Strophe

 1   1|    failed. ~"A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!'' cried a
 2   1|    again. ~"Christmas a humbug, uncle!'' said Scrooge's nephew. "
 3   1|     Humbug.'' ~"Don't be cross, uncle,'' said the nephew. ~"What
 4   1|        can I be,'' returned the uncle, "when I live in such a
 5   1|       his heart. He should!'' ~"Uncle!'' pleaded the nephew. ~"
 6   1|          Nephew!'' returned the uncle, sternly, "keep Christmas
 7   1|        journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put
 8   1| Parliament.'' ~"Don't be angry, uncle. Come! Dine with us to-morrow.'' ~
 9   1|        Good afternoon!'' ~"Nay, uncle, but you never came to see
10   1|     last. So A Merry Christmas, uncle!'' ~"Good afternoon!'' said
11   3|     year after year, and saying Uncle Scrooge, how are you? If
12   3|         cried Fred. ~"It's your Uncle Scro-o-o-o-oge!'' ~Which
13   3|         the moment; and I say, "Uncle Scrooge!'''' ~"Well! Uncle
14   3|      Uncle Scrooge!'''' ~"Well! Uncle Scrooge.'' they cried. ~"
15   3|       he have it, nevertheless. Uncle Scrooge!'' ~Uncle Scrooge
16   3| nevertheless. Uncle Scrooge!'' ~Uncle Scrooge had imperceptibly
17   5|        s that?'' ~"It's I. Your uncle Scrooge. I have come to