Strophe

 1   1|      you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. A chance
 2   1| escaping my fate. A chance and hope of my procuring, Ebenezer.'' ~"
 3   1|         Is that the chance and hope you mentioned, Jacob?''
 4   1|    said the Ghost, "you cannot hope to shun the path I tread.
 5   2|     hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance
 6   2|    atmosphere of life; another Hope as its great end. In everything
 7   2|     what is past half makes me hope you will -- have pain in
 8   3|      mind to feast upon, and I hope he'd have a good appetite
 9   3|       patient in their greater hope; by poverty, and it was
10   4|        to do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man
11   4|       man together. "We should hope not.'' ~"Very well, then!''
12   4| without 'em, I dare say.'' ~"I hope he didn't die of any thing
13   4|       ruined?'' ~"No. There is hope yet, Caroline.'' ~"If he
14   4|      there is. Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has happened.'' ~"
15   4|      cried Bob. "I<PB n="146"> hope they do. "Heartily sorry,''
16   4|      me this, if I am past all hope?'' ~For the first time the
17   5|   Scrooge inquired. ~"I should hope I did,'' replied the lad. ~"
18   5|       hands. "How do you do? I hope you succeeded yesterday.