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Chapter 2

           EbenezerScroogeonhisorder,"andsoforth,wouldhavebecomeamereUnitedStatessecurityiftherewerenodaystocountby.

           Scroogewenttobedagain,andthought,andthought,andthoughtitoverandover,andcouldmakenothingofit.Themorehethought,themoreperplexedhewas;and,themoreheendeavourednottothink,themorehethought.

           Marley’sGhostbotheredhimexceedingly.Everytimeheresolvedwithinhimself,aftermatureinquiry,thatitwasalladream,hismindflewbackagain,likeastrongspringreleased,toitsfirstposition,andpresentedthesameproblemtobeworkedallthrough,"Wasitadreamornot?"

           Scroogelayinthisstateuntilthechimehadgonethree-quartersmore,whenheremembered,onasudden,thattheGhosthadwarnedhimofavisitationwhenthebelltolledone.Heresolvedtolieawakeuntilthehourwaspassed;and,consideringthathecouldnomoregotosleepthangotoheaven,thiswas,perhaps,thewisestresolutioninhispower.

           Thequarterwassolong,thathewasmorethanonceconvincedhemusthavesunkintoadozeunconsciously,andmissedtheclock.Atlengthitbrokeuponhislisteningear.

           ‘Ding,dong!’

           ‘Aquarterpast,’saidScrooge,counting.

           ‘Ding,dong!’

           ‘Halfpast,’saidScrooge.

           ‘Ding,dong!’

           ‘Aquartertoit,’saidScrooge.

           ‘Ding,dong!’

           ‘Thehouritself,’saidScroogetriumphantly,‘andnothingelse!’

           Hespokebeforethehourbellsounded,whichitnowdidwithadeep,dull,hollow,melancholyONE.

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