| Term | Definition |
| for which no steel ever struck out a generous fire | Hard and sharp as flint- |
| please sir bestow a trifle | when will you come to see me? |
| i am | you! you are the visitor I was told to expect? |
| i am the ghost of christmas past | who are you then? |
| no your past | Long past? |
| my cap you want to put out my light so quickly you one of those dim spirits who tried to make a cap cover my flame and the whole world dreary you the great fire extinguisher don't ask me that | please spirit. no need to stand there so respectful. be covered, spirit. please put your cap on your head. |
| your welfare | please......oh well spirt if you like it what exactly is your business with me |
| your reclamation then take heed | i take that very kindly...with a cup of hot tea around seven and a nice bit of business to bring off if it wasnt near christmas |
| we shall only find it after a long voyage of discovery are you ready to set out with me | my what exactly? |
| no matter | hardly spirit im in my nightgown |
| on a journey | where are we going did you say |
| a very long way indeed as long as your life scrooge | are we going far? |
| trousers and a greatcoat will not be necessary | ..........trousers and a greatcoat perhaps |
| nor boots neither | a pair of boots perhaps? |
| through the air | .........how do you travel exactly? |
| youll not fall if i touch you there now rise and walk with me | .............and i have a curious fear of high places |