in life has to travel endlessly through the world afrer his death. We have to carry the chains that we made for ourselves in our lifetime. Do you, Ebenezer Scro recognize my chain? It is very like the one that you weare Scrooge looked around him, but could see no chain Jacob," he said, "please tell me more!' I cannot hel you much, Ebenezer! I cannot rest, I cannot stay anywhere for long. I have been dead for seven years and all that time I have been travelling on the wings of the wind! No peace, no rest for me in death, because I was never good or kind in life "But you were always a good man of business, Jacob, said Scrooge, who was now beginning to worry about his own life "Business!' cried the ghost miserably. "Why didn'tI think of people as my business? I thought only about making money, not about being kind and helpful to other people. Listen to me, Ebenezer! I am here tonight to warn you. You still have a chance to save yourself from what has happened to me. Three spirits will come to visit you: the first tomorrow at one o'clock, the second at the same time the next night, and the third at midnight the following night. You will not see me any more, and for your own peace after death, remember what I have told you The spirit walked slowly backwards to the window, which began to open. When the ghost reached the window it held up its hand, and Scrooge listened. He could hear a noise of sad crying in the air. The spirit began to cry, too,