Рождественская история

Chapter 1

           ‘Dreadfulapparition,whydoyoutroubleme?’

           ‘Manoftheworldlymind!’repliedtheGhost,‘doyoubelieveinmeornot?’

           ‘Ido,’saidScrooge.‘Imust.Butwhydospiritswalktheearth,andwhydotheycometome?’

           ‘Itisrequiredofeveryman,’theGhostreturned,‘thatthespiritwithinhimshouldwalkabroadamonghisfellowmen,andtravelfarandwide;andifthatspiritgoesnotforthinlife,itiscondemnedtodosoafterdeath.Itisdoomedtowanderthroughtheworldoh,woeisme!andwitnesswhatitcannotshare,butmighthavesharedonearth,andturnedtohappiness!’

           Againthespectreraisedacry,andshookitschainandwrungitsshadowyhands.

           ‘Youarefettered,’saidScrooge,trembling.‘Tellmewhy?’

           ‘IwearthechainIforgedinlife,’repliedtheGhost.‘Imadeitlinkbylink,andyardbyyard;Igirdeditonofmyownfreewill,andofmyownfreewillIworeit.Isitspatternstrangetoyou?’

           Scroogetrembledmoreandmore.

           ‘Orwouldyouknow,’pursuedtheGhost,‘theweightandlengthofthestrongcoilyoubearyourself?Itwasfullasheavyandaslongasthis,sevenChristmasEvesago.Youhavelabouredonit,since.Itisaponderouschain!’

           Scroogeglancedabouthimonthefloor,intheexpectationoffindinghimselfsurroundedbysomefiftyorsixtyfathomsofironcable:buthecouldseenothing.

           ‘Jacob,’hesaid,imploringly.‘OldJacobMarley,tellmemore.Speakcomforttome,Jacob!’

           ‘Ihavenonetogive,’theGhostreplied.

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