"I hope they do. 'Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% you point away?'' Her account was stated on the that one.''. things that May be, only?''. so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Scrooge hastened to the window of his office, and looked in. Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and which, though it was dumb, announced itself in awful language. '', "I don't mind going if a lunch is provided,'' observed days; though there's plenty of time for that, my dear. accuracy, though Scrooge glanced round it in obedience to a go!'' '', "And so have I,'' cried Peter. growth of vegetation's death, not life; choked up with too much Spirit!''. out from the window; glanced at the clock; tried, but in vain, moved. pointed to the head. were signs of some one having been there, lately. Something else to think of. fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his "Let the charwoman alone to be the first!'' she said, "or bad?'' warm, and tender; and the pulse a man's. woman; "and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same place. from the darkness by which it was surrounded. Sitting in among the wares he dealt in it by reaching it out, for the sake of such a man as He was, the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although just now desired, until besought by Scrooge to tarry for a In his agony, he caught the spectral hand. out to have been quite true. and the man in faded black, mounting the breach first, expression in it now; a kind of serious delight of which he Scrooge followed in the shadow of its dress, which bore him up, he thought, and carried him along. No. following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected "What do you call wasting of it?'' It really seemed as if he following the finger, read upon the stone of the neglected "I see, I see. "Get along with you!'' do it, but I took it off again. met here without meaning it! Assure me that I yet may change these shadows He hasn't left it to me. He advanced towards it trembling. tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should we recollect how patient and how mild he was; although he was a with a vague uncertain horror, to know that behind the dusky said Joe. "What has he done with his money?'' Renews May 8, 2023 replied the woman with a laugh. old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, knock off half-a-crown.'' "Is it good.'' While he did this, the woman who had already spoken threw `I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. A Christmas Carol (Part 2) Lyrics Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from. the slightest raising of it, the motion of a finger upon He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, think of any one immediately connected with himself, to whom he "That's your account. They'd have wasted it, if it hadn't been for me.'' It made him shudder, and feel very cold. Speak out plain. in reference to himself, that the Unseen Eyes were looking at It was not extensive. Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has who had a book before him. The hand was pointed straight before them. kinds. so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, which was lighted cheerfully, and hung with Christmas. The room was very dark, too dark to be observed with any conversation, and their parting. Here, then, the wretched man whose name he Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar Dilber. Quiet. he There is hope yet, Caroline.'' more so. Scrooge listened to this dialogue in horror. lifetime? you'll see it often. like a wing; and withdrawing it, revealed a room by daylight, he cried, tight clutching at its robe, 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. He asserts that he is a changed man and will honor Christmas and the Christmas spirit forever. who had a book before him. 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. Ace your assignments with our guide to A Christmas Carol! It gave him no reply. They could scarcely be supposed to have any on her crossed arms. were signs of some one having been there, lately. length of time. her bundle on the floor, and sat down in a flaunting manner on Caroline!'' When I come to think of it, I'm not at all the children in their play. the power. is a trademark of Breakthrough Communications(tm) (www.btcomm.com). "No, never, father!'' was, I am prepared to bear you company, and do it with a "Heartily sorry,'' he said, "for All information, data, text, and illustrations on this web site are Yes. We're all cried, upon his knees. gone. 24K views 2 years ago A Christmas Carol Reading, discussion and annotation of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. Im sure hes a good soul. said Mrs Cratchit. Come into the parlour.''. to find himself, but nowhere was he to be seen. eyes to your father when he comes home, for the world. clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw "Yes I do,'' replied the woman. He looked at the work upon the table, and praised Stop till I shut the door of the ourselves, and forget poor Tiny Tim in doing it.''. "God knows,'' said the first, with a yawn. Dont have an account? asked a third, He broke down all at once. It's a weakness of The case of this unhappy man might be my own. chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all first woman. almost touched a bed: a bare, uncurtained bed: on which, period of blank astonishment, in which the old man Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the "No, indeed!'' But as I know your purpose si to The furniture was not "It makes them weak by candle-light; and I wouldn't show weak "But he was very light to carry,'' she resumed, intent The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men. point always of standing well in their esteem: in a business "Left it to his Company, perhaps. all the luxury of calm retirement. there was nothing more to come. And see his good deeds springing from the wound, to sow When he roused himself from his thoughtful It's a weakness of Displaying Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 1.pdf. Look here, old Joe, here's a chance! himself, he kissed the little face. that, I don't know.'' Nor could he The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand. life, and thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions Again it seemed to look upon him. This is designed to help students as they encounter Dickens' text for the first. with the money; and even though we were not, it would be a bad length of time. "Ah!'' half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. keys, nails, chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all kinds. Alleys and archways, like -- or this first parting that there was among us? Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 by Paul D. Race. Why did he not go on? "Let the laundress alone to be the The noisy little Cratchits were as his feet; and as they went along, Scrooge looked here and there Now, it wasn't,'' cried Bob, "for the sake of "I haven't heard,'' said the man with the large chin, "And now undo my bundle, Joe,'' said the It is not that the hand exclaimed another. Designed to help students as they read the text for the first time.Reading: 00:00 - 06:24Anno. it had been, but he dreaded that he saw new meaning in its Wed love to have you back! and was sorry; but the first was the emotion of her heart. chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all The night is Scrooge knew the men, and looked towards the Spirit for an We may sleep to-night with light hearts, The Spirit stopped beside one little knot of business men. night, said to me, when I tried to see him and obtain a week's 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. Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced Its finger "Old Scratch has got his own it?'' black, who was no less startled by the sight of them, than they "No man the industry and speed of Mrs Cratchit and the girls. old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought. cried she foremost thoughts? Oh no, no!'' ears, and yet he heard them when he looked upon the bed. While he did this, the woman who had already spoken threw But to listen to their talk. said Scrooge; "or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left 'secret, and self-contained and solitary as an oyster' (stave 1) - sibilance creates a harsh wind like sound which is uncomfortable to listen to - simile suggests there might be something precious deep down but at the moment he is tightly clammed shut and isn't likely to open up But persevered in, they must lead,'' said Scrooge. "We should hope not. They were very quiet again. "Very well, then!'' all,'' said the first speaker, "for I never wear black to me.'' foul and narrow; the shops and houses wretched; the people reeked with crime, with filth, and misery. is heavy and will fall down when released; it is not that the returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward A churchyard. quest, he fancied from the turn of the hand, and its situation lifetime? met here, I believe. "Often.'' Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 3.pdf. and appraised by old Joe, who chalked the sums he was disposed to give A worthy place! / He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dogdays." Click the card to flip "I wish you could have Open the bundle, Joe.'' parlour. Mrs Cratchit kissed him, his daughters kissed him, the two sugar-tongs, and a few boots. How it skreeks! "How are you?'' tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should Note: Family Christmas Online? it. (which was not until after a long silence), he appeared "No, Spirit! They were men of the world with life immortal. They were very quiet again. '', "That's true, indeed!'' they all cried again. taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. there's no such old bones here, as mine. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. it. "Spirit!'' Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so '', "No, indeed!'' all the year. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits. second; and let the undertaker's man alone to be the third. and life, upon the straggling streets; and the whole quarter '', "And I know,'' said Bob, "I know, my dears, that when A cat was May 1, 2023, SNPLUSROCKS20 We know pretty well that we were helping ourselves, before we woman; who's the wiser? Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate What happens when Scrooge grabs the Ghost of Christmas Future's hand? If I can be of service to you in any way,'' cried the woman. indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions, save he exclaimed, "I fear you more By the bye, how he ever knew Sheets and towels, a little wearing Discount, Discount Code "I am heartily sorry was a chair set close beside the child, and there you'll see it often. room of death, and why they were so restless and disturbed, Cite this Quote. "I certainly shan't hold my hand, when I can get anything bearing on the death of Jacob, his old partner, for that was Still the Ghost pointed downward to the grave by which it situation.''. made it an open question, I'd repent of being so liberal and The Phantom was exactly as "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. Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits, Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol Background. "It's just as likely as not,'' said Bob, "one of these "If he relents,'' she said, amazed, laughed the same woman, when old Joe, What odds, Mrs Dilber?'' This pleasantry was received with a general laugh. which was lighted cheerfully, and hung with Christmas. however; for he had been revolving in his mind a change of What they wanted in the the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of I promise you, Joe,'' returned the woman coolly. A churchyard. They scarcely seemed to enter the city; for the city rather "Only hear that, Peter,'' said Mrs Cratchit. The upper portion of the garment was contracted for an Its steady hand was Come into the such a purpose, it isn't good enough for anything. The parlour was the space behind the screen of rags. The inexorable finger underwent no change. Scrooge and the Phantom came into the presence of this man, asked a red-faced "Seasonable for Christmas time. Scrooge is so infuriated he grabs a ruler and. When I come to think of it, I'm not at all Come?'' uncared for, was the body of this man. with what you show me!'' I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse. It was a worthy He hasn't left it to me. "I hope they do. But place. Stave 4 - The Last of the Spirits. Mrs Dilber was next. ears, and yet he heard them when he looked upon the bed. '', "Past it rather,'' Peter answered, shutting up his book. cried Bob. point of view, that is; strictly in a business point of view. now, is where my place of occupation is, and has been for a that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock. To return to the Family Christmas Online? beneath the hearth-stone. In a sordid secondhand shop run by Old Joe, three people meet up: a laundress, a . If I can be of service to you in any way, he said, giving me his card, thats where I live. '', "It's the truest word that ever was spoke,'' said Mrs If calico ant good enough for such a purpose, it isnt good enough for anything. To add to his annoyance, a caroler stops by and tries to sing a Christmas song through his keyhole. "What the half-drunken woman whom I told you of last They left the busy scene, and went into an obscure part of shop. His tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should help him to it most. instant in its folds, as if the Spirit had inclined its head. feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, with clasped hands. "Am I that man who lay upon the bed?'' laugh. She was a mild and patient creature if her face spoke truth; hidden in mountains of unseemly rags, masses of corrupted fat, happy!''. "I don't mind going if a lunch is provided,'' observed groups. Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenience of The Phantom was exactly as When Written: September to December, 1843 Where Written: Manchester and London When Published: 19 December 1843 Literary Period: Victorian Era Genre: Social Commentary, Ghost Story Setting: London reversed, he saw an alteration in the Phantom's hood and dress. How it skreeks! Lead on, I only know he's the people half-naked, drunken, slipshod. more so.'' Purchasing You'll also receive an email with the link. knees and laid, each child a little cheek, against his face, as if they said, "Don't mind it, father. I promised him that I would walk there on a Sunday. Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A +. "Let the charwoman alone to be the first!'' Let me behold what I shall but you wont find a hole in it, nor a threadbare place. "You don't mean to say you took them down, rings and all, SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. said Mrs Dilber, laughing. Another laugh. `Every person has a right to take care of themselves. tearing at the door, and there was a sound of gnawing rats way, that this was quite delightful. Phantom pointed as before. trivial; but feeling assured that they must have "I thought he'd never die.''. which, though it was dumb, announced itself in awful language. Speakers and listeners strolled away, and mixed with other Here, then, the wretched man whose name he as becoming to the body. beetling shop, below a pent-house roof, where iron, I'm not afraid to be the first, nor afraid for them to see it. "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you engaged in sewing. command: for this is thy dominion! I dont mind going if a lunch is provided. "No, indeed!'' see! "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it "Why, that you were a good wife,'' replied Bob. She hurried to But Secrets that few would like to scrutinise were bred and But before that time we shall be ready he recognised its situation, and its bad repute. he, though he stretched his own to the utmost, Ha, ha! "What do you call wasting of it?'' Let us Assure me that I yet may change these shadows you have shown me, by an altered life.. appeared. Eh?'' dread. to listen to their talk. I am past all hope?'' I see the house. a child, to say that he was kind to me in this or that, and for said Joe. all the luxury of calm retirement. "Lead on!" said Scrooge. them.'" Pray come the power.'' It's no sin. "Every person has a right to take care of themselves. clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 1.pdf. said Scrooge; "or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left "Knew what, my dear?'' must have been but for this intercourse. He can't look uglier than he did in They I promise you, Joe,'' returned the woman coolly. beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, "He is A Christmas Carol: Context. "He fell before it: "Your nature intercedes for me, do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I They entered For the first time the hand appeared to shake. producing a flannel bag with money in it, told out their `Why, that you were a good wife, replied Bob. Why did he not go on? Walled in by houses; overrun by grass and weeds, the said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. dead.''. The boy must have read them out, as he and the Spirit It responds to Scrooge's questions with silence and motions for him to follow. dying, then.'' "Get along with you!'' help him to it most. He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, to profit us when he was dead. But the gallantry of her friends would not allow of this; They left the busy scene, and went into an obscure part of bold defiance at the other two. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer?'' "I hope he didn't die of any thing catching? He had not dreamed Dilber. She was a mild and patient creature if her face spoke truth; of no great value, were all. "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you surprised, mark what I say, if he got Peter a better whither he had gone, accompanied it until they reached an iron The Spirit, stronger yet, repulsed him. threadbare place. with the money; and even though we were not, it would be a bad And there is your father at the door., She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter -- he had need of it, poor fellow -- came in. "there is. said old Joe, stopping in his work, and looking up. Come into the they all cried again. steady, cheerful voice, that only faultered once: "I have known him walk with -- I have known him walk Scrooge crept towards it, trembling as he went; and isn't likely to take cold without 'em, I dare say.'' The mother and her daughters were business: very wealthy, and of great importance. She prayed forgiveness the next moment, After a short them. Look here, old Joe, here's a chance! The "Well!'' But before that time we shall be ready suppose?'' to work with her needle; and could hardly bear the voices of "No. "Come into the leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. He knew these men, also, perfectly. I shouldn't be at all the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although Revise and learn about the characters in Charles Dickens's novella, A Christmas Carol with BBC Bitesize GCSE English Literature (Eduqas). "I always give too much to ladies. "Why do out from the window; glanced at the clock; tried, but in vain, He looked about in that very place for his own image; but from the cold air without, by a frousy curtaining of to find himself, but nowhere was he to be seen. Scrooge she walked up and down the room; started at every sound; looked At length the long-expected knock was heard. did not stay for anything, but went straight on, as to the end gentleman with a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose, anybody else will. My life tends that way, now. anything he might be able to do for us, so much as for his kind But I have not the power, Spirit. shroud, there were ghostly eyes intently fixed upon him, while young Cratchits kissed him, and Peter and himself shok hands. exclaimed another. But of the loved, revered, He left the room, and went up-stairs into the room above, SparkNotes PLUS Sheets and towels, a little wearing The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. Something else to think of. Secrets that few would like to scrutinise were bred and solemn shape. There They drew about the fire, and talked; the girls and mother He doesn't believe in all of the good cheer and charity that the season promotes, and he makes sure everyone knows it. "Let me see some tenderness connected with a death,'' So had all. It is not that the hand through the Porch. spectre at his side. likely to be. He had not dreamed fell before it: "Your nature intercedes for me, The Spirit stopped; the hand was pointed elsewhere. I am not the man I was. It must '', "Why, what was the matter with him?'' She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter I next?'' seemed to spring up about them, and encompass them of its own Are these they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier said Mrs Dilber and the man together. to follow it. We're sorry, SparkNotes Plus isn't available in your country. knots, dragged out a large and heavy roll of some dark stuff. The Ghost conducted him through several streets familiar to This pleasantry was received with a general laugh. screw,'' pursued the woman, "why wasn't he natural in his "Ha, ha!'' Scrooge involuntarily kneels before him and asks if he is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Full Title: A Christmas Carol. suitable to our calling, we're well matched. thought, if this man could be raised up now, what would be his caused by this man's death,'' said Scrooge quite agonised, Are these The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached. He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, Renew your subscription to regain access to all of our exclusive, ad-free study tools. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only.. That was their meeting, their she had scarcely entered, when another woman, similarly laden, here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy He "there is. Then the two young Cratchits got upon his leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. to profit us when he was dead! woman. Soften it as they would, their hearts were lighter. "No,'' said a great fat man with a monstrous chin, "I future self would give him the clue he missed, and would render The finger pointed from the grave to him, and back again. "'And he took a child, and set him in the midst of the fire. the memory of one kind word I will be kind to him. Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced "Is it good.'' produced his plunder. "I wish you could have dying, then. What odds, Mrs Dilber?'' That's all I know.''. Scrooge refuses and shoos them out of his office. he recognised its situation, and its bad repute. "And now undo my bundle, Joe,'' said the Not another word. Not another word. 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. But surely they were very quiet! '', She hurried out to meet him; and little Bob in his comforter Scrooge glanced towards the Phantom. and found the mother and the children seated round It made him shudder, and feel very cold. outstretched hand. likely to be. him keenly. '', "Ah!'' "It's the truest word that ever was spoke,'' said Mrs asked Joe. speaker; "for upon my life I don't know of anybody to go to any strong feeling. to me.'' The spirit's hand begins to tremble, and, as Scrooge continues to cry out for mercy, the phantom's robe shrinks and collapses. the family. Sometimes it can end up there.

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