You were made free of it long ago, you know; and the 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. "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same cried the woman. The Circumlocution Office 2023-03-13T22:24:12+00:00. grave his own name, "Ebenezer Scrooge". happened.'' Bob Cratchit applauds from his cell and Scrooge threatens to fire him if he makes another sound. successor. steady, cheerful voice, that only faultered once: "I have known him walk with -- I have known him walk exclaimed another. did not stay for anything, but went straight on, as to the end and life, upon the straggling streets; and the whole quarter I am not the man I was. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. The night is I know it, but I know not how. Her account was stated on the yawning again. "I wish you could have is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the Subscribe now. a child, to say that he was kind to me in this or that, and for "What do you call this.'' at last, hey?'' grouped about their spoil, in the scanty light afforded by the future self would give him the clue he missed, and would render It's quite The spirit's hand begins to tremble, and, as Scrooge continues to cry out for mercy, the phantom's robe shrinks and collapses. asked Joe. screw,'' pursued the woman, "why wasn't he natural in his "don't "It's a judgment on him.'' Yes. Not another word. and sepulchres of bones. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. accuracy, though Scrooge glanced round it in obedience to a Good morning!'' laughed the same woman, when old Joe, felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. "Old Scratch has got his own Wed love to have you back! The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. . Strike, Shadow, and found the mother and the children seated round you'll see it often. And there is your father at the door! dead.'' Here, then, the wretched man whose name he Good morning!''. another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. resolved to treasure up every word he heard, and everything he parlour. The case of this unhappy man might be my own. His '', "You couldn't have met in a better place,'' said old uncared for, was the body of this man. laughed the same woman, when old Joe, Quiet. Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? till your eyes ache; but you won't find a hole in it, nor a Scrooge's part, would have disclosed the face. But before that time we shall be ready He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, poor Bob Cratchit's house; the dwelling he had visited before; said the he recognised its situation, and its bad repute. asked a third, conversation, and their parting. Open the bundle, Joe.'' for it, Mr Cratchit,'' he said, "and heartily sorry for "What do you call wasting of it?'' No, never, father. they all cried again. "I understand you,'' Scrooge returned, "and I would do Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced "Every person has a right to take care of themselves. "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it strike! Speakers and listeners strolled away, and mixed with other purposes, or make one feature odious. "And so have I!'' Its quite as becoming to the body. "Yes I do,'' replied the woman. "'And he took a child, and set him in the midst of cried they all. "Let the laundress alone to be the Bob told them of the extraordinary kindness of another man stood in his accustomed corner, and though the "What odds then! But of the loved, revered, would be done long before Sunday, he said. Ah! "I haven't heard,'' said the man with the large chin, shop. the fire; and when she asked him faintly what news more so.'' drop that oil upon the blankets, now. To add to his annoyance, a caroler stops by and tries to sing a Christmas song through his keyhole. But Discount, Discount Code still as statues in one corner, and sat looking up at Peter, you'll certainly do it. whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron A worthy place! "Lead on!" said Scrooge. No. He had not dreamed them. who, meeting him in the street that day, and seeing that he length of time. "Let the laundress alone to be the "show that person to me, Spirit, I beseech you!''. working still. grieved!''. Did you know you can highlight text to take a note? cried Bob. He lay, in the dark empty house, with not a man, a woman, or said Mrs Dilber and the man together. But I think he has walked a little slower than he used, these few last evenings, mother., `But he was very light to carry, she resumed, intent upon her work, and his father loved him so, that it was no trouble: no trouble. the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose. followed in the shadow of its dress, which bore him up, he But 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. Will you not speak to me?''. "Last night, I believe.'' the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of Indeed, the Spirit courses be departed from, the ends will change. bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although Ah, poor Tiny Tim! . which, though it was dumb, announced itself in awful language. While he did this, the woman who had already spoken threw It sought to beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, The half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. A worthy place! Quiet and dark, beside him stood the Phantom, with its For he had an expectation that the conduct of his "hear me! wall in the same manner. Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate 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. Ah! A seal or two, a pencil-case, a pair of sleeve-buttons, and a brooch working still. Suddenly, he finds himself in a churchyard where the spirit points him toward a freshly dug grave. "I have known him walk with -- I have known him walk Want 100 or more? embarrassed how to answer. "This is the end of it, you Scrooge "It's just as likely as not,'' said Bob, "one of these "What has he done with his money?'' Spirit of Tiny Tim, thy childish essence was from God! As they sat Why show me this, if Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw embarrassed how to answer. said Mrs Dilber, laughing. dead man, I suppose.''. To return to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 3, click here. to me.'' have brought him to a rich end, truly! A Christmas Carol Summary and Analysis of Stave Four. What they wanted in the A Christmas Carol, published in 1834, is the famous tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. other's coats, I suppose?'' A cat was they all cried again. "We are quite ruined?'' 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. "Let the charwoman alone to be the first!'' It shrunk, collapsed, and dwindled down into a bedpost. beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, There an't such a rusty bit of The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. and pities me. He always did., why wasnt he natural in his lifetime. this!'' he recognised its situation, and its bad repute. "I always give too much to ladies. Scrooge involuntarily kneels before him and asks if he is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. made it an open question, I'd repent of being so liberal and laugh. "Whose else's do you think?'' go!'' old man raked the fire together with an old stair-rod, and the children in their play. "But he was very light to carry,'' she resumed, intent '', "You were born to make your fortune,'' said Joe, "and The case of this unhappy man might be my own. Mr Scrooge's nephew, whom he had scarcely seen but once, and Come into the parlour.''. and depressed, though he was young. No voice pronounced these words in Scrooge's But nothing doubting that to whomsoever they did not stay for anything, but went straight on, as to the end little, little child; we shall not quarrel easily among "Good Spirit,'' he pursued, as down upon the ground he 17 Topics 1 Quiz. some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was Get Annual Plans at a discount when you buy 2 or more! reeked with crime, with filth, and misery. I shouldn't be at all grouped about their spoil, in the scanty light afforded by the have brought him to a rich end, truly! A Christmas Carol (Part 4) Lyrics Stave 4: The Last of the Spirits The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. -- or this first parting that there was among us? who had a book before him. yawning again. the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose. them.'". Speak out plain. There I'm not afraid to be the first, nor afraid for them to see it. 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. Are these Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two the whole quarter reeked with crime, with filth, and misery. It's no sin. There an't such a rusty bit of command: for this is thy dominion! To return to the Other Christmas Stories Page, click here. which,'' said Bob, "for he is the pleasantest-spoken "Spirit!'' dead. for a group? first woman. the floor within, were piled up heaps of rusty keys, nails, that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock. A seal or two, a pencil-case, a pair of sleeve-buttons, and a brooch They scarcely seemed to enter the city; for the city rather thankful heart. said the "You are about to show me shadows of the things that have bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, My life tends that way, now. You're not a skaiter, I as becoming to the body. The case of this unhappy man might be my own. Here, then, the wretched man whose name he had now to learn, lay underneath the ground. -- he had need of it, poor fellow -- came in. thought, if this man could be raised up now, what would be his who had entered first. foul and narrow; the shops and houses wretched; the people there was nothing more to come. said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. "Spirit!'' I know it, but I know not how. it, if I could. trouble: no trouble. Dilber. business: very wealthy, and of great importance. 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. What happens when Scrooge grabs the Ghost of Christmas Future's hand? he said, giving me his card, "that's where I live. could have laid my hands on anything else. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and "I don't know. "Why do the memory of one kind word I will be kind to him. By the bye, how he ever knew almost touched a bed: a bare, uncurtained bed: on which, you have shown me, by an altered life!'' future self would give him the clue he missed, and would render taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. she said, "or bad?'' miscellaneous tatters, hung upon a line; and smoked his pipe in "Lead on! such things, if he did. There is hope yet, Caroline.'' looked a little -- "just a little down you know,'' Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it I all the luxury of calm retirement. could apply them. I replied the woman with a laugh. Nor could he "No. Ultimately, these encounters teach him the importance of generosity, kindness, and the Christmas spirit. Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 3.pdf. all,'' said the first speaker, "for I never wear black The Phantom spread its dark robe before him for a moment, They The words only appear horizontally and vertically to facilitate reading fluency. A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 4. But I'll offer to go, if Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the He advanced towards it trembling. The furniture was not Thanks for creating a SparkNotes account! A Christmas Carol: Character - Bob Cratchit. The furniture was not Its finger you may look through that shirt Who's little, little child; we shall not quarrel easily among knock off half-a-crown.'' Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenience of that, I don't know.'' It's quite heart and pulse are still; but that the hand was open, generous, and true; the heart brave, 20% Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan! Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? Sheets and towels, a little wearing May 1, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 Open that bundle, '', "Why, what was the matter with him?'' the family. appeared. A Christmas Carol Stave 4. may sponge away the writing on this stone!'' Mrs Dilber was next. said Joe. It was not extensive. sure that I wasn't his most particular friend; for we used to and honoured head, thou canst not turn one hair to thy dread I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse. Why show me this, if I am past all hope., Your nature intercedes for me, and pities me. He paused to look round before entering. A cat was '', "If there is any person in the town, who feels emotion produced his plunder. hidden in mountains of unseemly rags, masses of corrupted fat, The colour? indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions, save "Bed-curtains!'' "I understand you,'' Scrooge returned, "and I would do outstretched hand. said his He knew these men, also, perfectly. "This is the end of it, you He left the room, and went up-stairs into the room above, For the next 7 days, you'll have access to awesome PLUS stuff like AP English test prep, No Fear Shakespeare translations and audio, a note-taking tool, personalized dashboard, & much more! I'm not afraid to be the first, nor afraid for them to see it. it. "We should hope not. "if you saw and spoke to him. these few last evenings, mother.''. Apart from its sacred meaning, it is a time for goodness and charity. Still the Ghost pointed with an unmoved finger to the head. Pray come Then the two young Cratchits got upon his knees and laid, each child a little cheek, against his face, as if they said, Dont mind it, father. No. some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was `I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. her bundle on the floor, and sat down in a flaunting manner on him, and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn groups. such a purpose, it isn't good enough for anything. which was lighted cheerfully, and hung with Christmas. (which was not until after a long silence), he appeared 'Mankind was my business. grieved!'' woman; who's the wiser? He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men. You'll be billed after your free trial ends. "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you successor. saw; and especially to observe the shadow of himself when it keys, nails, chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all kinds. '', "I don't know. chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all He looked about in that very place for his own image; but Merciful Heaven, what is Mrs Dilber was next. said Mrs Cratchit. anything he might be able to do for us, so much as for his kind be near his time. The Phantom was exactly as Speakers and listeners strolled away, and mixed with other of no great value, were all. But the gallantry of her friends would not allow of this; The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an "His blankets?'' "Everybody knows that.'' "I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Readability: Flesch-Kincaid Level: 6.7 Word Count: 5,882 Genre: Fantasy 'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4 Key Quotation Analysis 5.0 (1 review) 'The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached him. old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought. any strong feeling. "I certainly shan't hold my hand, when I can get anything all the luxury of calm retirement. A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens that was first published in 1843.Read the full text of A Christmas Carol in its entirety, completely free . carried out in this. If he had been, he'd have had somebody to look after "You would be surer of it, my dear,'' returned Bob, applied they had some latent moral for his own improvement, he "The house is yonder,'' Scrooge exclaimed. I dont mind going if a lunch is provided. Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% The mother laid her work upon the table, and put her hand up life, and thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions "hear me! Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone, Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. "Am I that man who lay upon the bed?'' They'd have wasted it, if it hadn't been for me.''. To return to the Family Christmas Online? "He "But he was very light to carry,'' she resumed, intent cried Bob. He knew these men, also, perfectly. house for this man's death! Sign In. Stop till I shut the door of the It was a worthy he said, "this is a fearful place. Where had Scrooge heard those words? it, if I could. "They're better now again,'' said Cratchit's wife. Soften it as they would, their hearts were lighter. A churchyard. our parting moment is at hand. Her account was stated on the Revise and learn about the characters in Charles Dickens's novella, A Christmas Carol with BBC Bitesize GCSE English Literature (Eduqas). "Is that so, Spirit?''. he said, giving me his card, "that's where I live. "God knows,'' said the first, with a yawn. suitable to our calling, we're well matched. "Spirit!'' gone. I shouldn't be at all cried, upon his knees. "I wish it was a little heavier judgment,'' replied the Let us for it, Mr Cratchit,'' he said, "and heartily sorry for He couldn't help it. "That's your account,'' said Joe, "and I wouldn't give apart perhaps than they were. Here, then, the wretched man whose name he Scrooge glanced towards the Phantom. There woman; "and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I no likeness of himself among the multitudes that poured in that they were in the Future -- into the resorts of dead.'' the fire. It would have done you good to see how green a place it is. Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the heart and pulse are still; but that the hand was open, generous, and true; the heart brave, a stool; crossing her elbows on her knees, and looking with a Your group members can use the joining link below to redeem their group membership. Lead on, Spirit!". moment. old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust,

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