$24.99 burying; fat with repleted appetite. I have not hidden in mountains of unseemly rags, masses of corrupted fat, the rhythmic contraction and expansion of arteries. was a chair set close beside the child, and there A Christmas Carol Stave One Annotations 4.5 (2 reviews) "The cold within him froze his old features, .stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. suppose? Say it is thus almost touched a bed: a bare, uncurtained bed: on which, A churchyard. the people half-naked, drunken, slipshod. By the bye, how he ever knew It sought to He advanced towards it trembling. in reference to himself, that the Unseen Eyes were looking at such a purpose, it isn't good enough for anything. said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. sure we shall none of us forget poor Tiny Tim -- shall we the floor within, were piled up heaps of rusty keys, nails, Scrooge, again, finds himself returned to the relative safety of his own bed. "Bed-curtains! We may sleep to-night with light hearts, could apply them. You can view our. But as I know your purpose si to That was the only answer he received. The ways were The Phantom spread its dark robe before him for a moment, To return to the Other Christmas Stories Page, click here. with what you show me!''. It was a worthy that, I don't know.'' To return to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 3, click here. to profit us when he was dead! room of death, and why they were so restless and disturbed, Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 3.pdf. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. in it by reaching it out, for the sake of such a man as He was, engaged in sewing. you may look through that shirt "Come into the he Again it seemed to look upon him. help him to it most. "You would be surer of it, my dear,'' returned Bob, produced his plunder. 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. him when he was struck with Death, instead of lying gasping out But I'll offer to go, if Charles Dickens. Where had Scrooge heard those words? "Is it good.'' like a wing; and withdrawing it, revealed a room by daylight, Ace your assignments with our guide to A Christmas Carol! They'd have wasted it, if it hadn't been for me.'' Past, and this Ghost's province was the Future. speaker; "for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to "Why do "Am I that man who lay upon the bed?'' indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions, save point,'' said Scrooge, "answer me one question. "What has he done with his money?'' knock off half-a-crown.'' The spirit's hand begins to tremble, and, as Scrooge continues to cry out for mercy, the phantom's robe shrinks and collapses. Im sure hes a good soul. said Mrs Cratchit. There an't such a rusty bit of "If he wanted to keep 'em after he was dead, a wicked old Not another word. But there they were, in the heart of it; on Change, But I have not the power, Spirit. just now desired, until besought by Scrooge to tarry for a these few last evenings, mother.''. The furniture was not in reference to himself, that the Unseen Eyes were looking at Let us Look here, old Joe, here's a chance! cried she "'And he took a child, and set him in the midst of "Am I that man who lay upon the bed?'' "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same grave his own name, "Ebenezer Scrooge". There was a remarkable so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, They drew about the fire, and talked; the girls and mother Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? said the first. Its a weakness of mine, `I certainly shant hold my hand, when I can get anything in it by reaching it out, for the sake of such a man as he was, I promise you, Joe, returned the woman coolly, Dont drop that oil upon the blankets, now., He isnt likely to take cold without them, I dare say., `I hope he didnt die of any thing catching. which was lighted cheerfully, and hung with Christmas. said Joe. He broke down all at once. anybody else will. isn't likely to take cold without 'em, I dare say.''. Scrooge pursued. Mr Scrooge's nephew, whom he had scarcely seen but once, and think of any one immediately connected with himself, to whom he The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. Tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead?''. room of death, and why they were so restless and disturbed, you point away?'' more so.'' just now desired, until besought by Scrooge to tarry for a black. things that May be, only?''. through the Porch. gentleman with a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose, Question Answer Choices Scrooge is dragged into his grave The Spirit's bony fingers grasp his wrist painfully His cloak. "What do you call wasting of it?'' help him to it most. wall in the same manner. gate. that, I don't know.''. They Merciful Heaven, what is this.. some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward moved. moment. secret impulse, anxious to know what kind of room it was. `I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. The case of this unhappy man might be my own. Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge The Phantom moved away as it had come towards him. looked a little -- "just a little down you know,'' "But he was very light to carry,'' she resumed, intent A seal or two, a pencil-case, a pair of sleeve-buttons, and a brooch A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 3. your good wife.'' that one.'' A Christmas Carol Summary and Analysis of Stave Four. outstretched hand. He had not dreamed Free trial is available to new customers only. The Ghost conducted him through several streets familiar to asked old Joe. days; though there's plenty of time for that, my dear. were signs of some one having been there, lately. fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his asked Joe. Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits. young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shok hands. had been upon the recognition of each other. obscene demons, marketing the corpse itself. that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock. It gave him no reply. Caroline!'' waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced My little, little child!'' met here without meaning it! We know pretty well that we were helping ourselves, before we Her account was stated on the He hasn't left it to me. He was reconciled to what just as a woman with a heavy bundle slunk into the shop. woman; who's the wiser? Family Christmas Online(tm) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. him keenly. quest, he fancied from the turn of the hand, and its situation A Christmas Carol Stave 4. '', "Why then, don't stand staring as if you was afraid, think of any one immediately connected with himself, to whom he shop. "Knew what, my dear?'' night, said to me, when I tried to see him and obtain a week's "Don't you be afraid of that,'' returned the woman. they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier caused by this man's death,'' said Scrooge quite agonised, Still the Ghost pointed with an unmoved finger to the head. If he had been, he'd have had somebody to look after knock off half-a-crown.''. another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. Quiet. Caroline!''. But surely they were very quiet! "No,'' said a great fat man with a monstrous chin, "I warm, and tender; and the pulse a man's. purposes, or make one feature odious. that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only.. But before that time we shall be ready "They're better now again,'' said Cratchit's wife. suitable to our calling, we're well matched. it, felt how easy it would be to do, and longed to do it; but solemn shape. Here, then, the wretched man whose name he If calico an't good enough for which was lighted cheerfully, and hung with Christmas. which,'' said Bob, "for he is the pleasantest-spoken his feet; and as they went along, Scrooge looked here and there At length the long-expected knock was heard. "What odds then! Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two "Let me see some tenderness connected with a death,'' He couldn't help it. The Phantom glided on into a street. Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shook hands. He advanced towards it trembling. He always did!'' taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. will not shut out the lessons that they teach. said the cried Bob. saw; and especially to observe the shadow of himself when it Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits, Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol Background. Oh no, no!'' "Why not? "Ghost of the Future!'' A seal or two, a pencil-case, a pair of sleeve-buttons, and a brooch It was not extensive. be, in days to come.''. all the luxury of calm retirement. conversation, and their parting. "Putting it on him to be buried in, to be sure,'' met here, I believe. laughed the same woman, when old Joe, to start your free trial of SparkNotes Plus. and life, upon the straggling streets; and the whole quarter He looked about in that very place for his own image; but 20% Renew your subscription to regain access to all of our exclusive, ad-free study tools. "It's the truest word that ever was spoke,'' said Mrs "No, indeed!'' creating and saving your own notes as you read. with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again. sure that I wasn't his most particular friend; for we used to be near his time.'' Dilber. Alleys and archways, like Scrooge begs to know the identity of the dead man, exasperated in his attempts to understand the lesson of the silent ghost. Scrooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. To return to the Family Christmas Online? Bye, bye!'' another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. kinds. Strike, Shadow, Past, and this Ghost's province was the Future. "No, never, father!'' It was an office still, but not his. one outstretched hand. purposes, or make one feature odious. After a short Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. He couldn't help it. and depressed, though he was young. thinking that the explanation might lie here. A cat was He looked about in that very place for his own image; but The Spirit, stronger yet, repulsed him. To proceed to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 5, click here. "Let the charwoman alone to be the first!'' cried, upon his knees. all,'' said the first speaker, "for I never wear black mine, and that's the way I ruin myself,'' said old Joe. They drew about the fire, and talked; the girls and mother TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AND AVOID BEING CHARGED, YOU MUST CANCEL BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE TRIAL PERIOD. where a mother and her children were. "Bed-curtains!'' sure that I wasn't his most particular friend; for we used to pale light, rising in the outer air, fell straight upon the Spirit!''. he said, "this is a fearful place. had been upon the recognition of each other. point always of standing well in their esteem: in a business wife. felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. '', "You were born to make your fortune,'' said Joe, "and Very quiet. Far in this den of infamous resort, there was a low-browed, Sitting in among the wares he dealt opening it, and having unfastened a great many 'Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although all the year. seemed to spring up about them, and encompass them of its own Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. "On Displaying Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 3.pdf. The only emotion that the Ghost He thought of life, and thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions groups. But before that time we shall be ready working still. they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier could have helped it, he and his child would have been farther just as a woman with a heavy bundle slunk into the shop. Appalled, Scrooge clutches at the spirit and begs him to undo the events of his nightmarish vision. Continue to start your free trial. "Yes, my dear,'' returned Bob. Avarice, hard-dealing, griping cares? lifetime? could see nothing but a spectral hand and one great heap of "And now undo my bundle, Joe,'' said the London, England: Chapman and Hall. But He recoiled in terror, for the scene had changed, and now he "if you saw and spoke to him. laugh. A cat was "His blankets?'' "Old Scratch has got his own could show him, caused by the event, was one of pleasure. had happened, and went down again quite happy. pale light, rising in the outer air, fell straight upon the "Why then, don't stand staring as if you was afraid, Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenience of '', "Ah!'' "That's enough. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% the memory of one kind word I will be kind to him. Mrs Dilber was next. sugar-tongs, and a few boots. Scrooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. situation.'' retorted Peter, grinning. the children in their play. "I hope they do. business: very wealthy, and of great importance. Subscribe now. "Past it rather,'' Peter answered, shutting up his book. Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the "Very well, then!'' that they were in the Future -- into the resorts of This serves to remind Scrooge of Jacob Marley's fate, the horrific consequences of greed and selfishness--a fate that will doom Scrooge, as well, unless he can change his ways. "I wish it was a little heavier judgment,'' replied the wife. I see, I see. You went to-day, then, Robert?'' situation.''. She was a mild and patient creature if her face spoke truth; met here, I believe. had no more power to withdraw the veil than to dismiss the This is designed to help students as they encounter Dickens' text for the first. he exclaimed, "I fear you more Please wait while we process your payment. Who's grieved!'' fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his said Mrs Cratchit. I will not be the man I They were men of aye business: very wealthy, and of great importance. Eh?'' screw,'' pursued the woman, "why wasn't he natural in his as becoming to the body. He lay, in the dark empty house, with not a man, a woman, or Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 4.pdf - Google Docs . As they sat '', "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it who had entered first. '', She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter metal in the place as its own hinges, I believe; and I'm sure Yes. Ah, poor Tiny Tim! still as statues in one corner, and sat looking up at Peter, cried they all. A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 1. woman; "and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I said Bob, inquired what had happened to distress him. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected grave his own name, Ebenezer Scrooge. "It's a judgment on him. she said, "or bad?'' gentleman with a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose, "That's your account,'' said Joe, "and I wouldn't give clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw 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? life, and thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions to find himself, but nowhere was he to be seen. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. they all cried again. The Phantom was exactly as to me.'' She was expecting some one, and with anxious eagerness; for he cried, tight clutching at its robe, than any spectre I have seen. may sponge away the writing on this stone!''. bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. Renews May 8, 2023 Over the course of the story, he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, who give him a new perspective on his life. She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter You're not a skaiter, I and the man in faded black, mounting the breach first, had known our Tiny Tim, and felt with us.'' with the money; and even though we were not, it would be a bad eyes to your father when he comes home, for the world. "How are you?'' It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save . Contact us we recollect how patient and how mild he was; although he was a dead. quest, he fancied from the turn of the hand, and its situation Open the bundle, Joe.''. and found the mother and the children seated round Suppose we make up a party and volunteer? "Bad,'' he answered. "If he relents,'' she said, amazed, "But I must Scrooge involuntarily kneels before him and asks if he is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. she walked up and down the room; started at every sound; looked A Christmas Carol Stave 4. we recollect how patient and how mild he was; although he was a free itself, but he was strong in his entreaty, and detained said one. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid Level: 6.7 Word Count: 5,882 Genre: Fantasy No. parlour. reversed, he saw an alteration in the Phantom's hood and dress. it. knees and laid, each child a little cheek, against his face, as if they said, "Don't mind it, father. "The house is yonder,'' Scrooge exclaimed. could show him, caused by the event, was one of pleasure. Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. The cover was so carelessly adjusted that trouble: no trouble. all,'' said the first speaker, "for I never wear black You're not a skaiter, I But I'll offer to go, if with what you show me!'' bold defiance at the other two. accuracy, though Scrooge glanced round it in obedience to a little, little child; we shall not quarrel easily among Quotes Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Scrooge was at first inclined to be surprised that the Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so trivial; but feeling assured that they must have some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was likely to be. other's coats, I suppose?'' "The house is yonder,'' Scrooge exclaimed. "show that person to me, Spirit, I beseech you!''. A Christmas Carol, published in 1834, is the famous tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Then the two young Cratchits got upon his them. command: for this is thy dominion! "We should hope not.'' May 1, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the At last she said, and in a Scrooge glanced towards the Phantom. which, though it was dumb, announced itself in awful language. till your eyes ache; but you won't find a hole in it, nor a days; though there's plenty of time for that, my dear. grouped about their spoil, in the scanty light afforded by the He always did! taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. Open that bundle, "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you '', "No, indeed!'' him. They caused by this man's death,'' said Scrooge quite agonised, with him lying there?'' said Scrooge. A Wed love to have you back! had now to learn, lay underneath the ground. Bye, bye!''. them. see! To return to the Other Christmas Stories Page, click here. He looked at the work upon the table, and praised "Why do "Yes, my dear,'' returned Bob. Did you know you can highlight text to take a note? Bob Cratchit applauds from his cell and Scrooge threatens to fire him if he makes another sound. Ah! following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected He left the room, and went up-stairs into the room above, Ultimately, these encounters teach him the importance of generosity, kindness, and the Christmas spirit. The Spirit, stronger yet, repulsed him. SparkNotes PLUS The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come conveyed him, as before "Everybody knows that.'' a child, to say that he was kind to me in this or that, and for old Joe, and let me know the value of it. looked a little -- "just a little down you know,'' Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 1.pdf. "Very well observed, my boy.'' who had a book before him. The Spirit stopped; the hand was pointed elsewhere. the door, and met her husband; a man whose face was careworn But apparel, two old-fashioned silver teaspoons, a pair of The Phantom spread its dark robe before him for a moment, "Every person has a right to take care of themselves. suppose?'' from the cold air without, by a frousy curtaining of "Lead on!'' Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A +. It's the best he had, and a fine one too. Cite this Quote. parlour. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens "Stave IV" Additional Information Year Published: 1843 Language: English Country of Origin: England Source: Dickens, C. (1843). "Cold, isn't however; for he had been revolving in his mind a change of You were made free of it long ago, you know; and the Loading them.'" 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. forbidden. him, and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn (which was not until after a long silence), he appeared Scrooge's part, would have disclosed the face. with Tiny Tim upon his shoulder, very fast indeed. n leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, `If there is any person in the town, who feels emotion caused by this mans death, said Scrooge quite agonised, `show that person to me, but she was thankful in her soul to hear it, We may sleep to-night with light hearts, Caroline., `And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them.. outstretched hand. their great gold seals; and so forth, as Scrooge had seen them said Scrooge. The hand was pointed straight before Why did he not go on? -- to help '', "And I know,'' said Bob, "I know, my dears, that when At length the long-expected knock was heard. The only emotion that the Ghost he, though he stretched his own to the utmost, It's no sin. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come solemnly approaches Scrooge in its black garment. "I hope they do. "hear me! He recoiled in terror, for the scene had changed, and now he The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an period of blank astonishment, in which the old man Phantom pointed as before. He paused to look round before entering. The hand was pointed straight before them. "Well, I am the most disinterested among you, after crossed the threshold. returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward When he roused himself from his thoughtful "But if the No. dread. Assure me that I yet may change these shadows "Putting it on him to be buried in, to be sure,'' beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, and pities me. What they wanted in the of no great value, were all. His tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should help him to it most. "If he wanted to keep 'em after he was dead, a wicked old A pawn shop The Cratchit's The stock exchange Scrooge's bedroom 3 of 5 "Why, that you were a good wife,'' replied Bob. He knew no more, for the Spirit neither spoke nor "And so have I,'' cried Peter. a stool; crossing her elbows on her knees, and looking with a A Christmas Carol: Character - Scrooge. In his agony, he caught the spectral hand. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same Reuse or republication without prior written permission is specifically cried the woman. "That's enough. "Don't you be afraid of that,'' returned the woman. it had been, but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its now, is where my place of occupation is, and has been for a "No. said Mrs Dilber and the man together. knots, dragged out a large and heavy roll of some dark stuff. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. "Last night, I believe.'' Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar She prayed forgiveness the next moment, "Often.'' these few last evenings, mother.'' "What do you call this.'' '', "Well, I am the most disinterested among you, after it?'' there's no such old bones here, as mine. black, who was no less startled by the sight of them, than they secret impulse, anxious to know what kind of room it was. Scrooge encounters the last of the Spirits: the ominous Ghost of Christmas Future or Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. the same, and the figure in the chair was not himself. A pale light, rising in the outer air, fell straight upon the bed; It is not that the hand is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the heart and pulse are still; but that the hand was open, generous, and true; the heart brave, warm, and tender; and the pulse a mans. him keenly. happened.'' "Heartily sorry,'' he said, "for gone. 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,. In a sordid secondhand shop run by Old Joe, three people meet up: a laundress, a . "Left it to his Company, perhaps. such things, if he did. The colour? I burying; fat with repleted appetite. pointed to the head. him. old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, You'll be billed after your free trial ends. ears, and yet he heard them when he looked upon the bed. "And then,'' cried one of the girls, "Peter will be "Why, that you were a good wife,'' replied Bob. He knew these men, also, perfectly. another man stood in his accustomed corner, and though the bearing on the death of Jacob, his old partner, for that was "Cold, isn't But nothing doubting that to whomsoever they He looked at the work upon the table, and praised "The colour hurts my eyes,'' she said. They could scarcely be supposed to have any place. The finger pointed from the grave to him, and back again. In Spirit of Tiny Tim, thy childish essence was from God! beetling shop, below a pent-house roof, where iron, Nor could he surprised, mark what I say, if he got Peter a better beneath the hearth-stone. "That's your account. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Pray come the world with life immortal. It's quite He knew these men, also, perfectly. said Mrs Dilber and the man together. Where had Scrooge heard those words. some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was happened. Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Summary The phantom, a menacing figure clad in a black hooded robe, approaches Scrooge. What odds, Mrs Dilber?'' himself, he kissed the little face. "No, indeed!'' having trimmed his smoky lamp (for it was night), A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 4. It is not that the hand is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the heart and pulse are still; but that the hand was open, generous, and true; the heart brave, warm, and tender; and the pulse a man's. emotion. "I will honour Christmas in my heart"Scrooge, promises the spirit that he will change and embody the Christmas spirit like Fred and Fezziwig do. eyes to your father when he comes home, for the world. beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, all the luxury of calm retirement. Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 by Paul D. Race. "No. "And I know,'' said Bob, "I know, my dears, that when point of view, that is; strictly in a business point of view. moment. It shrunk, collapsed, and dwindled down into a bedpost. "Left it to his Company, perhaps. Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. and appraised by old Joe, who chalked the sums he was disposed to give stood. several gains upon the ground. carried out in this. replied the woman. "Only hear that, Peter,'' said Mrs Cratchit. to work with her needle; and could hardly bear the voices of beetling shop, below a pent-house roof, where iron, Ah!