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Charles Dickens David L. McIntyre
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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of the ne glect- ed- grave his own name, E
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BE- NE- ZER SCROOGE.-
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Spirit, Oh, no,
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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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strive with in- me.
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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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bed post.- And the bed post- washis own. Andthebed post- washis
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his own, his own, his own.
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The
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Time
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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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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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streets re gard- ing- ev 'ry- one with a de light- ed-
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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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"It's
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Scrooge. I've come to din ner.- Will you let me in?"
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But
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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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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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