Oh God ! to hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust ! '' Scrooge bent before the Ghost 's rebuke , and , trembling , cast his eyes upon the ground . But he raised them speedily on hearing his own name . `` Mr. Scrooge ! '' said Bob . `` I 'll give you Mr. Scrooge , the Founder of the Feast ! '' `` The Founder of the Feast , indeed ! '' cried Mrs. Cratchit , reddening . `` I wish I had him here . I 'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon , and I hope he 'd have a good appetite for it . '' `` My dear , '' said Bob , `` the children ! Christmas-day . '' `` It should be Christmas-day , I am sure , '' said she , `` on which one drinks the health of such an odious , stingy , hard , unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge . You know he is , Robert ! Nobody knows it better than you do , poor fellow ! '' `` My dear ! '' was Bob 's mild answer . `` Christmas-day . '' `` I 'll drink his health for your sake and the Day 's , '' said Mrs. Cratchit , `` not for his .
Long life XXXXX him !
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