every man who does not help other people
Well！’said Scrooge，trying to pretend that nothing strange was happening．‘What do you want？And who are you？’
‘In life I was your partner，Jacob Marley．’
‘It's humbug，I tell you！’said Scrooge．‘There are no ghosts！’But when he said this，the ghost gave a terrible cry， and shook its chain in a very frightening way．At once Scrooge fell on the ground in great fear，crying，‘Yes！Yes！You are real！I see that now！Why have you come？Why do ghosts come back from the dead？Tell me，Jacob！’
‘The spirit of every man who does not help other people in life has to travel endlessly through the world after his death．We have to carry the chains that we made for ourselves in our lifetime．Do you，Ebenezer Scrooge，recognize my chain？It is very like the one that you wear！’
Scrooge looked around him， but could see no chain．‘Jacob，’he said，‘please tell me more！
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