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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 supernatural
visitor confronting him in an erect attitude�察�with its chain wound over and
about its arm。                                         
     The apparition walked backward from him�察�and at every step it took��
the window raised itself a little�察�so that when the spectre reached it�察�it was
wide open。 It beckoned Scrooge to approach�察�which he did。 When they
were within two paces of each other�察�Marley's Ghost held up its hand��
warning him to come no nearer。 Scrooge stopped。        
     Not so much in obedience�察�as in surprise and fear�此�for on the raising of
the hand�察�he became sensible of confused noises in the air�察�incoherent
sounds of lamentation and regret�察�wailings inexpressibly sorrowful and
self´accusatory。 The spectre�察�after listening for a moment�察�joined in the
mournful dirge�察�and floated out upon the bleak�察�dark night。
     Scrooge followed to the window�此�desperate in his curiosity。 He looked
out。                                                   
     The air was filled with phantoms�察�wandering hither and thither in
restless haste�察�and moaning as they went。 Every one of them wore chains
like Marley's Ghost�察�some few ��they might be guilty governments�� were
linked together�察�none were free。 Many had been personally known to
Scrooge in their lives。 He had been quite familiar with one old ghost�察�in a
white waistcoat�察�with a monstrous iron safe attached to its ankle�察�who
cried piteously at being unable to assist a wretched woman with an infant��
whom it saw below�察�upon a door´step。 The misery with them all was��
clearly�察�that they sought to interfere�察�for good�察�in human matters�察�and had
lost the power for ever。                               
     Whether these creatures faded into mist�察�or mist enshrouded them�察�he
could not tell。 But they and their spirit voices faded together�察�and the night
became  as it had been when he walked home。            
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     Scrooge closed the window�察�and examined the door by which the
Ghost had entered。 It was double´locked�察 �as he had locked it with his
own hands�察�and the bolts were undisturbed。 He tried to say `Humbug��'
but stopped at the first syllable。 And being�察�from the emotion he had
undergone�察�or the fatigues of the day�察�or his glimpse of the Invisible World��
or the dull conversation of the Ghost�察�or the lateness of the hour�察�much in
need of repose�察�went straight to bed�察�without undressing�察�and fell asleep
upon the instant。                                      

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         Stave 2�此 �The First of the Three              
                                           Spirits     
     When Scrooge awoke�察�it was so dark�察�that looking out of bed�察�he could
scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his
chamber。 He was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes��
when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters。 So he
listened for the hour。                                 
     To his great astonishment the heavy bell went on from six to seven��
and from seven to eight�察�and regularly up to twelve�察�then stopped。 Twelve。
It was past two when he went to bed。 The clock was wrong。 An icicle must
have got into the works。 Twelve。                       
     He touched the spring of his repeater�察�to correct this most preposterous
clock。 Its rapid little pulse beat twelve�此�and stopped。
     `Why�察�it isn't possible��' said Scrooge�察 �that I can have slept through a
whole day and far into another night。 It isn't possible that anything has
happened to the sun�察�and this is twelve at noon。'      
     The idea being an alarming one�察�he scrambled out of bed�察�and groped
his way to the window。 He was obliged to rub the frost off with the sleeve
of his dressing´gown before he could see anything�察�and could see very
little then。 All he could make out was�察�that it was still very foggy and
extremely cold�察�and that there was no noise of people running to and fro��
and making a great stir�察�as there unquestionably would have been if night
had beaten off bright day�察�and taken possession of the world。  This was a
great relief�察�because ;Three days after sight of this First of Exchange pay
to Mr。 Ebenezer Scrooge on his order�察─�and so forth�察�would have become a
mere United States security if there were no days to count by。
     Scrooge went to bed again�察�and thought�察�and thought�察�and thought it
over and over�察�and could make nothing of it。  The more he thought�察�the
more perplexed he was�察�and�察�the more he endeavoured not to think�察�the
more he thought。                                       
     Marley's Ghost bothered him exceedingly。 Every time he resolved
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within himself�察�after mature inquiry that it was all a dream�察�his mind flew
back again�察�like a strong spring released�察�to its first position�察�andpresented
the same problem to be worked all through�察 �Was it a dream or not�拭�
     Scrooge lay in this state until the chime had gone three´quarters more��
when he remembered�察�on a sudden�察�that the Ghost hadwarned him of a
visitation when the bell tolled one。  He resolved to lie awake until the
hour was passed�察�and�察�considering that he could no more go to sleep than
go to heaven�察�this was�察�perhaps�察�the wisest resolution in his power。
     The quarter was so long�察�that he was more than once convinced he
must have sunk into a doze unconsciously�察�and missed the clock。  At
length it broke upon his listening ear。                
     ;Ding�察�dong� ─                                    �
     ;A quarter past�察─�said Scrooge�察�counting。         
     ;Ding�察�dong� ─                                    �
     ;Half past�察─�said Scrooge。                        
     ;Ding�察�dong� ─                                    �
     ;A quarter to it�察─�said Scrooge。 ;Ding�察�dong� ─   �
     ;The hour itself�察─�said Scrooge triumphantly�察 �and nothing else� �
     He spoke before the hour bell sounded�察�which it now did with a deep��
dull�察�hollow�察�melancholy ONE。  Light flashed up in the room upon the
instant�察�and the curtains of his bed were drawn。       
     The curtains of his bed were drawn aside�察�I tell you�察�by a hand。 Not the
curtains at his feet�察�nor the curtains at his back�察�but those to which his face
was addressed。 The curtains of his bed were drawn aside�察�and Scrooge��
starting up into a half´recumbent attitude�察�found himself face to face with
the unearthly visitor who drew them�此�as close to it as I am now  to you��
and I am standing in the spirit at your elbow。         
     It was a strange figure  like a child�此�yet not so like a child as like an
old man�察�viewed through some supernatural medium�察�which gave him the
appearance of having receded from the view�察�and being diminished to a
child's proportions。 Its hair�察�which hung about its neck and down its back��
was white as if with age�察�and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it�察�and the
tenderest bloom was on the skin。 The arms were very long and muscular��
the hands the same�察�as if its hold were of uncommon strength。 Its legs and
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feet�察�most delicately formed�察�were�察�like those upper members�察�bare。 It
wore a tunic of the purest white�察�and round its waist was bound a lustrous
belt�察�the sheen of which was beautiful。 It held a branch of fresh green holly
in its hand�察�and�察�in singular contradiction of that wintry emblem�察�had its
dress trimmed with summer flowers。 But the strangest thing about it was��
that from the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light�察�by
which all this was visible�察�and which was doubtless the occasion of its
using�察�in its duller moments�察�a great extinguisher for a cap�察�which it now
held under its arm。                                    
     Even this�察�though�察�when Scrooge looked at it with increasing
steadiness�察�was not its strangest quality。 For as its belt sparkled and
glittered now in one part and now in another�察�and what was light one
instant�察�at another time was dark�察�so the figure itself fluctuated in its
distinctness�此�being now a thing with one arm�察�now with one leg�察�now with
twenty legs�察�now a pair of legs without a head�察�now a head without a body��
of which dissolving parts�察�no outline would be visible in the dense gloom
wherein they melted away。 And in the very wonder of this�察�it would be
itself again�察�distinct and clear as ever。              
     `Are you the Spirit�察�sir�察�whose coming was foretold to me。' asked
Scrooge。                                               
     `I am。'                                           
     The voice was soft and gentle。 Singularly low�察�as if instead of being so
close beside him�察�it were at a distance。               
     `Who�察�and what are you。' Scrooge demanded。        
     `I am the Ghost of Christmas Past。'               
     `Long Past。' inquired Scrooge�此�observant of its dwarfish stature。
     `No。 Your past。'                                  
     Perhaps�察�Scrooge could not have told anybody why�察�if anybody could
have asked him�察�but he had a special desire to see the Spirit in his cap�察�and
begged him to be covered。                              
     `What。' exclaimed the Ghost��' would you so soon put out�察�with worldly
hands�察�the light I give。 Is it not enough that you are one of those whose
passions made this cap�察�and force me through whole trains of years to
wear it low upon my brow。'                             
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     Scrooge reverently disclaimed all intention to offend  or any
knowledge of having wilfully bonneted the Spirit at  any period of his
life。 H

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