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He is angry. Scrooge is bitter following his discussion with two business men seeking a charitable donation to help the poor turns on Bob, Scrooge who is already aggravated says "I suppose you want the whole day off tomorrow"

Bob diplomatically says "if it is convenient Sir" then is blasted by Scrooge saying

"It's not convenient, and it's not fair. If I was to stop half-a-crown for it, you'd think yourself ill-used, I'll be bound?"

"And yet," said Scrooge, "you don't think me ill-used, when I pay a day's wages for no work."

The clerk observed that it was only once a year.

"A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!" said Scrooge, buttoning his great-coat to the chin. "But I suppose you must have the whole day. Be here all the earlier next morning."

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