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Passage B2 C2 Reading 15 A Christmas Carol · Stave I: Marley's Ghost "What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough." Scrooge having no better answer ready on the spur of the moment, said, "Bah!" again; and followed it up with "Humbug." velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-01/?part=15

Passage B2 C2 Reading 15 A Christmas Carol · Stave V: The End of It Of course they can. Hallo, my fine fellow!" "Hallo!" returned the boy. "Do you know the Poulterer's, in the next street but one, at the corner?" velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-05/?part=15

Passage B2 C2 Reading 15 A Christmas Carol · Stave IV: The Last of the Spirits returned the other. "Well!" said the first. "Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?" "So I am told," returned the second. velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-04/?part=15

Passage B2 C2 Reading 16 A Christmas Carol · Stave II: The First of the Three Spirits The grasp, though gentle as a woman's hand, was not to be resisted. He rose: but finding that the Spirit made towards the window, clasped his robe in supplication. "I am a mortal," Scrooge remonstrated, "and liable to fa velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-02/?part=16

Passage B2 C2 Reading 16 A Christmas Carol · Stave IV: The Last of the Spirits "Cold, isn't it?" "Seasonable for Christmas time. You're not a skater, I suppose?" "No. No. Something else to think of. Good morning!" velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-04/?part=16

Passage B2 C2 Reading 16 A Christmas Carol · Stave V: The End of It Scrooge inquired. "I should hope I did," replied the lad. "An intelligent boy!" said Scrooge. "A remarkable boy! velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-05/?part=16

Passage B2 C2 Reading 16 A Christmas Carol · Stave I: Marley's Ghost "Don't be cross, uncle!" said the nephew. "What else can I be," returned the uncle, "when I live in such a world of fools as this? Merry Christmas! Out upon merry Christmas! velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-01/?part=16

Passage B2 C2 Reading 17 A Christmas Carol · Stave II: The First of the Three Spirits The city had entirely vanished. Not a vestige of it was to be seen. The darkness and the mist had vanished with it, for it was a clear, cold, winter day, with snow upon the ground. "Good Heaven!" said Scrooge, clasping h velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-02/?part=17

Passage B2 C2 Reading 17 A Christmas Carol · Stave I: Marley's Ghost What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books and having every item in 'em through a round dozen velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-01/?part=17

Passage B2 C2 Reading 18 A Christmas Carol · Stave II: The First of the Three Spirits "I was bred in this place. I was a boy here!" The Spirit gazed upon him mildly. Its gentle touch, though it had been light and instantaneous, appeared still present to the old man's sense of feeling. He was conscious of velmorauniverse.com/library/stories/classics-a-christmas-carol-02/?part=18