In this excerpt from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, which sentence supports the idea that a persons behavior can change a situation? “Fred!” Said Scrooge.
[Dear heart alive, how his niece by marriage started!] Scrooge had forgotten, for the moment, about her sitting in the corner with the footstool, or he wouldn’t have done it, on any account.
“Why bless my soul!” Cried Fred, “who’s that?”
“It’s I. Your Uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in Fred?”
Let him in! It is a mercy he didn’t shake his arm off. [He was at home in five minutes.] Nothing could be heartier. His niece looked just the same. So did Topper when he came. So did the plump sister when she came. So did every one when they came. [Wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful unanimity, won-der-ful happiness!]