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tave xe（第2页）

“Don’tbecross，uncle！”saidthenephew.

“WhatelsecanIbe，”returnedtheuncle，“whenIliveinsuchaworldoffoolsasthis？MerryChristmas！OutuponmerryChristmas！What’sChristmastimetoyoubutatimeforpayingbillswithoutmoney；atimeforfindingyourselfayearolder，andnotanhourricher；atimeforbalancingyourbooksandhavingeveryitemin’emthrougharounddozenofmonthspresenteddeadagainstyou？IfIcouldworkmywill，”saidScroogeindignantly，“everyidiotwhogoesaboutwith‘MerryChristmas’onhislips，shouldbeboiledwithhisownpudding，andburiedwithastakeofhollythroughhisheart.Heshould！”

“Uncle！”pleadedthenephew.

“Nephew！”returnedtheunclesternly，‘‘keepChristmasinyourownway，andletmekeepitinmine.”

“Keepit！”repeatedScrooge’snephew.“Butyoudon’tkeepit.”

“Letmeleaveitalone，then，”saidScrooge.“Muchgoodmayitdoyou！Muchgoodithaseverdoneyou！”

“TherearemanythingsfromwhichImighthavederivedgood，bywhichIhavenotprofited，Idaresay，”returnedthenephew—“Christmasamongtherest.ButIamsureIhavealwaysthoughtofChristmastime，whenithascomeround—apartfromthevenerationduetoitssacrednameandorigin，ifanythingbelongingtoitcanbeapartfromthat—asagoodtime；akind，forgiving，charitable，pleasanttime；theonlytimeIknowof，inthelongcalendaroftheyear，whenmenandwomenseembyoneconsenttoopentheirshut-upheartsfreely，andtothinkofpeoplebelowthemasiftheyreallywerefellow-passengerstothegrave，andnotanotherraceofcreaturesboundonotherjourneys.Andtherefore，uncle，thoughithasneverputascrapofgoldorsilverinmypocket，Ibelievethatithasdonemegood，andwilldomegood；andIsay，Godblessit！”

Theclerkinthetankinvoluntarilyapplauded.Becomingimmediatelysensibleoftheimpropriety，hepokedthefire，andextinguishedthelastfrailsparkforever.

“Letmehearanothersoundfromyou，”saidScrooge，“andyou’llkeepyourChristmasbylosingyoursituation！You’requiteapowerfulspeaker，sir，”headded，turningtohisnephew.“Iwonderyoudon’tgointoParliament.，’

“Don’tbeangry，uncle.Come！Dinewithusto-morrow.”

Scroogesaidthathewouldseehim—Yes，indeedhedid.Hewentthewholelengthofthatexpression，andsaidthathewouldseehiminthatextremityfirst.

“Butwhy？”criedScrooge’snephew.“Why？”

“Whydidyougetmarried？”saidScrooge.

“BecauseIfellinlove.”

“Becauseyoufellinlove！”growledScrooge，asifthatweretheonlyonethingintheworldmoreridiculousthanaMerryChristmas.“Good-afternoon！”

“Nay，uncle，butyounevercametoseemebeforethathappened.Whygiveitasareasonfornotcomingnow？”

“Good-afternoon，”saidScrooge.

“Iwantnothingfromyou；Iasknothingofyou；whycannotwebefriends？”

“Good-afternoon，”saidScrooge.

“Iamsorry，withallmyheart，tofindyousoresolute.Wehaveneverhadanyquarrel，towhichIhavebeenaparty.ButIhavemadethetrialinhomagetoChristmas，andI’llkeepmyChristmashumourtothelast.SoaMerryChristmas，uncle！”

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