He knows me , '' said Scrooge , with his hand already on the dining-room lock . `` I 'll go in here , my dear . '' He turned it gently , and sidled his face in round the door . They were looking at the table -LRB- which was spread out in great array -RRB- ; for these young housekeepers are always nervous on such points , and like to see that everything is right . `` Fred ! '' said Scrooge . Dear heart alive , how his niece by marriage started ! Scrooge had forgotten , for the moment , about her sitting in the corner with the footstool , or he would n't have done it on any account . `` Why , bless my soul ! '' cried Fred , `` who 's that ? '' `` It 's I. Your uncle Scrooge . I have come to dinner . Will you let me in , Fred ? '' Let him in ! It is a mercy he did n't shake his arm off . He was at home in five minutes . Nothing could be heartier . His niece looked just the same . So did Topper when he came . So did the plump sister when she came .
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