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VII.The Spirit Stood

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near er- to the stone to which you point, an

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Are these the sha dows- of things that will be or are they sha dows- of things that

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crept to-wards it, trem bling- as he went; read

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BE- NE- ZER SCROOGE.-

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hon our- Christ mas- in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. The Spir it of the Past,

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the Spirit of the Pre sent,- the Spir it- of the Fu ture, shall all

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ing- up his hands in a last prayer to

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have his fate re versed,- Scrooge saw the Phan tom,-

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dwin dle- down in to- a bed

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his own, his own, his own.

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school boy.

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I have 'nt- missed it." "Do you know the

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Poul ter- er's,- in the next street but one, at the cor ner?"-

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sim.

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"The one as big as me?"

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hang ing- up there?" "De light- ful- boy! a

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plea sure- to talk to him. Yes, my buck!" "Goandbuy it."

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Scrooge

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dressed him self- in all his best and went in to- the

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streets re gard- ing- ev 'ry- one with a de light- ed-

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smile. He

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plea sant,- that three or four good hu- moured- fel lows-

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said, "Good morn ing,- sir! and a Mer ry-

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Christ mas- to you!" In

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noon he turned his step to wards- his ne phew's- house.

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to go up and knock.

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Scrooge. I've come to din ner.- Will you let me in?"

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won der- ful- hap pi- - - ness,- hap pi- - -

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morn ing.-

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nine. No Bob! A quar ter-

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past. No Bob.

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this time of day?"

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time."

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"Step this way, if you please."

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shall not be re -peat ed.- I was mak ing- ra ther- Mer ry- yes ter- day,- sir."

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