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id: 19337
title: A Christmas Carol
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge''s nephew. Scrooge, having no better answer ready on the spur of the moment, said, "You''ll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?" said Scrooge. "Because," said Scrooge, "a little thing affects them. "Good Heaven!" said Scrooge, clasping his hands together as he looked "Dick Wilkins, to be sure!" said Scrooge to the Ghost. "Spirit!" said Scrooge, "show me no more! "Spirit!" said Scrooge in a broken voice, "remove me from this place." "I am the Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit. "Spirit!" said Scrooge after a moment''s thought. "Spirit," said Scrooge with an interest he had never felt before, "tell "He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!" cried Scrooge''s "Spirit!" said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. "It''s Christmas Day!" said Scrooge to himself. He knows me," said Scrooge, with his hand already on the "A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge with an earnestness that could


id: 30368
title: A Christmas Carol The original manuscript
author: Dickens, Charles
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  "Christmas a humbug, uncle!" said Scrooge''s nephew. Scrooge having no better answer ready on the spur of the moment, said, "You''ll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?" said Scrooge. "Good Heaven!" said Scrooge, clasping his hands together, as he looked "Dick Wilkins, to be sure!" said Scrooge to the Ghost. "No," said Scrooge, "No. I should like to be able to say a word or two "Spirit!" said Scrooge, "show me no more! "Spirit!" said Scrooge in a broken voice, "remove me from this place." "Spirit," said Scrooge, after a moment''s thought, "I wonder you, of "Spirit," said Scrooge, with an interest he had never felt before, "He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!" cried Scrooge''s "Spirit!" said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. "It''s Christmas Day!" said Scrooge to himself. He knows me," said Scrooge, with his hand already on the


id: 6923
title: The Miser
author: Molière
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  HARPAGON, _father to_ CLÉANTE, _in love with_ MARIANNE. Let us speak of you first, and tell me whom it is you love. dear sister, are like mine, and our father opposes us, let us both you know, tell me, a young person, called Marianne, who lives not far Yes, Sir; it is a young man who is greatly in want of money; his SCENE II.--HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES, SCENE III.--HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. SCENE IV.--HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. Know, Master Jacques, you and people like you, that a table SCENE XI.--HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, Sir, since you want me to tell you what I know, I believe it is to go and tell him that it was I who let it all out, Sir. SCENE III.--HARPAGON, THE POLICE OFFICER, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. SCENE IV.--HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, MASTER JACQUES,


id: 40729
author: Dickens, Charles
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  Mrs. Belle Kemper, Scrooge''s first and last love _Scro._ But you were always a good man of business Jacob. (_The Spirit of Christmas Past rises from the hearth as Scrooge finishes _Scro._ Are you the Spirit, sir, whose coming was foretold to me? _Scro._ [_uneasily_] Yes. _Spir._ Let us see another Christmas. (_Children place chairs around the table; Bob puts Tiny Tim in a high _Scro._ Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live? after year, and saying, Uncle Scrooge, I wish you A Merry Christmas and _Fred._ A Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to the old man. _Scro._ Can this be the Spirit of Christmas Future that I see _Scro._ Ah, here are more of my old business friends; the Spirit directs _Mrs. K._ Well, you must know, my dear children, that Fanny Scrooge--our _Scro._ It''s I, your Uncle Scrooge. _Scro._ Do with me as you please; it is Christmas Day.

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  "Old Scrooge": A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. Dramatized from Charles Dickens'' Celebrated Christmas Story.


id: 43907
title: Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm; Or, The Mystery of a Nobody
author: Emerson, Alice B.
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  you might like to spend the summer with Mrs. Peabody, Betty." "Is Mrs. Peabody pretty?" asked Betty, as he took his place beside her Mr. Gordon took the wagon around to the stable, and Betty, with Mrs. Arnold''s help, got ready for bed. When the door had closed on Mrs. Peabody, Betty sat down on the bed to "Aren''t you going to bed?" asked Betty, taking up the lamp when Mrs. Peabody had finished. "Oh, Bob!" Betty cried miserably, "I didn''t mean you were like Mr. Peabody--you know I didn''t. "Now you go upstairs, and let me do the dishes," said Betty to Mrs. Peabody, as her husband put on his hat and went out at the conclusion sitting on one side of the table, and Betty, Bob, Mrs. Bender and Mr. Peabody on the other. "Betty doesn''t want to come back with me," said Mr. Peabody


id: 41739
title: A Christmas Carol; Or, The Miser''s Warning! (Adapted from Charles Dickens'' Celebrated Work.)
author: Barnett, C. Z. (Charles Zachary)
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  am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, And a happy Christmas, and a merry new year to you, Bob Cratchit. A merry Christmas and a happy new year, sir. yonder poor child was left alone, he _did_ come just like that! pleasant happy Christmas Day we shall spend. Tiny Tim shall not go without his Christmas dinner notwithstanding quite light, and the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT discovered, as in _The SECOND SPIRIT and SCROOGE enter._ SPIRIT advances--draws SCROOGE back from the group--a bright glow lights up the Scene, as the SPIRIT and SCROOGE sink through the Stage unnoticed SCROOGE and the SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT BOB CRATCHIT enters with TINY TIM upon his Not coming upon Christmas Day! A merry Christmas and a happy new year! A merry Christmas and a happy new year! The SPIRIT enters, followed by SCROOGE._) The SPIRIT enters, followed by SCROOGE._)


id: 43765
title: The Twin Ventriloquists; or, Nimble Ike and Jack the Juggler A Tale of Strategy and Jugglery
author: Old Sleuth
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  "I''ll have first shot," thought Ike, and as the young man passed close "That settles it," said Ike. There came a smile upon the face of the youth and he caused a voice to Ike''s new friend, the young detective whom our hero was anxious to "I''ve a strange story to tell you, Ike," he said. The girl rose as though to walk away, when the man said: The man was confused, and Ike said: "Yes, I do believe your story," said Ike, "and we will recover your Ike arranged to meet Jack later on and proceeded with Sara to the house Ike turned and beheld a strange-looking old man standing within a few Ike stood with his face turned toward the strange old man. The old man appeared dazed and Ike said: "I believe I can," said the old man; "I will. "This is great!" said Ike, and he asked: "There''s our man," said Ike.


id: 46358
title: Max Fargus
author: Johnson, Owen
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  "Oh, a woman who walks like that," Bofinger said to himself as he "Hello, I know that place," Bofinger said to himself, recognizing the "Sheila Vaughn," Bofinger said loudly, thinking the time right to "I was passing," Fargus said, avoiding his eye, "I thought--" "Mr. Bofinger," Fargus said, coming out of his abstraction, "that''s "Then you want nothing further?" Bofinger said, smiling at the way his "Take Mr. Bofinger into the parlor, my dear," Fargus said. "Really, Mrs. Fargus," Bofinger said, halting on the threshold of the "Mr. Bofinger, won''t you have something?" Fargus said desperately. "Well, doesn''t that surprise you?" Fargus said, opening his eyes. "Pardon me," Bofinger said, raising his hand half-way. "Ah, Mr. Bofinger!" Fargus said, raising his hands. "I''ll tell you the best way," Bofinger said, after drumming a moment "Trying to get hold of Fargus, of course," Bofinger said irritably, "One question," said Bofinger: "Don''t Fargus''s restaurants bank with


