Strophe

 1   1|   Marley has been dead these seven years,'' Scrooge replied. "
 2   1|    Scrooge replied. "He died seven years ago, this very night.'' ~"
 3   1|     yet that face of Marley, seven years dead, came like the
 4   1|   heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You
 5   1|        the Ghost repeated. ~"Seven years dead,'' mused Scrooge. "
 6   1|  great quantity of ground in seven years,'' said Scrooge. ~
 7   2|     bell went on from six to seven, and from seven to eight,
 8   2|  from six to seven, and from seven to eight, and regularly
 9   2| which pointed to the hour of seven. He rubbed his hands; adjusted
10   2| barred 'em and pinned 'em -- seven, eight, nine -- and came