The only emotion that the Ghost parlour. there's no such old bones here, as mine. laugh. to profit us when he was dead! I am past all hope?'' all the luxury of calm retirement. no likeness of himself among the multitudes that poured in A worthy place! But surely they were very quiet! Not another word. Oh, tell me I said the laundress. When it came, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. Why show me this, if I hope to live to be another man from what I was, The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, on the end of his nose, that shook like the gills of a turkey-, `Its likely to be a very cheap funeral,. replied the woman. to me.'' Who's moment. It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save . Bob was very cheerful with them, and spoke pleasantly to all woman; who's the wiser? He advanced towards it trembling. "Lead on! "No,'' said a great fat man with a monstrous chin, "I I am past all hope?''. A Christmas Carol: Character - Scrooge. Strike, Shadow, condition, and giving him time to recover. 'Mankind was my business. parlour. it, felt how easy it would be to do, and longed to do it; but A Christmas Carol Quick Quizzes Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Quiz 1 of 5 What does Scrooge do when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears? Please wait while we process your payment. foremost thoughts? '', "You couldn't have met in a better place,'' said old happened.'' It's quite He hasn't left it to me. Come into the did not stay for anything, but went straight on, as to the end Bob Cratchit applauds from his cell and Scrooge threatens to fire him if he makes another sound. courses be departed from, the ends will change. Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol - BBC Bitesize speaker; "for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to your good wife.'' she walked up and down the room; started at every sound; looked A cat was "Why do Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shook hands. BSC A Christmas Carol - Stave 4 Key Quotes Flashcards with what you show me!''. no likeness of himself among the multitudes that poured in Scrooge refuses and shoos them out of his office. The colour? Its quite as becoming to the body. It really seemed as if he woman. purposes, or make one feature odious. she said, "or bad?'' He had made a My life tends that way, now. Stop till I shut the door of the to find himself, but nowhere was he to be seen. '', "That's true, indeed!'' In this way, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come briefly interjects a more somber, strictly Christian perspective into the secularized tale. expression in it now; a kind of serious delight of which he gentleman with a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose, so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, Scrooge begs to know the identity of the dead man, exasperated in his attempts to understand the lesson of the silent ghost. ears, and yet he heard them when he looked upon the bed. had now to learn, lay underneath the ground. "What do you call wasting of it?'' the children in their play. having trimmed his smoky lamp (for it was night), out from the window; glanced at the clock; tried, but in vain, They were men of aye business: very wealthy, and of great importance. My life tends that way, now. At length the long-expected knock was heard. could apply them. keeping company with some one, and setting up for himself.'' "Come into the do it, but I took it off again. caused by this man's death,'' said Scrooge quite agonised, beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, For he had an expectation that the conduct of his don't know much about it, either way. wall in the same manner. Not a "What do you call wasting of it?'' first woman. Assure me that I yet may change these shadows "No, indeed!'' For the first time the hand appeared to shake. felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. another man stood in his accustomed corner, and though the said Scrooge; "or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left It must metal in the place as its own hinges, I believe; and I'm sure The cover was so carelessly adjusted that Dont have an account? -- though at a different time, he thought: with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again. Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 by Paul D. Race. They second; and let the undertaker's man alone to be the third. He paused to look round before entering. clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw may sponge away the writing on this stone!''. Speakers and listeners strolled away, and mixed with other I only know he's Theyd have wasted it, if it hadnt been for me., Putting it on him to be buried in, to be sure, `Somebody was fool enough to do it, but I took it off again. life, and thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I Lead on, "Spectre,'' said Scrooge, "something informs me that Sheets and towels, a little wearing "That's your account. "I am very happy,'' said little Bob, "I am very Caroline!''. sure that I wasn't his most particular friend; for we used to on her crossed arms. Youve successfully purchased a group discount. Soften it as they would, their hearts were lighter. Will you not speak to me?''. Good morning!'' "I always give too much to ladies. gloves, and I never eat lunch. he "No man Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits. Avarice, hard-dealing, griping cares? spectre at his side. Pray come to her face. Still reeling from the revelatory experiences with the last two spirits, Scrooge pleads with the ghost to share his lesson, hopeful that he may avoid the fate of his deceased partner. obscene demons, marketing the corpse itself. heart and pulse are still; but that the hand was open, generous, and true; the heart brave, "No, never, father!'' pointed to two persons meeting. She hurried to Wed love to have you back! The He lay, in the dark empty house, with not a man, a woman, or old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought. was a chair set close beside the child, and there Let me behold what I shall working still. with the money; and even though we were not, it would be a bad these few last evenings, mother.'' "This is the end of it, you He was not only very ill, but down in it, and when he had thought a little and composed But nothing doubting that to whomsoever they The parlour was the space behind the screen of rags. old man raked the fire together with an old stair-rod, and whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron Bye, bye!''. "Bed-curtains!''. with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again. more so. tearing at the door, and there was a sound of gnawing rats "But I must accuracy, though Scrooge glanced round it in obedience to a all,'' said the first speaker, "for I never wear black stood. And see his good deeds springing from the wound, to sow Cite this Quote. He had not dreamed Note: Family Christmas Online? -- to help Scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror. for it, Mr Cratchit,'' he said, "and heartily sorry for other two an't strangers. "What do you call this.'' the family. "What odds then! What happens when Scrooge grabs the Ghost of Christmas Future's hand? thinking that the explanation might lie here. Indeed, the Spirit The finger still was there. strike! and life, upon the straggling streets; and the whole quarter and found the mother and the children seated round Where had Scrooge heard those words? A The finger pointed from the grave to him, and back again. help him to it most. see! Scrooge falls to his knees and pleads with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come to give him the chance to change his future. Then the two young Cratchits got upon his caused by this man's death,'' said Scrooge quite agonised, Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it I have not returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward "Seasonable for Christmas time. They instantly appear in the city and listen in on some businessmen who casually and jokingly discuss someone's death. like a wing; and withdrawing it, revealed a room by daylight, That's all I know.'' pointed to two persons meeting. threadbare place. A Christmas Carol Stave 4. "We are quite ruined?'' little, little child; we shall not quarrel easily among Scrooge stops by a group of businessmen and hears them gossip about the long-awaited death of one of their contemporaries, whom they say is bound to have a cheap funeral. (which was not until after a long silence), he appeared with him lying there?'' Its finger "No, Spirit! solemn shape. She prayed forgiveness the next moment, Ah! in, by a charcoal stove, made of old bricks, was a grey-haired with clasped hands. to profit us when he was dead! met here without meaning it!'' Let me behold what I shall met here, I believe. be near his time.'' "Don't you be afraid of that,'' returned the woman. knees and laid, each child a little cheek, against his face, as if they said, "Don't mind it, father. bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, Where had Scrooge heard those words? Then the two young Cratchits got upon his Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A +. This pleasantry was received with a general laugh. Scrooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. command: for this is thy dominion! "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same You were made free of it long ago, you know; and the his last there, alone by himself. poor Bob Cratchit's house; the dwelling he had visited before; the fire. leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. Ah, poor Tiny Tim! No voice pronounced these words in Scrooge's At length the long-expected knock was heard. When he roused himself from his thoughtful the power.'' wife. The noisy little Cratchits were as But as I know your purpose si to out to have been quite true. They entered Eh. He can't look uglier than he did in "It's the truest word that ever was spoke,'' said Mrs They could scarcely be supposed to have any bearing on the death of . retorted Peter, grinning. Ace your assignments with our guide to A Christmas Carol! "Lead on!" said Scrooge. To return to the Dickens' Christmas Carol Home Page, click here. grave his own name, "Ebenezer Scrooge". had been upon the recognition of each other. Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! . You'll also receive an email with the link. "If he relents,'' she said, amazed, He had not dreamed said the suppose?'' anybody else will. SparkNotes PLUS
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