cried Scrooge . `` Green body and yellow tail , with a thing like a lettuce growing out of the top of his head ; there he is ! Poor Robin Crusoe he called him , when he came home again after sailing round the island . ` Poor Robin Crusoe , where have you been , Robin Crusoe ? ' The man thought he was dreaming , but he was n't . It was the Parrot , you know . There goes Friday , running for his life to the little creek ! Halloa ! Hoop ! Halloo ! '' Then , with a rapidity of transition very foreign to his usual character , he said , in pity for his former self , `` Poor boy ! '' and cried again . `` I wish , '' Scrooge muttered , putting his hand in his pocket , and looking about him , after drying his eyes with his cuff : `` but it 's too late now . '' `` What is the matter ? '' asked the Spirit . `` Nothing , '' said Scrooge . `` Nothing . There was a boy singing a Christmas Carol at my door last night . I should like to have given him something : that 's all . '' The Ghost smiled thoughtfully , and waved its hand : saying , as it did so , `` Let us see another Christmas ! ''
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