A Christmas Carol: Scrooge in PJsThe figure was silent and just pointed. There Scrooge saw a vision of himself- dead in his bed. His servants were stealing the drapes, bed sheets and all of Scrooge's clothing.

They asked each other, “Do you think there will be a funeral?”

“Not likely,” they said.

“Well, I would go if there was lunch,” they all laughed at how stingy their employer was and continued to gather what they could.

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