He said that Christmas was humbug! Ha ha ha!" cried Scrooge's nephew. "That's very bad of him, Fred!' said his wife. "He's a strange old man," said Scrooge's nephew, "but I'm sorry for him. His money is no use to him, you see. He isn't at all happy or comfortable, although he's rich. It's sad to think of him sitting alone in his cold room. And so I'm going to invite him every Christmas. He can be cross and miserable if he likes, but I'll go on inviting him and one day perhaps he'll think better of Christmas! After tea, the cheerful little group sang songs, and played music. Scrooge recognized the song that his little sister used to sing, and remembered sadly what the ghost of Christmas Past had shown him. Later the friends played guessing games, and Scrooge joined in the games with delight. Nobody except the spirit could hear him, but he often guessed the right answer. It's time to go now,' said the ghost, smiling at the old man's childish excitement. "No, spirit, please, let me stay a little longer. Look they're playing a new game! It was a called Yes and No, in which Scrooge's nephew to think of something, and the others had to ask questions to discover what it was. The only possible answers were Yes or No. Scrooge heard that Fred was thinking of a living animal, a wild animal, sometimes an angry animal, which lived in London and walked in the