A Christmas Carol

“Self-contained and solitary as an oyster”
“Poor excuse for picking at a man's pocket every twenty fifth of December”
“I wear the chains I forged in life”
“Growing tree would fall”
“As if it cost a fortune”
“Another idol has displaced me…a golden one”
“Good as gold and better”
“Is it an animal?” “yes”
“Yellow, meagre, ragged, scowling, wolfish”
“My little little child”
“Likely to be a cheap one”
“I’ll go if lunch is provided”
“Merry as a school boy”
“Will you let me in, Fred?”
“About to raise your salary”
“... covetous old sinner”
“Edge his way along the crowded paths of life”
“Mankind was my business”
“Solitary child neglected by his friends”
“God bless us, everyone” “He became a second father”
“They are mans”
“I will honour christmas in my heart”