Chapter 3
The Ghost of Christmas Past Arrives
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1 Scrooge's dark old building sits beside the church tower whose bell just struck twelve
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2 Scrooge has scrambled out of bed and rubbed the frost off the window with his dressing-gown sleeve.
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3 Scrooge lies propped on his bolster in the dark curtained bed.
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4 At the first stroke of One, a sudden white blaze fills Scrooge's dark bedroom.
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5 Half risen from his pillow, Scrooge finds the first Spirit an arm's length away
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6 The Ghost of Christmas Past stands by the bed in white light, holding a sprig of holly
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8 Scrooge's eyes widen in dread as the Spirit quietly answers that it is his past
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9 The Spirit's glowing hand gently grasps the sleeve of Scrooge's dressing-gown
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10 The Ghost of Christmas Past touches Scrooge's heart, and his fear begins to turn to awe
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