Stave 5

• ‘He was so fluttered and so glowing with his good intentions, that his broken voice would scarcely answer to his call.’
• ‘He had been sobbing violently in his conflict with the Spirit, and his face was wet with tears.’
• ‘”I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy.”’
• ‘For a man who had been out of practice for so many years, it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh.’
• ‘No fog, not mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold.
• ‘”The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can.
• ‘”An intelligent boy!” said Scrooge. “A remarkable boy!”’
• ‘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.’ (Scrooge welcomed by Fred)
• “’I’ll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon.”
• His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him.’
• ‘And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!