [,] [by] [charles] [dickens]