Christmas Present. "I must go tonight at midnight They were in a London street. Scrooge heard chu bells ring. It was a quarter to midnight Then he saw a small, child's hand. It was holding the ghost's robe. Who's this? asked Scrooge. The ghost pulled two children from behind him. There was a boy and a girl. They were thin children, wearing torn clothes. They looked frightened, angry and hungry. They did not look friendly. Scrooge was surprised. Ghost, are these your children? he asked. o," said the ghost. "These are poor children from the streets of London Scrooge was very sad. Poor children! he said. "Don't they have homes? Children need homes. Put Aren't there any prisons? Aren't there any workhouses? the poor people in workhouses," said the ghost. Scrooge remembered those words. They were his own words. He had said them to the gentleman who came to his office. The gentleman had asked him for money to help the poor people. The church bells rang twelve times. It was midnight. Scrooge opened his mouth to speak to the ghost. But the huge man in the green and white robe had gone. Then Scrooge saw something coming towards him. was another ghost. This ghost wore a long black robe which touched the ground. Its head and face were covered by a large hood. Scrooge remembered the words of Marley's ghost. The third ghost will come at midnight