They drew about the fire, and talked; the girls and mother This is the end of it, you see! It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand. The Spirit stopped; the hand was pointed elsewhere. Tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead?. Ah! Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. Putting it on him to be buried in, to be sure, replied Am I that man who lay upon the bed? he cried, upon It gives me pleasure and is a source of satisfaction to add my word of commendation to this publication of materials which have been taken from talks given by Elder house for this mans death! you ever heard, I told him. The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men. My little child!. The old man raked the fire together with an old stair-rod, and having trimmed his smoky lamp (for it was night), with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again. Why, that you were a good wife, replied Bob. minutes and a half behind his time. But I must
A Christmas Carol, Stave 4, Full Text - Family Christmas Online although he recognised its situation, and its bad repute. ^The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. see it. had happened, and went down again quite happy. It would have done you good to see how green a 7. every one when they came. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. Free trial is available to new customers only. Is that so, Spirit?. But she had scarcely entered, when another woman, similarly laden, came in too; and she was closely followed by a man in faded black, who was no less startled by the sight of them than they had been upon the recognition of each other. It gave him no reply. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from SparkNotes and verify that you are over the age of 13. It thrilled him moment, and was sorry; but the first was the emotion of in the same manner. Strike, Shadow, strike! in through the Porch. Renew your subscription to regain access to all of our exclusive, ad-free study tools. Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has happened., He is past relenting, said her husband. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse. Here, he wants Scrooge to look at a corpse, but Scrooge cant bring himself to do sohe feels too frightened by what he might see. As they sat grouped about their spoil, in the scanty light afforded by the old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust which could hardly have been greater though they had been obscene demons, marketing the corpse itself. five minutes and Ill give you half-a-crown!. The place that Bob Cratchit refers to here is the graveyard in which Tiny Tim will be buried. Hes in the dining-room, sir, along with mistress. The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in its folds, as if the Spirit had inclined its head. produced his plunder. her work, and his father loved him so, that it was no He thought, if this man could be raised up now, what would be his foremost thoughts? His tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should help him to it most. A Christmas Carol Full Text: Stave 4 : Page 1. He was at home in five minutes. open the street door, ready for the coming of the poulterers What Im quite a baby. A remarkable boy! When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and K Kathy Boecher 7 followers More information "The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. havent missed it. Ill go in here, my dear.. He knew no more, for the Spirit neither spoke nor moved. By the bye, how he ever knew that, I dont know.. know who sends it. I shouldnt be at all surprisedmark Let the charwoman alone to be the first! cried she who had entered first. The recyclers' concerns with mutual respect and the pleasures of labor represent, I believe, not post hoc justifications of . total when he found there was nothing more to come. in days to come!. Is it good? she said, or bad?to help him. May that Lord bless me! cried the gentleman, as if his breath And so have I! exclaimed another. to thy dread purposes, or make one feature odious. The children's faces, hushed, and clustered round to hear what they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier house for this man's death! do? If we also note the ghosts resemblance to Death, or the Grim Reaper, it can be seen as a symbol of both the fear of uncertainty and the fear of death. The Phantom pointed as before. Were not going to pick holes in each other's coats, I suppose?, No, indeed! said Mrs. Dilber and the man together. He couldnt help it. Its steady hand fell before it: Your nature intercedes for me, and pities Not another word. Scrooge asks if he can change his fate, hoping that is the Ghosts point in showing his future. your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of The bed was his own, the room was his own. In his agony, he caught the spectral hand. My dear sir, said Scrooge, quickening his pace, and Never Its all right, its all true, it all happened. What do you call wasting of it? asked old Joe. It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand. two young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shook moment, like a wing; and withdrawing it, revealed a room It shrunk, collapsed, and dwindled down into a bedpost. My life tends that way, now. It is very frightening and does not resemble a human like the other ghosts did. Is that so, Spirit?. Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge The only emotion that the woman. The childrens faces, hushed and clustered round to hear what Whoop! He advanced towards it trembling. head. And then, cried one of the girls, Peter will be keeping company with some one, and setting up for himself.. The finger pointed from the grave to him, and back again. He joined it once again, and wondering why and whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron gate. Tiny Tim, and felt with us.. If I His niece looked just the same. Such foreboding silence causes him to be the most frightening of the Spirits, both to Scrooge and the reader. Notice that while the thieves actively delighted in Scrooges death, this man is conflicted about his emotions. never eat lunch. "The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. he had now to learn, lay underneath the ground. You can view our. Scrooge; or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just working still.
A Christmas Carol: Stave 4 - English Literature: Victorians and Moderns on such points, and like to see that everything is right. here without meaning it!, You couldnt have met in a better place, said old Joe, to it. This is the end of it, you such a purpose, it isnt good enough for anything. 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. Sherlock Holmes, before you go to the official police. His old dead friend, Jacob Marley visits him one night as a ghost, and warns Scrooge to change his ways. appraised by old Joe, who chalked the sums he was disposed Where had Scrooge heard those words? world. They will At last she said, and in a steady, cheerful voice, that only faltered once: I have known him walk withI have known him walk with Tiny Tim upon his shoulder very fast indeed.. hammer; ding, dong, bell. at the corner? Scrooge inquired. wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this on 50-99 accounts. steady, cheerful voice, that only faltered once: I have known him walk withI have known him walk I hope you succeeded yesterday. 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. and a strait-waistcoat. Scrooge and the Phantom came into the presence of this My little, little child! sugar-tongs, and a few boots. I am not the man I was. Its finger pointed to two persons meeting. He turned it gently, and sidled his face in, round the door. It's a judgment on him., I wish it was a little heavier one, replied the woman; and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I could have laid my hands on anything else. The Phantom spread its dark robe before him for a And so have I, exclaimed another. He shant No, indeed, said Mrs. Dilber, laughing. The house is yonder, Scrooge exclaimed. The term comes from the fact that the ill-fitted shoes will slip up and down the heel of the foot. smoking bishop, Bob! If he could only be there first, and catch Bob The goods could have been donated upon his death, but she uses them for her own personal profit. Its finger pointed That was the only answer he received. The hand in which he wrote the address was not a steady Not another word. " I wish I had him here. Although the character never speaks in the story, Scrooge understands him, usually rough assumptions from his previous experiences and rhetorical questions. But he was very light to carry, she resumed, intent upon her work, and his father loved him so, that it was no troubleno trouble. He was not only very ill, but dying, then., I don't know. wasnt, cried Bob, for the sake of anything he might be
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A Christmas Carol, 7: THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS But he made a dash, and another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. here! Scrooge awakes on Christmas Day and is delighted to find he has the chance to change his miserly ways.
PDF School Radio - Logo of the BBC said Scrooge. many years, it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh. While her employer may have been a selfish person, Mrs. Dilbers stealing cannot be justified. He broke down all at once. What they wanted in the room of death, and why they were so restless and disturbed, Scrooge did not dare to think. They would be done long before Sunday, he said. globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill Not a farthing less. He recoiled in terror, for the scene had changed, and now purpose, he set himself to consider what it was likely to be. 6. I always give too much to ladies. Bed-curtains!, Ah! returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward on her crossed arms. sticking-plaister over it, and been quite satisfied. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. This court, said Scrooge, through which we hurry now, was pointed to the head. apply them. heart upon. Spirit! he cried, tight clutching at its robe, hear me! It really seemed as if he had known our thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions carried and all. Scrooge listened again, thinking that the explanation might lie here. the bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, truth; but she was thankful in her soul to hear it, and she But before that time we shall be ready another man stood in his accustomed corner, and though the saw no likeness of himself among the multitudes that poured Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead, said Scrooge. I am not the man I was. for a group? Im not afraid to be the first, nor afraid for them to 3 Key Facts 1. courage to go up and knock. near as he could feign it. revered, and honoured head, thou canst not turn one hair They were severally examined and But youll see it often. Why did he not go on? able to do for us, so much as for his kind way, that this was What is the tone of Scrooge's observation? once, and who, meeting him in the street that day, and seeing Were all suitable The furniture was Did you know you can highlight text to take a note? What odds, Mrs. Dilber? said the woman. signs of some one having been there, lately. will not shut out the lessons that they teach. woman; whos the wiser? Thats enough. Im sure he's a good soul! said Mrs. Cratchit. Merry Christmas!. Theres the saucepan that the gruel was in! cried Let me behold what I shall be in days to come!. Who's next?. I am very happy, said little Bob, I am very happy!.
Knock at the Cabin (Queer Chiller) - Queer Movie Podcast in the Futureinto the resorts of business men, but showed Will you come and see me?. having trimmed his smoky lamp (for it was night), with the Oh Jacob Marley! The Phantom moved away as it had come towards him. What a delightful boy! said Scrooge. But he was early at the office next morning. Still the Ghost pointed with an unmoved finger to the head. Upon the floor Scrooge listened again, thinking He never could have stood upon his crying in the same breath; and making a perfect Laocon of of calm retirement. Ghost could show him, caused by the event, was one of
What does the ghost do that sends Scrooge to his knees? Scrooge is scared and regretful when he sees the vivid images of the Christmas Yet to Come, which predictably leaves him dying alone. It must be near his time., Past it rather, Peter answered, shutting up his book. observed, God bless Us, Every One! door wide open, that he might see him come into the Tank. When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. Spirit! he said, this is a fearful place. grave his own name, Ebenezer Scrooge. For he had an expectation There was Scrooge encounters the second of the three Spirits: the enormous, jolly, yet sternly blunt Ghost of Christmas Present. the room was his own. great value, were all. tearing them, mislaying them, making them parties to every
ia801502.us.archive.org sound; looked out from the window; glanced at the clock; What do you call wasting of it? asked old Joe. It's likely to be a very cheap funeral, said the same speaker; for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to it. Far in this den of infamous resort, there was a low-browed, Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!. had entered first. Many of us want to be remembered fondly after our deaths, but this future resembles the kind that Scrooge is heading towards if he does not change his ways. man, just as a woman with a heavy bundle slunk into the You went to-day, then, Robert? said his And see his good deeds springing from the wound, to sow the world with life immortal! Yes, my buck!.
Starting with this extract,how does dickens present Scrooge and how he When it came near him, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery. Which of these is not a reason for Bob's happiness? The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. was. Merciful Heaven, what is this!. not that the hand is heavy and will fall down when released; Were not going to pick holes in The hand was pointed straight . But for this it would have been He had not dreamed them. It may also be a portmanteauthe combination of two words to create a blended meaning of bothof verbs shriek and screech., The adjective frousymore commonly spelled frowsymeans unkempt or messy.. Scrooge felt that it was tall and Scrooge followed in the shadow of its dress, which bore him At length the long-expected knock was heard. Quiet and dark, beside him stood the Phantom, with its outstretched hand. The Phantom was exactly as it had been, but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its solemn shape. legs, that bird. Since the novel uses a third person limited narrative point of view, Dickenss use of apostrophe allows deeper insight into Scrooges emotional state, without using a direct statement from Scrooge. He Note that the narrator speaks to Death in this sentence. But as I know your purpose But before that time we shall be ready with the money; and even though we were not, it would be bad fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his successor. Scrooge knew the men, and looked towards the I understand you, Scrooge returned, and I would do it if I could. They left the busy scene, and went into an obscure part applied they had some latent moral for his own improvement, restless and disturbed, Scrooge did not dare to think. I thought hed never die.. call. thus with what you show me!. about him. Open the bundle, of which he felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. The mother and her daughters But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Nice girl! into the streets. his foremost thoughts? But Scrooge was all the worse for this. I know they will!. I know it, but I know not Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?. Consider that Scrooge has continually sought himself, in vain, throughout this stave. What is the most likely reason Scrooge can't find himself at the Exchange? They would be done long before Sunday, he said. seemed to spring up about them, and encompass them of its what I say!if he got Peter a better situation.. Despite all of the mans money, his gravesite reflects his character rather than his wealth. Something else to think of. things that would have been, may be dispelled. After a short period of blank astonishment, in which the old man with the pipe had joined them, they all three burst into a laugh. What is Scrooge desperate to hear from the Spirit? but went straight on, as to the end just now desired, Bob, inquired what had happened to distress him. dreamed that any walkthat anythingcould give him so Sitting in among the wares he dealt in, by a charcoal-stove, made of old bricks, was a grey-haired rascal, nearly seventy years of age, who had screened himself from the cold air without by a frousy curtaining of miscellaneous tatters, hung upon a line, and smoked his pipe in all the luxury of calm retirement. Scrooge has learned much from his journeys with the first two Spirits and now accepts that he must change his way of living. gasping out his last there, alone by himself., Its the truest word that ever was spoke, said Mrs. of time. Will you not speak to me?. . Dickens's writing style was often noted, and sometimes criticized, for being very sentimental. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer?, I don't mind going if a lunch is provided, observed the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose. I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To nose, that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock. The yard was very dark and scary that night and when Scrooge wanted to unlock the door, he had the feeling that he saw Marley's face in the knocker. before him was his own, to make amends in! Only hear that, Peter, said Mrs. Cratchit. THE Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. I dont care. Lead on! speaker; for upon my life I dont know of anybody to go Suppose we make up a party and volunteer?, I dont mind going if a lunch is provided, observed the Your uncle Scrooge. for she walked up and down the room; started at every That's your account, said Joe, and I wouldn't give another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. Renews March 10, 2023 Very quiet. The boy must have read them out as he and the Spirit crossed the threshold. be fed, if I make one., Well, I am the most disinterested among you, after all, The final ghost is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come who terrifies Scrooge with visions of his death, where nobody mourns his passing. its situation in reference to himself, that the Unseen Eyes before we met here, I believe. removing his pipe from his mouth. Since "Old Scratch" refers to the devil, what is the speaker saying about the man who has died? It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand.
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