Strophe
1 1| to Scrooge. ~Once upon a time -- of all the good days
2 1| Christmas. What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying
3 1| Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without
4 1| paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year
5 1| but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books
6 1| always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round --
7 1| apart from that -- as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable,
8 1| forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of,
9 1| pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar
10 1| suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want
11 1| of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of
12 1| this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want
13 1| And travelling all the time?'' ~"The whole time,'' said
14 1| the time?'' ~"The whole time,'' said the Ghost. "No rest,
15 1| ground again. ~"At this time of the rolling year,'' the
16 1| cried the Ghost. "My time is nearly gone.'' ~"I will,''
17 2| bothered him exceedingly. Every time he resolved within himself,
18 2| one instant, at another time was dark, so the figure
19 2| a cold upon him at that time. The grasp, though gentle
20 2| yes, I know! One Christmas time, when yonder solitary child
21 2| did come, for the first time, just like that. Poor boy!
22 2| long, and have the merriest time in all the world.'' ~"You
23 2| young people: at the same time, sending out a meagre servant
24 2| Scrooge's trunk being by this time tied on to the top of the
25 2| here too it was Christmas time again; but it was evening,
26 2| predicted, at any given time, what would become of 'em
27 2| During the whole of this time, Scrooge had acted like
28 2| side in the open air. ~"My time grows short,'' observed
29 2| cheer and comfort you in time to come, as I would have
30 2| this. A very, very brief time, and you will dismiss the
31 2| boisterous group, just in time to greet the father, who
32 2| parlour, and by one stair at a time, up to the top of the house;
33 2| relaxed; and had barely time to reel to bed, before he
34 3| consciousness in the right nick of time, for the especial purpose
35 3| yet nothing came. All this time, he lay upon his bed, the
36 3| never known in Scrooge's time, or Marley's, or for many
37 3| gayest faces. And at the same time there emerged from scores
38 3| love it, so it was! ~In time the bells ceased, and the
39 3| had been there. All this time the chesnuts and the jug
40 3| and contented with the time; and when they faded, and
41 3| until the last. ~By this time it was getting dark, and
42 3| when he was a boy; and from time to time they all joined
43 3| a boy; and from time to time they all joined in the chorus.
44 3| the Ghost had given him time. But the whole scene passed
45 3| condensed into the space of time they passed together. It
46 3| To-night at midnight. Hark! The time is drawing near.'' ~The
47 3| turning on him for the last time with his own words. "Are
48 4| but will happen in the time before us,'' Scrooge pursued. "
49 4| ghostly company by this time, Scrooge feared the silent
50 4| condition, and giving him time to recover. ~But Scrooge
51 4| fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Lead on,
52 4| Seasonable for Christmas time. You're not a skaiter, I
53 4| clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there,
54 4| t know. But before that time we shall be ready with the
55 4| world. It must be near his time.'' ~"Past it rather,'' Peter
56 4| though there's plenty of time for that, my dear. But however
57 4| though at a different time, he thought: indeed, there
58 4| has been for a length of time. I see the house. Let me
59 4| all hope?'' ~For the first time the hand appeared to shake. ~"
60 5| and happiest of all, the time before him was his own,
61 5| Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say
62 5| with his garments all this time: turning them inside out,
63 5| The people were by this time pouring forth, as he had
64 5| minutes and a half, behind his time. Scrooge sat with his door
65 5| mean by coming here at this time of day.'' ~"I am very sorry,
66 5| said Bob. "I am behind my time.'' ~"You are?'' repeated
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