Рождественская история

Chapter 1

           Scroogeshivered,andwipedtheperspirationfromhisbrow.

           ‘Thatisnolightpartofmypenance,’pursuedtheGhost.‘Iamhereto-nighttowarnyou,thatyouhaveyetachanceandhopeofescapingmyfate.Achanceandhopeofmyprocuring,Ebenezer.

           ‘Youwerealwaysagoodfriendtome,’saidScrooge.‘Thank‘ee!’

           ‘Youwillbehaunted,’resumedtheGhost,‘byThreeSpirits.

           Scrooge’scountenancefellalmostaslowastheGhost’shaddone.

           ‘Isthatthechanceandhopeyoumentioned,Jacob?’hedemanded,inafalteringvoice.

           ‘Itis.

           ‘IIthinkI’drathernot,’saidScrooge.

           ‘Withouttheirvisits,’saidtheGhost,‘youcannothopetoshunthepathItread.Expectthefirsttomorrow,whenthebelltollsOne.

           ‘Couldn’tItake‘emallatonce,andhaveitover,Jacob?’hintedScrooge.

           ‘Expectthesecondonthenextnightatthesamehour.ThethirduponthenextnightwhenthelaststrokeofTwelvehasceasedtovibrate.Looktoseemenomore;andlookthat,foryourownsake,yourememberwhathaspassedbetweenus!’

           Whenithadsaidthesewords,thespectretookitswrapperfromthetable,andbounditrounditshead,asbefore.Scroogeknewthis,bythesmartsounditsteethmade,whenthejawswerebroughttogetherbythebandage.Heventuredtoraisehiseyesagain,andfoundhissupernaturalvisitorconfrontinghiminanerectattitude,withitschainwoundoverandaboutitsarm.

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