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What is the irony in chapter 4 of A Christmas Carol​

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Charles Dickens takes his time leading the reader through a number of ironies in Stave 4. Even before we get to Old Joe's shop, Scrooge and the spirit come in contact with "men of business: very wealthy, and of great importance."
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