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night。'                                                
     `To´night。' cried Scrooge。                        
     `To´night at midnight。 Hark。 The time is drawing near。'
     The chimes were ringing the three quarters past eleven at that moment。
     `Forgive me if I am not justified in what I ask��' said Scrooge�察�looking
intently at the Spirit's robe��' but I see something strange�察�and not belonging
to yourself�察�protruding from your skirts。 Is it a foot or a claw。'
     `It might be a claw�察�for the flesh there is upon it��' was the Spirit's
sorrowful reply。 `Look here。'                          
     From the foldings of its robe�察�it brought two children�察�wretched�察�abject��
frightful�察�hideous�察�miserable。 They knelt down at its feet�察�and clung upon
the outside of its garment。                            
     `Oh�察�Man。 look here。 Look�察�look�察�down here。' exclaimed the Ghost。
     They were a boy and a girl。 Yellow�察�meagre�察�ragged�察�scowling�察�wolfish��
but prostrate�察�too�察�in their humility。 Where graceful youth should have
filled their features out�察�and touched them with its freshest tints�察�a stale
and shrivelled hand�察�like that of age�察�had pinched�察�and twisted them�察�and
pulled them into shreds。 Where angels might have sat enthroned�察�devils
lurked�察�and glared out menacing。 No change�察�no degradation�察�no
perversion of humanity�察�in any grade�察�through all the mysteries of
wonderful creation�察�has monsters half so horrible and dread。
     Scrooge started back�察�appalled。 Having them shown to him in this way��
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he tried to say they were fine children�察�but the words choked themselves��
rather than be parties to a lie of such enormous magnitude。
     `Spirit。 are they yours。' Scrooge could say no more。
     `They are Man's��' said the Spirit�察�looking down upon them。 `And they
cling to me�察�appealing from their fathers。 This boy is Ignorance。 This girl
is Want。 Beware them both�察�and all of their degree�察�but most of all beware
this boy�察�for on his brow I see that written which is Doom�察�unless the
writing be erased。 Deny it。' cried the Spirit�察�stretching out its hand towards
the city。 `Slander those who tell it ye。 Admit it for your factious purposes��
and make it worse。 And abide the end。'                 
     `Have they no refuge or resource。' cried Scrooge。 
     `Are there no prisons。' said the Spirit�察�turning on him for the last time
with his own words。 `Are there no workhouses。'  The bell struck twelve。
     Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost�察�and saw it  not。 As the last
stroke ceased to vibrate�察�he remembered the prediction of old Jacob
Marley�察�and lifting up his eyes�察�beheld a solemn Phantom�察�draped and
hooded�察�coming�察�like a mist along the ground�察�towards him。

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         Stave 4�此 �The Last of the Spirits             
     The Phantom slowly�察�gravely�察�silently approached。 When it came��
Scrooge bent down upon his knee�察�for in the very air through which this
Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery。   
     It was shrouded in a deep black garment�察�which concealed its head�察�its
face�察�its form�察�and left nothing of it visible  save one outstretched hand。
But for this it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night��
and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded。
     He felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him�察�and that its
mysterious presence filled him with a  solemn dread。 He knew no more��
for the Spirit neither spoke nor moved。                
     `I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come。' said
Scrooge。                                               
     The Spirit answered not�察�but pointed onward with its hand。
     `You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not
happened�察�but will happen in the time before us��'  Scrooge pursued。 `Is
that so�察�Spirit。'                                      
     The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in its
folds�察�as if the Spirit had inclined its head。 That was the only answer he
received。                                              
     Although well used to ghostly company by this time�察�Scrooge feared
the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him�察�and he found
that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it。 The Spirit pauses
a moment�察�as observing his condition�察�and giving him time to recover。
     But Scrooge was all the worse for this。 It thrilled him with a vague
uncertain horror�察�to know that behind the dusky shroud�察�there were ghostly
eyes intently fixed upon him�察�while he�察�though he stretched his own to the
utmost�察�could see nothing but a spectral hand and one great heap of black。
     `Ghost of the Future。' he exclaimed��' I fear you more than any spectre I
have seen。 But as I know your purpose is to do me good�察�and as I hope to
live to be another man from what I was�察�I am prepared to bear you
company�察�and do it with a thankful heart。 Will you not speak to me。'
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     It gave him no reply。 The hand was pointed straight before them。
     `Lead on。' said Scrooge。 `Lead on。 The night is waning fast�察�and it is
precious time to me�察�I know。 Lead on�察�Spirit。'         
     The Phantom moved away as it had come towards him。 Scrooge
followed in the shadow of its dress�察�which bore him up�察�he thought�察�and
carried him along。                                     
     They scarcely seemed to enter the city�察�for the city rather seemed to
spring up about them�察�and encompass them of its own act。 But there they
were�察�in the heart of it�察�on Change�察�amongst the merchants�察�who hurried
up and down�察�and chinked the money in their pockets�察�and conversed in
groups�察�and looked at their watches�察�and trifled thoughtfully with their
great gold seals�察�and so forth�察�as Scrooge had seen them often。
     The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men。 Observing
that the hand was pointed to them�察�Scrooge advanced to listen to their talk。
     `No��' said a great fat man with a monstrous chin��' I don't know much
about it�察�either way。 I only know he's dead。'          
     `When did he die。' inquired another。              
     `Last night�察�I believe。'                          
     `Why�察�what was the matter with him。' asked a third�察�taking a vast
quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff´box。 `I thought he'd never die。'
     `God knows��' said the first�察�with a yawn。         
     `What has he done with his money。' asked a red´faced gentleman with
a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose�察�that shook like the gills of
a turkey´cock。                                         
     `I haven't heard��' said the man with the large chin�察 �yawning again。
`Left it to his company�察�perhaps。 He hasn't left it to me。 That's all I know。'
     This pleasantry was received with a general laugh。
     `It's likely to be a very cheap funeral��' said the same speaker��' for upon
my life I don't know of anybody to go to it。 Suppose we make up a party
and volunteer。'                                        
     `I don't mind going if a lunch is provided��' observed the gentleman
with the excrescence on his nose。 `But I must be fed�察�if I make one。'
     Another laugh。                                    
     `Well�察�I am the most disinterested among you�察�after all��'  said the first
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speaker��' for I never wear black gloves�察�and I never eat lunch。 But I'll offer
to go�察�if anybody else will。 When I come to think of it�察�I 

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