圣诞颂歌A Christmas Carol（彩色插图版）》

AChristmasCarolDickens,Charles,1812-1870.AChristmasCarolElectronicTextCenter,UniversityofVirginiaLibrary|TableofContentsforthiswork||Allon-linedatabases|EtextCenterHomepage|AbouttheelectronicversionAChristmasCarolDickens,Charles,1812-1870Creationofmachine-readableversion:PublicDomainTEIeditionpreparedattheOxfordTextArchivebyLouBurnard.Creationofdigitalimages:UniversityofVirginiaLibraryElectronicTextCenter.ConversiontoTEI.2-conformantmarkup:OxfordTextArchiveAdditionaltaggingUniversityofVirginiaLibraryElectronicTextCenter.ca.180kilobytesThisversionavailablefromtheUniversityofVirginiaLibrary.Charlottesville,Va.Earlierversionavailablefrom:OxfordTextArchive,P-1736-A:IllustratedbyJohnLeech.PreparedfortheUniversityofVirginiaLibraryElectronicTextCenter.=D...data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all(1/85)[2002-12-2019:28:57]AChristmasCarolVerificationmadeagainstprintedtext.Published:1843Englishfiction;proseYoungReadersJohnLeechillustration24-bitcolor;300dpiRevisionstotheelectronicversionDecember1997correctorDavidSeamanAfewmoretypographicerrorscorrected.January1996reviserDavidL.GantsAddedplateimagesfromeditionpublishedbyHenryAltemusCo.,Philadelphia,1918.UniversityofVirginiacopyPR4572.C681918.December1995correctorDavidSeamanMultipletypographicerrorsandamissingpassagecorrected;reportedbyDeanG.Huffman.Convertedfromuva.dtdtoteilite.dtd.October1994correctorDavidSeamanParsedagainsttheuva.dtd(expandedversionofota.dtd)[e-mail];allusagegovernedbyourConditionsofUse:://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=D...data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all(2/85)[2002-12-2019:28:57]AChristmasCarolMarleywasdead,tobeginwith.Thereisnodoubtwhateveraboutthat.Theregisterofhisburialwassignedbytheclergyman,theclerk,theundertaker,andthechiefmourner.Scroogesignedit.AndScrooge'snamewasgoodupon'Change,foranythinghechosetoputhishandto.OldMarleywasasdeadasadoor-nail.Mind!Idon'tmeantosaythatIknow,ofmyownknowledge,whatthereisparticularlydeadaboutadoor-nail.Imighthavebeeninclined,myself,toregardacoffin-nailasthedeadestpieceofironmongeryinthetrade.Butthewisdomofourancestorsisinthesimile;andmyunhallowedhandsshallnotdisturbit,ortheCountry'sdonefor.Youwillthereforepermitmetorepeat,emphatically,thatMarleywasasdeadasadoor-nail.Scroogeknewhewasdead?Ofcoursehedid.Howcoulditbeotherwise?ScroogeandhewerepartnersforIdon'tknowhowmanyyears.Scroogewashissoleexecutor,hissoleadministrator,hissoleassign,hissoleresiduarylegatee,hissolefriend,andsolemourner.AndevenScroogewasnotsodreadfullycutupbythesadevent,butthathewasan=D...data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all(3/85)[2002-12-2019:28:57]AChristmasCarol-10-excellentmanofbusinessontheverydayofthefuneral,andsolemniseditwithanundoubtedbargain.ThementionofMarley'sfuneralbringsmebacktothepointIstartedfrom.ThereisnodoubtthatMarleywasdead.Thismustbedistinctlyunderstood,ornothingwonderfulcancomeofthestoryIamgoingtorelate.IfwewerenotperfectlyconvincedthatHamlet'sFatherdiedbeforetheplaybegan,therewouldbenothingmoreremarkableinhistakingastrollatnight,inaneasterlywind,uponhisownramparts,thantherewouldbeinanyothermiddle-agedgentlemanrashlyturningoutafterdarkinabreezyspot--saySaintPaul'sChurchyardforinstance--literallytoastonishhisson'sweakmind.ScroogeneverpaintedoutOldMarley'sname.Thereitstood,yearsafterwards,abovethewarehousedoor:ScroogeandMarley.ThefirmwasknownasScroogeandMarley.SometimespeoplenewtothebusinesscalledScroogeScrooge,andsometimesMarley,butheansweredtobothnames.Itwasallthesametohim.Oh!Buthewasatight-fistedhandatthegrindstone,Scrooge.asqueezing,wrenching,grasping,scraping,clutching,covetousoldsinner!Hardandsharpasflint,fromwhichnosteelhadeverstruckoutgenerousfire;secret,andself-contained,andsolitaryasanoyster.Thecoldwithinhimfrozehisoldfeatures,nippedhispointednose,shrivelledhischeek,stiffenedhisgait;madehiseyesred,histhinlipsblue;andspokeoutshrewdlyinhisgratingvoice.Afrostyrimewasonhishead,andonhiseyebrows,andhiswirychin.Hecarriedhisownlowtemperaturealwaysaboutwithhim;heicedhisofficeinthedog-days;anddidn'tthawitonedegreeatChristmas.ExternalheatandcoldhadlittleinfluenceonScrooge.Nowarmthcouldwarm,nowintryweatherchillhim.Nowindthatblewwasbittererthanhe,nofallingsnowwasmoreintentuponitspurpose,nopeltingrainlessopentoentreaty.Foulweatherdidn'tknowwheretohavehim.Theheaviest-11-rain,andsnow,andhail,andsleet,couldboastoftheadvantageoverhiminonlyonerespect.Theyoftencamedownhandsomely,andScroogeneverdid.Nobodyeverstoppedhiminthestreettosay,withgladsomelooks,'MydearScrooge,howareyou?Whenwillyoucometoseeme?'Nobeggarsimploredhimtobestowatrifle,nochildrenaskedhimwhatitwaso'clocknomanorwomaneveronceinallh