Dickens says Scrooge was “As hard and sharp as ______.”

“A grasping, clutching, ______…old sinner.”

Scrooge is “A tight-fisted hand at the ______.”

Scrooge says: “I can’t afford to make ______ people merry.”

Scrooge insists: “I wish to be ______ alone.”

About the poor: “If they would rather die, they had better ______ it.”

Fred’s eyes: “His eyes ______.”

Fred’s appearance: “His looks were ______ and handsome.”

Fred greets Scrooge: “A Merry Christmas uncle, ______ save you!”

Fred explains: “I’ve always thought of Christmas as a kind, forgiving, pleasant, ______ time.”

Fred’s arrival is described as: “Cried a ______ voice.”

Marley confesses: “I wear the ______ I forged in life.”

Marley regrets: “Mankind was my ______, the common welfare was my business.”

Marley warns Scrooge: “Or would you know…the weight and length of the strong ______ you bear yourself?”