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THEFIRSTOFTHETHREESPIRITS

WhenScroogeawoke,itwassodark,that,lookingoutofbed,hecouldscarcelydistinguishthetransparentwindowfromtheopaquewallsofhischamber.Hewasendeavouringtopiercethedarknesswithhisferreteyes,whenthechimesofaneighbouringchurchstruckthefourquarters.Sohelistenedforthehour.

Tohisgreatastonishmenttheheavybellwentonfromsixtoseven,andfromseventoeight,andregularlyuptotwelve;thenstopped.Twelve!itwaspasttwowhenhewenttobed.Theclockwaswrong.Aniciclemusthavegotintotheworks.Twelve!

Hetouchedthespringofhisrepeater,tocorrectthismostpreposterousclock.Itsrapidlittlepulsebeattwelve;andstopped.

“Why,itisn’tpossible,”saidScrooge,“thatIcanhavesleptthroughawholedayandfarintoanothernight.Itisn’tpossiblethatanythinghashappenedtothesun,andthisistwelveatnoon!”

Theideabeinganalarmingone,hescrambledoutofbed,andgropedhiswaytothewindow.Hewasobligedtorubthefrostoffwiththesleeveofhisdressing-gownbeforehecouldseeanything;andcouldseeverylittlethen.Allhecouldmakeoutwas,thatitwasstillveryfoggyandextremelycold,andthattherewasnonoiseofpeoplerunningtoandfro,andmakingagreatstir,asthereunquestionablywouldhavebeenifnighthadbeatenoffbrightday,andtakenpossessionoftheworld.Thiswasagreatrelief,because“threedaysaftersightofthisfirstofexchangepaytoMr.EbenezerScroogeorhisorder,”andsoforth,wouldhavebecomeamereUnitedStates’securityiftherewerenodaystocountby.

Scroogewenttobedagain,andthought,andthought,andthoughtitoverandoverandover,andcouldmakenothingofit.Themorehethoughtthemoreperplexedhewas;andthemoreheendeavourednottothink,themorehethought.

Marley’sghostbotheredhimexceedingly.Everytimeheresolvedwithinhimself,aftermatureinquiry,thatitwasalladream,hismindflewbackagain,likeastrongspringreleased,toitsfirstposition,andpresentedthesameproblemtobeworkedallthrough,“Wasitadreamornot?”

Scroogelayinthisstateuntilthechimehadgonethreequartersmore,whenheremembered,onasudden,thattheghosthadwarnedhimofavisitationwhenthebelltolledone.Heresolvedtolieawakeuntilthehourwaspassed;and,consideringthathecouldnomoregotosleepthangotoheaven,thiswasperhapsthewisestresolutioninhispower.

Thequarterwassolong,thathewasmorethanonceconvincedhemusthavesunkintoadozeunconsciously,andmissedtheclock.Atlengthitbrokeuponhislisteningear.

“Ding,dong!”.

“Aquarterpast,”saidScrooge,counting.

“Ding,dong!”

“Half-past!”saidScrooge.

“Ding,dong!”

“Aquartertoit,”saidScrooge.

“Ding,dong!”

“Thehouritself,”saidScroogetriumphantly,“andnothingelse!

Hespokebeforethehourbellsounded,whichitnowdidwithadeep,dull,hollow,melancholyONE.Lightflashedupintheroomupontheinstant,andthecurtainsofhisbedweredrawn.

Thecurtainsofhisbedweredrawnaside,Itellyou,byahand.Notthecurtainsathisfeet,northecurtainsathisback,butthosetowhichhisfacewasaddressed.Thecurtainsofhisbedweredrawnaside;andScrooge,startingupintoahalf-recumbentattitude,foundhimselffacetofacewiththeunearthlyvisitor,whodrewthem:asclosetoitasIamnowtoyou,andIamstandinginthespiritatyourelbow.

Itwasastrangefigure—likeachild:yetnotsolikeachildaslikeanoldman,viewedthroughsomesupernaturalmediumwhichgavehimtheappearanceofhavingrecededfromtheview,andbeingdiminishedtoachild’sproportions.Itshair,whichhungaboutitsneckanddownitsback,waswhiteasifwithage;andyetthefacehadnotawrinkleinit,andthetenderestbloomwasontheskin.Thearmswereverylongandmuscular;thehandsthesame,asifitsholdwereofuncommonstrength.Itslegsandfeet,mostdelicatelyformed,were,likethoseuppermembers,bare.Itworeatunicofthepurestwhite;androunditswaistwasboundalustrousbelt,thesheenofwhichwasbeautiful.Itheldabranchoffreshgreenhollyinitshad;and,insingularcontradictionofthatwintryemblem,haditsdresstrimmedwithsummerflowers.Butthestrangestthingaboutitwas,thatfromthecrownofitsheadtheresprangabright,clearjetoflight,bywhichallthiswasvisible;andwhichwasdoubtlesstheoccasionofitsusing,initsdullermoments,agreatextinguisherforacap,whichitnowheldunderitsar

Eventhis,though,whenScroogelookedatitwithincreasingsteadiness,wasnotitsstrangestquality.Forasitsbeltsparkledandglitterednowinonepartandnowinanother,andwhatwaslightoneinstant,atanothertimewasdark,sothefigureitselffluctuatedinitsdistinctness;nowbeingathingwithonearm,nowwithoneleg,nowwithtwentylegs,nowapairoflegswithoutahead,nowaheadwithoutabody;ofwhichdissolvingparts,nooutlinewouldbevisibleinthedensegloomwhereintheymeltedaway.Andintheverywonderofthis,itwouldbeitselfagain;distinctandclearasever.

“Areyouthespirit,sir,whosecomingwasforetoldtome?”askedScrooge.

“Iam!”

Thevoicewassoftandgentle.Singularlylow,asif,insteadofbeingsoclosebesidehim,itwereatadistance.

“Who,andwhatareyou?”Scroogedemanded.

“IamtheGhostofChristmasPast.”

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