SCENE 6
(At the end of the song, the lights in the factory flicker, go out, then
go back on again.)
HUMBUG: The power's on again!
BELLE: No, those are still just the emergency lights.
(Everybody sighs.)
(Fuzzy walks in from offstage, wiping his hands with a towel.)
FUZZY: No, those are the real lights. Your power is back on. The
lightning did a number on your wiring.
HUMBUG: And on Tiny Tom.
FUZZY: Either way, it's sorted out. But your looms and weavers are
working now, too.
(Sam is beside herself with excitement.)
SAM: Humbug!
HUMBUG: Right here, Boss.
SAM: What's the order count? We have to be close, maybe we can
still finish!
HUMBUG: I have some good news, Boss! As of this moment we have
completed 6,893 ugly sweaters!
(Everybody cheers.)
BOB: But I have some bad news. With only peddle power and mostly
hand stitching, I'm afraid we weren't able to finish the order,
Sam.
(Everybody sighs.)
SAM: (collapses, defeated) I knew it. We were so close! I'm the first
Ebeneezer to miss a Christmas deadline.
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