:09:00
We have no doubt that Mr. Marley's
liberality is well represented...
:09:04
by his surviving partner.
:09:05
At this festive season of the year,
Mr. Scrooge...
:09:08
it is more than usually desirable
that some slight provision be made...
:09:11
for the poor and destitute.
:09:12
Many thousands are in want, sir,
in need of common necessaries.
:09:16
Hundreds of thousands are in want
of common comforts, sir.
:09:20
- Are there no prisons?
- Plenty of prisons.
:09:23
And the workhouses,
are they still in operation?
:09:26
They are. Though I wish with all my heart
they were not.
:09:29
I was afraid from what you said at first
that something had occurred...
:09:32
to stop them in their useful course.
:09:33
Under the impression these places
can scarcely furnish Christmas cheer...
:09:36
for the mind and body of the multitude...
:09:38
a few of us have endeavored to form
a fund for the poor, to buy them food...
:09:43
and drink, and means of warmth.
:09:45
What can I put you down for, sir?
:09:47
Nothing.
:09:49
You wish to be anonymous?
:09:51
I wish to be left alone.
:09:53
Since you asked me what I wish,
gentlemen, that is my answer.
:09:55
I help to support the institutions
I mentioned. They cost enough...
:09:59
and those who are badly off
must go there.
:10:01
Many can't go there,
and many would rather die.
:10:04
If they'd rather die, they'd better do it
and decrease the surplus population.
:10:08
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
:10:14
In that case, we must apologize
for interrupting you, sir.
:10:22
Humbug!