Literature Spot 1 A CHRISTMAS CAROL By Charles DickensExcise 4 Read and listen to the story.It was Christmas Eve.Ebenezer Scrooge was in his office,the office of Scrooge and Marley.His clerk, poor Bob Cratchit, was working.Suddenly, Scrooge's young nephew came into the office."Hello uncle. Merry Christmas!" he said happily."Do you want to come and have Christmas dinner with us tomorrow!""Christmas?" Scrooge replied. "Bah! Humbug!"Scrooge hated Christmas and he refused his nephew's invitation for dinner on Christmas Day.His nephew went away.Later two men came to the office, asking for money for the poor."Bah! Are there no prisons for these people?"Scrooge refused to give even a penny.Then, when it was time to close the office,Bob Cratchit asked for the day off, because it was Christmas."All right," Scrooge said, "but be here early the next morning!"That evening Scrooge was sitting in front of his fire at homewhen, suddenly, he saw a ghost in front of him.