Calico Illustrated Classics: A Christmas Carol

Calico Illustrated Classics: A Christmas Carol — page 7
Although it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket I believe it has done me good It will do me good I say God bless it The clerk applauded When he sensed Scrooge’s disgust he poked the fire and extinguished the last frail spark forever Scrooge glared at the clerk Let me hear one more word from you and you’ll lose your job forever He turned toward his nephew You are quite a powerful speaker I wonder why you don’t go into Parliament Don’t be angry Uncle Come Dine with us tomorrow the nephew pleaded Scrooge refused But why Uncle Why did you get married asked Scrooge Because I fell in love answered his nephew Because you fell in love growled Scrooge as if that were even more ridiculous than a merry Christmas Good afternoon Uncle you never came to see me before that happened Why give it as a reason for not 10