they're playing a new game

they're playing a new gameAfter tea，the cheerful little group sang songs，and played music．Hydraulic HoseScrooge recognized the song that his little sister used to sing， and remembered sadly what the ghost of Christmas Past had shown him．Later the friends played guessing games，and Scrooge joined in the games with delight．Nobody except the spirit could hear him，but he often guessed the right answer．

‘It's time to go now，’said the ghost，smiling at the old man's childish excitement．they're playing a new game‘No，spirit，please，let me stay a little longer．Look， they're playing a new game！’

It was a game called Yes and No，in which Scrooge's nephew had to think of something，and the others had to ask questions to discover what it was．The only possible answers were Yes or No．Scrooge heard that Fred was thinking of a living animal，a wild animal，sometimes an angry animal， which lived in London and walked in the streets．Every time he answered a question，Fred could not stop himself laughing．Hydraulic HoseAt last，his wife's dark， pretty sister started laughing too．