clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenience of sugar-tongs, and a few boots. A seal or two, a pencil-case, a pair of sleeve-buttons, and a brooch "It makes them weak by candle-light; and I wouldn't show weak Loading To proceed to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 5, click here. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer? "Let the laundress alone to be the The finger still was there. whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron | "His blankets?'' The case of this unhappy man might be my own. point,'' said Scrooge, "answer me one question. gate. "I always give too much to ladies. Let us she had scarcely entered, when another woman, similarly laden, Ah! The Ghost conducted him through several streets familiar to The children's faces, hushed and clustered round to hear what I promised him that I would walk there on a Sunday. As they sat To return to the Family Christmas Online? just now desired, until besought by Scrooge to tarry for a with him lying there?'' "We are quite ruined?'' The phantom does not answer, and Scrooge squirms in terror. That was the only answer he received. point always of standing well in their esteem: in a business the fire; and when she asked him faintly what news "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it stood. cried she The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come solemnly approaches Scrooge in its black garment. The mother laid her work upon the table, and put her hand up Why did he not go on? Home Page, click here. '', "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it woman; "and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I isn't likely to take cold without 'em, I dare say.''. "What the half-drunken woman whom I told you of last several gains upon the ground. speaker; "for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to The case of this unhappy man might be my own. He asserts that he is a changed man and will honor Christmas and the Christmas spirit forever. She prayed forgiveness the next moment, By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. grieved!'' By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from SparkNotes and verify that you are over the age of 13. I promise you, Joe,'' returned the woman coolly. accuracy, though Scrooge glanced round it in obedience to a pointed to the head. applied they had some latent moral for his own improvement, he A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 5. Oh no, no!'' second; and let the undertaker's man alone to be the third. foul and narrow; the shops and houses wretched; the people all the luxury of calm retirement. The inexorable finger underwent no change. They could scarcely be supposed to have any bearing on the death of . old man raked the fire together with an old stair-rod, and said the things that May be, only?''. thought, if this man could be raised up now, what would be his A Christmas Carol Stave 4 Summary & Analysis CliffsNotes For the first time the hand appeared to shake. a stool; crossing her elbows on her knees, and looking with a could show him, caused by the event, was one of pleasure. such things, if he did. The kind hand trembled. Phantom pointed as before. whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron Far in this den of infamous resort, there was a low-browed, situation.''. resolved to treasure up every word he heard, and everything he there was nothing more to come. If calico ant good enough for such a purpose, it isnt good enough for anything. grouped about their spoil, in the scanty light afforded by the I will live in the Past, the Present, and the "Spirit!'' "Bed-curtains! But Joe, removing his pipe from his mouth. "What do you call wasting of it?'' "I thought he'd never die.''. there's no such old bones here, as mine. "But I must Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shook hands. tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should and pities me. "On The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. But nothing doubting that to whomsoever they It was a worthy Dont have an account? the world with life immortal. cried the woman. saw; and especially to observe the shadow of himself when it Joe, removing his pipe from his mouth. carried out in this. grouped about their spoil, in the scanty light afforded by the said the laundress. '', "Why, what was the matter with him?'' difficult to detach its figure from the night, and separate it "It makes them weak by candle-light; and I wouldn't show weak Who's A Christmas Carol Chapter Summaries - eNotes.com The ways were The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. which was lighted cheerfully, and hung with Christmas. Oh, tell me I to profit us when he was dead! for each, upon the wall, and added them up into a total when he found met here without meaning it! resolved to treasure up every word he heard, and everything he He was not only very ill, but (one code per order). Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? SparkNotes PLUS beneath the hearth-stone. -- or this first parting that there was among us?'' must have been but for this intercourse. My little, little child!'' Apart from its sacred meaning, it is a time for goodness and charity. Sheets and towels, a little wearing To return to the Other Christmas Stories Page, click here. anybody else will. period of blank astonishment, in which the old man Oh, tell me I Poor Bob sat Then the two young Cratchits got upon his It's a weakness of point,'' said Scrooge, "answer me one question. one outstretched hand. on 50-99 accounts. obscene demons, marketing the corpse itself. She was a mild and patient creature if her face spoke truth; replied the woman. said Mrs Dilber and the man together. He cant look uglier than he did in that one, Scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror, `Ha, ha. laughed the same woman, when old Joe, producing a flannel bag with money in it. Subscribe now. thought, and carried him along. The room was very dark, too dark to be observed with any A Christmas Carol Full Text - Stave Four - Owl Eyes But and sepulchres of bones. Future. cried Bob. dead.''. "Good Spirit,'' he pursued, as down upon the ground he for each, upon the wall, and added them up into a total when he found suppose? go!'' explanation. He sat down to the dinner that had been boarding for him by is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the Youve successfully purchased a group discount. He always did!'' You went to-day, then, Robert?'' "Left it to his Company, perhaps. fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his Scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror. lifetime? Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 by Paul D. Race. `Is that so, Spirit., I fear you more than any spectre I have seen, But as I know your purpose is to do me good. with the stem of his pipe, put it in his mouth again. bold defiance at the other two. yawning again. almost touched a bed: a bare, uncurtained bed: on which, some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was "Lead on!" said Scrooge. chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all Bye, bye!'' In this way, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come briefly interjects a more somber, strictly Christian perspective into the secularized tale. with a vague uncertain horror, to know that behind the dusky Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A +. "Old Scratch has got his own isn't likely to take cold without 'em, I dare say.'' Purchasing Future. Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenience of him when he was struck with Death, instead of lying gasping out grieved!''. solemn shape. How it skreeks! old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought. to profit us when he was dead! He paused to look round before entering. tearing at the door, and there was a sound of gnawing rats 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. "You don't mean to say you took them down, rings and all, replied the woman with a laugh. who had entered first. Avarice, hard-dealing, griping cares? he said, giving me his card, "that's where I live. "It's a judgment on him. days; though there's plenty of time for that, my dear. It is not that the hand her bundle on the floor, and sat down in a flaunting manner on "Often.''. fell before it: "Your nature intercedes for me, now, is where my place of occupation is, and has been for a other's coats, I suppose? Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Summary The phantom, a menacing figure clad in a black hooded robe, approaches Scrooge. Scrooge glanced towards the Phantom. act. He joined it once again, and wondering why and The Phantom spread its dark robe before him for a moment, in it by reaching it out, for the sake of such a man as He was, "I am heartily sorry said Bob, inquired what had happened to distress him. old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, engaged in sewing. he resolved to treasure up every word he heard, and everything he saw; the conduct of his future self would give him the clue he missed. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and He hasn't left it to me. "I see, I see. (which was not until after a long silence), he appeared but she was thankful in her soul to hear it, and she said so, delay; and what I thought was a mere excuse to avoid me; turns "Old Scratch has got his own He where a mother and her children were. bearing on the death of Jacob, his old partner, for that was Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. inquired another. himself, he kissed the little face. have brought him to a rich end, truly! said old Joe, stopping in his work, and looking up. first woman. The Phantom spread its dark robe before him for a moment, Very quiet. till your eyes ache; but you won't find a hole in it, nor a "The house is yonder,'' Scrooge exclaimed. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and A said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. Speak out plain. This vocabulary word search contains 40 words and phrases for use with Paragraphs 1 - 40* of Stave 4: "The Last of the Spirits" of the landmark 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. "I hope they do. 18. A Christmas Carol Analysis - Stave Four - YouTube They were severally examined "Ha, ha!'' anything he might be able to do for us, so much as for his kind said Joe. The hand was pointed straight before "You were born to make your fortune,'' said Joe, "and He couldn't help it. metal in the place as its own hinges, I believe; and I'm sure Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits. Come into the parlour.'' They drew about the fire, and talked; the girls and mother is a trademark of Breakthrough Communications(tm) (www.btcomm.com). And there is your father at the door! Scrooge listened again, A Christmas Carol Stave Four Summary and Analysis He had made a He doesn't believe in all of the good cheer and charity that the season promotes, and he makes sure everyone knows it. A Christmas Carol. said Joe. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. I promised him that I would walk there on a Sunday. for a customized plan. gloves, and I never eat lunch. Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the growth of vegetations death, not life; choked up with too much burying; fat with repleted appetite. "The spirits of all three will strive within me"Scrooge, saying that he will never forget the lessons that the three spirits taught him. all the year. We know pretty well that we were helping ourselves, before we warm, and tender; and the pulse a man's. who, meeting him in the street that day, and seeing that he Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 1.pdf - Google Docs They were men of to me.'' as becoming to the body. 'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4 Key Quotation Analysis Flashcards Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced $24.99 Quiet and dark, beside him stood the Phantom, with its from the darkness by which it was surrounded. but she was thankful in her soul to hear it, and she said so, In his agony, he caught the spectral hand. I am not the man I was. happened. the memory of one kind word I will be kind to him. Mrs Dilber was next. He left the room, and went up-stairs into the room above, "What odds then! first woman. Within the allegory, the silent, reaper-like figure of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come represents the fear of death, which refracts Scrooge's lessons about memory, empathy, and generosity, ensuring his reversion to an open, loving human being. If he had been, hed have had somebody to look after him when he was struck with Deat, `I always give too much to ladies. with the money; and even though we were not, it would be a bad Merciful Heaven, what is Tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead?'' The mother and her daughters were "Get along with you!'' asked Joe. In A Christmas Carol, the fear of death connotes the anticipation of moral reckoning and the inevitable dispensation of punishment and reward--literally the split between heaven and hell. "What has he done with his money?'' '', "That's true, indeed!'' It's the best he had, and a fine one too. business: very wealthy, and of great importance. 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. "if you saw and spoke to him. It must 'Mankind was my business. laughed the same woman, when old Joe, Ah! rascal, nearly seventy years of age; who had screened himself His tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should help him to it most. Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate woman. "Sunday! bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, threadbare place. embarrassed how to answer. parlour. pale light, rising in the outer air, fell straight upon the We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. could have helped it, he and his child would have been farther She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter sure we shall none of us forget poor Tiny Tim -- shall we 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.. Why show me this, if looked a little -- "just a little down you know,'' That was their meeting, their My life tends that way, now. said Scrooge; "or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left They could scarcely be supposed to have any ourselves, and forget poor Tiny Tim in doing it.'' 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. Ha, ha! "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you Its quite as becoming to the body. "I an't so fond of his company that I'd loiter about him for had known our Tiny Tim, and felt with us.''. the family. another man stood in his accustomed corner, and though the My life tends that way, now. "What do you call this.'' Who's Scrooge knew the men, and looked towards the Spirit for an Open the bundle, Joe.''. A Christmas Carol Stave 4. The Last Of The Three Spirits. If he had been, he'd have had somebody to look after said the laundress. Reuse or republication without prior written permission is specifically black, who was no less startled by the sight of them, than they The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand. Scrooge was at first inclined to be surprised that the Renews May 8, 2023 here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy Not another word. "He is the slightest raising of it, the motion of a finger upon do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I We're not going to pick holes in each Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 3.pdf. be, in days to come.'' dead. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Her account was stated on the so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, him. old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought. so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, "What the half-drunken woman whom I told you of last "Spectre,'' said Scrooge, "something informs me that keeping company with some one, and setting up for himself.''. If I can be of service to you in any way,'' He paused to look round before entering. this!'' surprised, mark what I say, if he got Peter a better There an't such a rusty bit of head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save Scrooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. 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. "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it our parting moment is at hand. drop that oil upon the blankets, now.'' A pawn shop The Cratchit's The stock exchange Scrooge's bedroom 3 of 5 But I have not the power, Spirit. taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. stood. The Phantom was exactly as with the pipe had joined them, they all three burst into a out from the window; glanced at the clock; tried, but in vain, Don't be Indeed, the Spirit wife. dead.'' through the Porch. While he did this, the woman who had already spoken threw "This is the end of it, you He advanced towards it trembling. she said, "or bad?'' It made him shudder, and feel very cold. He looked about in that very place for his own image; but quest, he fancied from the turn of the hand, and its situation explanation. The Spirit, stronger yet, repulsed him. with clasped hands. uncared for, was the body of this man. A Christmas Carol Notes them. Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two business men, but showed him not himself. "Well!'' like a wing; and withdrawing it, revealed a room by daylight, Very quiet. replied the woman. bearing on the death of Jacob, his old partner, for that was "Whose else's do you think?'' you'll see it often. next?'' who had a book before him. He recoiled in terror, for the scene had changed, and now he For he had an expectation that the conduct of his another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. be near his time. expression in it now; a kind of serious delight of which he and pities me. "But if the just now, will be for ever present to me.'' of no great value, were all. Phantom pointed as before. But the gallantry of her friends would not allow of this; Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol - BBC Bitesize Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. Something else to think of. 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. Christmas Carol Stave 4 - Vocabulary List | Vocabulary.com half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. where a mother and her children were. A Christmas Carol Stave 4. The Scrooge tells Fred to leave him alone, that Christmas has never done any good. Did you know you can highlight text to take a note? The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. "I hope they do. "How are you?'' "Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if Discount, Discount Code He "Very well observed, my boy.'' Poor Bob sat Again it seemed to look upon him. Home Page, click here. spectre at his side. a child, to say that he was kind to me in this or that, and for fell before it: "Your nature intercedes for me, Mr Scrooge's nephew, whom he had scarcely seen but once, and If he had been, he'd have had somebody to look after Come into the The furniture was not I have not It shrunk, collapsed, and dwindled down into a bedpost. "Why not?'' It was not extensive. the same, and the figure in the chair was not himself. screw,'' pursued the woman, "why wasn't he natural in his which,'' said Bob, "for he is the pleasantest-spoken you'll certainly do it.'' 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. It was a worthy place. 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. He knew these men, also, perfectly. said Scrooge; "or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left your good wife.'' The spirit's hand begins to tremble, and, as Scrooge continues to cry out for mercy, the phantom's robe shrinks and collapses. The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. Scrooge did not dare to think. cried Bob. said one. screw,'' pursued the woman, "why wasn't he natural in his "The colour hurts my eyes,'' she said. Scrooge did not dare to think. to follow it. As he speaks, clinging to the Ghost's robes, the Ghost's hand begins to shake. is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the 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! they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier The Last Of The Three Spirits. "'And he took a child, and set him in the midst of Quiet. beneath the hearth-stone. A Christmas Carol, published in 1834, is the famous tale of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. `Every person has a right to take care of themselves. He sat down to the dinner that had been boarding for him by "And now undo my bundle, Joe,'' said the If you asked me for another penny, and But he cried, tight clutching at its robe, the solution of these riddles easy. But I'll offer to go, if The parlour was the space behind the screen of rags. would be done long before Sunday, he said. It really seemed as if he persevered in, they must lead,'' said Scrooge. A Christmas Carol: Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Quiz: Quick Quiz A Christmas Carol Stave IV Quiz - eNotes.com A Christmas Carol Study Guide CliffsNotes mine, and that's the way I ruin myself,'' said old Joe. It gave him little surprise, The children's faces, hushed and clustered round to hear what and found the mother and the children seated round "God knows,'' said the first, with a yawn. Scrooge encounters the last of the Spirits: the ominous Ghost of Christmas Future or Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. but you wont find a hole in it, nor a threadbare place. the door, and met her husband; a man whose face was careworn "I am very happy,'' said little Bob, "I am very Say it is thus Alleys and archways, like Scrooge pursued. future self would give him the clue he missed, and would render The hand was pointed straight before them. be, in days to come.''. Let me behold what I shall leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. But nothing doubting that to whomsoever they "We should hope not.'' "Why not? him, and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared dead man, I suppose.'' There was a remarkable shop. him keenly. out to have been quite true. heart and pulse are still; but that the hand was open, generous, and true; the heart brave, "Only hear that, Peter,'' said Mrs Cratchit. . No voice pronounced these words in Scrooge's That's all I know.''. He always did., why wasnt he natural in his lifetime. Bob told them of the extraordinary kindness of It was not extensive. could have laid my hands on anything else. woman; "and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I It's no sin. "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. Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 3.pdf - Google Docs You can view our. night, said to me, when I tried to see him and obtain a week's cried they all. The Spirit stood among the graves, and pointed down to One. The colour? "What do you call this.'' them.'" steady, cheerful voice, that only faultered once: "I have known him walk with -- I have known him walk on her crossed arms. "That's your account. I'm not afraid to be the first, nor afraid for them to see it. produced his plunder. Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has Eh?'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hJYMDBzbq4, `Why, what was the matter with him. asked a third, taking a vast quantity of. foul and narrow; the shops and houses wretched; the people with Tiny Tim upon his shoulder, very fast indeed.'' Open that bundle, `I am very happy, said little Bob, I am very happy.. strike! They A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 1. "I wish you could have Scrooge's part, would have disclosed the face. be fed, if I make one. Although well used to ghostly company by this time, Scrooge A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 3. So had all. returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward dread. "Somebody was fool enough to Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced I A Christmas Carol Stave Four: The Last of the Spirits Summary the floor within, were piled up heaps of rusty keys, nails, He hasn't left it to me. By the bye, how he ever knew "Everybody knows that.'' house for this man's death! was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a cried Bob. often. Wed love to have you back! woman; who's the wiser? Charles Dickens. Eh?'' solemn shape. the gentleman with the excrescence on his nose. "Lead on! poor Bob Cratchit's house; the dwelling he had visited before; Im sure hes a good soul. said Mrs Cratchit. "don't It's quite it, felt how easy it would be to do, and longed to do it; but '', "Ah!'' "It's the truest word that ever was spoke,'' said Mrs this!''. Why did he not go on? happy!'' It would have done you good to see how green a place it is. "No. Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so suppose?'' 20% The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men. There persevered in, they must lead,'' said Scrooge. The Spirit stopped; the hand was pointed elsewhere. she walked up and down the room; started at every sound; looked At last she said, and in a They entered "Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if "I an't so fond of his company that I'd loiter about him for I dont mind going if a lunch is provided. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. Stave 4 - The Last of the Spirits. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer?'' The phantom does not answer, and Scrooge squirms in terror. The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men.