And what 's his name , who was put down in his drawers , asleep , at the gate of Damascus ; do n't you see him ? And the Sultan 's Groom turned upside down by the Genii : there he is upon his head ! Serve him right ! I 'm glad of it . What business had he to be married to the Princess ? '' To hear Scrooge expending all the earnestness of his nature on such subjects , in a most extraordinary voice between laughing and crying ; and to see his heightened and excited face ; would have been a surprise to his business friends in the City , indeed . -LSB- Illustration : `` Why , it 's Ali Baba ! '' Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy . `` It 's dear old honest Ali Baba . '' -RSB- `` There 's the Parrot ! '' 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 XXXXX his usual character , he said , in pity for his former self , `` Poor boy ! ''
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