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transparent might find himself in a condition to take a chair�察�and felt that
in the event of its being impossible�察�it might involve the necessity of an
embarrassing explanation。 But the ghost sat down on the opposite side of
the fireplace�察�as if he were quite used to it。         
     `You don't believe in me��' observed the Ghost。    
     `I don't。' said Scrooge。                          
     `What evidence would you have of my reality beyond that of your
senses��'                                               
     `I don't know��' said Scrooge。                     
     `Why do you doubt your senses��'                   
     `Because��' said Scrooge�察 �a little thing affects them。 A slight disorder
of the stomach makes them cheats。 You may  be an undigested bit of beef��
a blot of mustard�察�a crumb of cheese�察�a fragment of an underdone potato。
There's more of  gravy than of grave about you�察�whatever you are��'
     Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes�察�nor did he feel��
in his heart�察�by any means waggish then。 The truth is�察�that he tried to be
smart�察�as a means of distracting his own attention�察�and keeping down his
terror�察�for the spectre's voice disturbed the very marrow in his bones。
     To sit�察�staring at those fixed glazed eyes�察�in silence for a moment��
would play�察�Scrooge felt�察�the very deuce with him。 There was something
very awful�察�too�察�in the spectre's being provided with an infernal
atmosphere of its own。 Scrooge could not feel it himself�察�but this was
clearly the case�察�for though the Ghost sat perfectly motionless�察�its hair�察�and
skirts�察�and tassels�察�were still agitated as by the hot vapour from an oven。
     `You see this toothpick��' said Scrooge�察�returning quickly to the charge��
for the reason just assigned�察�and wishing�察�though it were only for a second��
to divert the vision's stony gaze from himself。        
     `I do��' replied the Ghost。                        
     `You are not looking at it��' said Scrooge。        
     `But I see it��' said the Ghost�察 �notwithstanding。'
     `Well��' returned Scrooge�察 �I have but to swallow this�察�and be for the
rest of my days persecuted by a legion of goblins�察�all of my own creation。
Humbug�察�I tell you� �humbug��'                           
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     At this the spirit raised a frightful cry�察�and shook its chain with such a
dismal and appalling noise�察�that Scrooge held on tight to his chair�察�to save
himself from falling in a swoon。 But how much greater was his horror��
when the phantom taking off the bandage round its head�察�as if it were too
warm to wear indoors�察�its lower jaw dropped down upon its breast��
     Scrooge fell upon his knees�察�and clasped his hands before his face。
     `Mercy��' he said。 `Dreadful apparition�察�why do you trouble me��'
     `Man of the worldly mind��' replied the Ghost�察 �do you believe in me or
not��'                                                  
     `I do��' said Scrooge。 `I must。 But why do spirits walk the earth�察�and
why do they come to me��'                               
     `It is required of every man��' the Ghost returned�察 �that the spirit within
him should walk abroad among his fellowmen�察�and travel far and wide��
and if that spirit goes not forth in life�察�it is condemned to do so after death。
It is doomed to wander through the world  oh�察�woe is me�  �and witness
what it cannot share�察�but might have shared on earth�察�and turned to
happiness��'                                            
     Again the spectre raised a cry�察�and shook its chain and wrung its
shadowy hands。                                         
     `You are fettered��' said Scrooge�察�trembling。 `Tell me why��'
     `I wear the chain I forged in life��' replied the Ghost。 `I made it link by
link�察�and yard by yard�察�I girded it on of my own free will�察�and of my own
free will I wore it。 Is its pattern strange to you��'   
     Scrooge trembled more and more。                   
     `Or would you know��' pursued the Ghost�察 �the weight and length of the
strong coil you bear yourself�拭 �It was full as heavy and as long as this��
seven Christmas Eves ago。 You have laboured on it�察�since。 It is a
ponderous chain��'                                      
     Scrooge glanced about him on the floor�察�in the  expectation of finding
himself surrounded by some fifty or sixty fathoms of iron cable�此�but he
could see nothing。                                     
     `Jacob��' he said�察�imploringly。 `Old Jacob Marley�察�tell me more。 Speak
comfort to me�察�Jacob��'                                 
     `I have none to give��' the Ghost replied。 `It comes from other regions��
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Ebenezer Scrooge�察�and is conveyed by other ministers�察�to other kinds of
men。 Nor can I tell you what I would。 A very little more�察�is all permitted to
me。 I cannot rest�察�I cannot stay�察�I cannot linger anywhere。 My spirit never
walked beyond our counting´house  mark me�  �in life my spirit never
roved beyond the narrow limits of our money´changing hole�察�and weary
journeys lie before me��'                               
     It was a habit with Scrooge�察�whenever he became thoughtful�察�to put his
hands in his breeches pockets。 Pondering on what the Ghost had said�察�he
did so now�察�but without lifting up his eyes�察�or getting off his knees。
     `You must have been very slow about it�察�Jacob��' Scrooge observed�察�in a
business´like manner�察�though with humility and deference。
     `Slow��' the Ghost repeated。                       
     `Seven years dead��' mused Scrooge。 `And travelling all the time��'
     `The whole time��' said the Ghost。 `No rest�察�no peace。 Incessant torture
of remorse。'                                           
     `You travel fast��' said Scrooge。                  
     `On the wings of the wind��' replied the Ghost。    
     `You might have got over a great quantity of ground in seven years��'
said Scrooge。                                          
     The Ghost�察�on hearing this�察�set up another cry�察�and clanked its chain so
hideously in the dead silence of the night�察�that the Ward would have been
justified in indicting it for a nuisance。              
     `Oh� �captive�察�bound�察�and double´ironed��' cried the phantom�察 �not to
know�察�that ages of incessant labour�察�by immortal creatures�察�for this earth
must pass into eternity before the good of which it is susceptible is all
developed。 Not to know that any Christian spirit working kindly in its little
sphere�察�whatever it may be�察�will find its mortal life too short for its vast
means of usefulness。 Not to know that no space of regret can make
amends for one life's opportunity misused� �Yet such was I� �Oh� �such was
I��'                                                    
     `But you were always a good man of business�察�Jacob��' faltered Scrooge��
who now began to apply this to himself。                
     `Business��' cried the Ghost�察�wringing its hands again。 `Mankind was
my business。 The common welfare was my business�察�charity�察�mercy��
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forbearance�察�and benevolence�察�were�察�all�察�my business。 The dealings  of
my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my
business��'                                             
     It held up its chain at arm's length�察�as if that were the cause of all its
unavailing grief�察�and flung it heavily upon the ground again。
     `At this time of the rolling year��' the spectre said `I suffer most。 Why
did I walk through crowds of fellow´beings with my eyes turned down��
and never raise them to that blessed Star which led the Wise Men to a poor
abode� �Were there no poor homes to which its light would have conducted
me��'                                                   
     Scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the spectre going on at this
rate�察�and began to quake exceedingly。                  
     `Hear me��' cried the Ghost。 `My time is nearly gone。'
     `I will��' said Scrooge。 `But don't be hard upon me� �Don't be flowery��
Jacob� �Pray��'      `How it is that I appear before you in a shape that you
can see�察�I may not tell。 I have sat invisible beside you many and many a
day。'                                                  
     It was not an agreeable idea。 Scrooge shivered�察�and wiped the
perspiration from his brow。                            
     `That is no light part of my penance��' pursued  the Ghost。 `I am here
to´night to warn you�察�that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my
fate。 A chance and hope of my procuring�察�Ebenezer。'    
     `You were always a good friend to me��' said Scrooge。 `Thank `ee��'
     `You will be haunted��' resumed the Ghost�察 �by Three Spirits。'
     Scrooge's countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost's had done。
     `Is that the chance and hope you mentioned�察�Jacob��' he demanded�察�in a
faltering voice。                                       
     `It is。'                                          
     `I  I think I'd rather not��' said Scrooge。      
     `Without their visits��' said the Ghost�察 �you cannot hope to shun the path
I tread。 Expect the first tomorrow�察 �when the bell tolls One。'
     `Couldn't I take `em all at once�察�and have it over�察�Jacob��' hinted
Scrooge。                                               
     `Expect the second on the next night at the same hour。 The third upon
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the next night when the last stroke of Twelve has ceased to vibrate。 Look
to see me no more�察�and look that�察�for your own sake�察�you remember what
has passed between us��'                                
     When it had said these words�察�the spectre took its wrapper from the
table�察�and bound it round its head�察�as before。 Scrooge knew this�察�by the
smart sound its teeth made�察�when the jaws were brought together by the
bandage。 He ventured to raise his eyes again�察�and found his supe

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