The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain(II) 圣誕故事集5:著魔的人(英文版)
TheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargainbyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.ThetalecentresonaProfessorRedlawandthoseclosetohim.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,andfinallyagreesittocancelhisremembrance.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.AFancyforChristmas-Time(betterknownasTheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargainorsimplyasTheHauntedMan)isthefifthandlastofDickens'sChristmasnovellas.Thestoryismoreaboutthespiritoftheholidaysthanabouttheholidaysthemselves,harkingbacktothefirstintheseries,AChristmasCarol.
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