At that time in London there were so many people moving in to the city seeking work and a better life that the city was at breaking point, food was scares, accommodation as terrible , work was scarce, the levels of homelessness and deprivation were unimaginable so to have any job that paid was to be held on to no matter how poorly you were being treated
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Bob Cratchit is Scrooge's employee.
because bob said so
i said it was Timulis Thomas
Bob I can tell you. He will be making $175,000 per year as Governor of Virginia. Tom? Tom who?
'bob' is a slang word for the old British Shilling, (20 shillings = 1 pound), we no longer use the shilling, but the phrase, 'a few bob' lives on, literally it would mean anything from a few shillings to thousands or even millions of pounds. e.g. "Petes done well for himself, nice car, nice house, exotic holidays, I bet he's worth a few bob!"