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Chapter 2

           Andwhat’shisname,whowasputdowninhisdrawers,asleep,attheGateofDamascus;don’tyouseehim.AndtheSultan’sGroomturnedupsidedownbytheGenii;thereheisuponhishead.Servehimright!I’mgladofit.WhatbusinesshadhetobemarriedtothePrincess?’

           TohearScroogeexpendingalltheearnestnessofhisnatureonsuchsubjects,inamostextraordinaryvoicebetweenlaughingandcrying;andtoseehisheightenedandexcitedfacewouldhavebeenasurprisetohisbusinessfriendsinthecity,indeed.

           ‘There’stheParrot!’criedScrooge.‘Greenbodyandyellowtail,withathinglikealettucegrowingoutofthetopofhishead;thereheis.PoorRobinCrusoe,hecalledhim,whenhecamehomeagainaftersailingroundtheisland."PoorRobinCrusoe,wherehaveyoubeen,RobinCrusoe."Themanthoughthewasdreaming,buthewasn’t.ItwastheParrot,youknow.TheregoesFriday,runningforhislifetothelittlecreek.Halloa!Hoop!Hallo!’

           Then,witharapidityoftransitionveryforeigntohisusualcharacter,hesaid,inpityforhisformerself,‘Poorboy!’andcriedagain.

           ‘Iwish,’Scroogemuttered,puttinghishandinhispocket,andlookingabouthim,afterdryinghiseyeswithhiscuff:‘butit’stoolatenow.

           ‘Whatisthematter?’askedtheSpirit.

           ‘Nothing,’saidScrooge.‘Nothing.TherewasaboysingingaChristmasCarolatmydoorlastnight.Ishouldliketohavegivenhimsomething:that’sall.

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