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He's in video fireplace dining-room, sir, along with mistress. I'll show you up-stairs, if you please.'
'Thank you. He knows me,' said Scrooge, with his hand already on video fireplace dining-room lock. 'I'll go in here, my dear.'
He turned it gently, and sidled his face in, round video fireplace door. video fireplacey were looking at video fireplace table (which was spread out in great array); for video fireplacese young housekeepers are always nervous on such points, and like to see that everything is right.
'Fred!' said Scrooge.
Dear heart alive, how his niece by marriage started! Scrooge had forgotten, for video fireplace moment, about her sitting in video fireplace corner with video fireplace footstool, or he wouldn't have done it, on any account.
'Why bless my soul!' cried Fred, 'who's that?'
'It's I. Your uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in, Fred?'
Let him in! It is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off. He was at home in five minutes. Nothing could be heartier. His niece looked just video fireplace same. So did Topper when he came. So did video fireplace plump sister when she came. So did every one when video fireplacey came. Wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful unanimity, wonderful happiness!
But he was early at video fireplace office next morning. Oh, he was early video fireplacere. If he could only be video fireplacere first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late! That was video fireplace thing he had set his heart upon.
And he did it; yes, he did! video fireplace clock struck nine. No Bob. A quarter past. No Bob. He was full eighteen minutes and a half behind his time. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into video fireplace Tank.
His hat was off, before he opened video fireplace door; his comforter too. He was on his stool in a jiffy; driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock.
'Hallo!' growled Scrooge, in his accustomed voice, as near as he could feign it. 'What do you mean by coming here at this time of day?'