Come, then, returned the nephew gaily. What right have you to be disma…

Charles Dickens
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Come, then, returned the nephew gaily. What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough. ✨ Charles Dickens (1858). A Christmas Carol, p.4
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Come, then, returned the nephew gaily. What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough. ✨ Charles Dickens (1858). A Christmas Carol, p.4

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