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Fred is telling Scrooge about the virtues of keeping Christmas, and Bob who is listening applauds Fred's words. Scrooge counters this by telling Bob that any more of this Christmas talk and he (Bob) will lose his position (he will sack him).

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Scrooge yells at Bob because he is angry about Bob wanting to take Christmas Day off to spend time with his family. Scrooge sees this as an unnecessary expense and an inconvenience to his business.

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