Chapter 5: Stave V

Stave V The End of It Yes! and the bedpost was his own. The bed was his own, the room was his own. Best and happiest of all, the time before him was his own, to make amends in! “I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!” Scrooge repeated as he scrambled out of bed. “The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. O Jacob Marley! Heaven and the Christmas time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob; on my knees!” He was so fluttered and so glowing with …