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Thevoicewassoftandgentle。Singularlylow,asifinsteadofbeingsoclosebesidehim,itwereatadistance。
`Who,andwhatareyou?‘Scroogedemanded。
`IamtheGhostofChristmasPast。‘
`LongPast?‘inquiredScrooge:observantofitsdwarfishstature。
`No。Yourpast。‘
Perhaps,Scroogecouldnothavetoldanybodywhy,ifanybodycouldhaveaskedhim;buthehadaspecialdesiretoseetheSpiritinhiscap;andbeggedhimtobecovered。
`What!‘exclaimedtheGhost,`wouldyousosoonputout,withworldlyhands,thelightIgive?Isitnotenoughthatyouareoneofthosewhosepassionsmadethiscap,andforcemethroughwholetrainsofyearstowearitlowuponmybrow?’
ScroogereverentlydisclaimedallintentiontooffendoranyknowledgeofhavingwilfullybonnetedtheSpiritatanyperiodofhislife。Hethenmadeboldtoinquirewhatbusinessbroughthimthere。
`Yourwelfare,‘saidtheGhost。
Scroogeexpressedhimselfmuchobliged,butcouldnothelpthinkingthatanightofunbrokenrestwouldhavebeenmoreconducivetothatend。TheSpiritmusthaveheardhimthinking,foritsaidimmediately:
`Yourreclamation,then。Takeheed。‘
Itputoutitsstronghandasitspoke,andclaspedhimgentlybythearm。
`Rise,andwalkwithme。‘
ItwouldhavebeeninvainforScroogetopleadthattheweatherandthehourwerenotadaptedtopedestrianpurposes;thatbedwaswarm,andthethermometeralongwaybelowfreezing;thathewascladbutlightlyinhisslippers,dressing-gown,andnightcap;andthathehadacolduponhimatthattime。Thegrasp,thoughgentleasawoman'shand,wasnottoberesisted。Herose:butfindingthattheSpiritmadetowardsthewindow,claspedhisrobeinsupplication。
`Iammortal,‘Scroogeremonstrated,`andliabletofall。’
`Bearbutatouchofmyhandthere,‘saidtheSpirit,layingituponhisheart,`andyoushallbeupheldinmorethanthis。’
Asthewordswerespoken,theypassedthroughthewall,andstooduponanopencountryroad,withfieldsoneitherhand。Thecityhadentirelyvanished。Notavestigeofitwastobeseen。Thedarknessandthemisthadvanishedwithit,foritwasaclear,cold,winterday,withsnowupontheground。
`GoodHeaven!‘saidScrooge,claspinghishandstogether,ashelookedabouthim。`Iwasbredinthisplace。Iwasaboyhere。’
TheSpiritgazeduponhimmildly。Itsgentletouch,thoughithadbeenlightandinstantaneous,appearedstillpresenttotheoldman'ssenseoffeeling。Hewasconsciousofathousandodoursfloatingintheair,eachoneconnectedwithathousandthoughts,andhopes,andjoys,andcareslong,long,forgotten。
`Yourlipistrembling,‘saidtheGhost。`andwhatisthatuponyourcheek?’
Scroogemuttered,withanunusualcatchinginhisvoice,thatitwasapimple;andbeggedtheGhosttoleadhimwherehewould。
`Yourecollecttheway?‘inquiredtheSpirit。
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