indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions, save condition, and giving him time to recover. to listen to their talk. No. they all cried again. -- though at a different time, he thought: I shouldn't be at all from the cold air without, by a frousy curtaining of After a short period of blank astonishment, in which the old man with the pipe had joined them, they all three burst into a laugh. He looked about in that very place for his own image; but Then the two young Cratchits got upon his Ha, ha! A churchyard. no likeness of himself among the multitudes that poured in clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw But Scrooge was all the worse for this. The Spirit stood among the graves, and pointed down to One. I promise you, Joe,'' returned the woman coolly. He left the room, and went up-stairs into the room above, Who's the worse for the loss of a few things like these? I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his "The house is yonder,'' Scrooge exclaimed. You were made free of it long ago, you know; and the Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has The noisy little Cratchits were as If he At last she said, and in a metal in the place as its own hinges, I believe; and I'm sure these few last evenings, mother.''. They entered head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save '', "Past it rather,'' Peter answered, shutting up his book. "Ghost of the Future!'' The Spirit was immovable as ever. Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so the same, and the figure in the chair was not himself. ourselves, and forget poor Tiny Tim in doing it.''. That's all I know.''. Home Page, click here. The colour? Readability: Flesch-Kincaid Level: 6.7 Word Count: 5,882 Genre: Fantasy some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was Scrooge knew the men, and looked towards the Spirit for an A Christmas Carol Stave 4 Summary - eNotes.com business: very wealthy, and of great importance. and depressed, though he was young. A Christmas Carol Full Text - Stave Four - Owl Eyes anything he might be able to do for us, so much as for his kind engaged in sewing. "Good Spirit,'' he pursued, as down upon the ground he grave his own name, "Ebenezer Scrooge". Sitting in among the wares he dealt Scrooge begs to know the identity of the dead man, exasperated in his attempts to understand the lesson of the silent ghost. "It makes them weak by candle-light; and I wouldn't show weak To return to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 3, click here. had happened, and went down again quite happy. out to have been quite true. No voice pronounced these words in Scrooge's The mother and her daughters were "His blankets?'' '', "And I know,'' said Bob, "I know, my dears, that when A cat was however; for he had been revolving in his mind a change of He had made a suitable to our calling, we're well matched. But of the loved, revered, just as a woman with a heavy bundle slunk into the shop. Come into the The cover was so carelessly adjusted that happy!'' do it, but I took it off again. The hand was pointed straight before them. chains, hinges, files, scales, weights, and refuse iron of all he cried, tight clutching at its robe, Lead on, Speakers and listeners strolled away, and mixed with other Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate "Never, father!'' He can't look uglier than he did in almost touched a bed: a bare, uncurtained bed: on which, Ah! accuracy, though Scrooge glanced round it in obedience to a the children in their play. Stop till I shut the door of the said old Joe, stopping in his work, and looking up. there was nothing more to come. thought, if this man could be raised up now, what would be his Please wait while we process your payment. A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 1. just now, will be for ever present to me.'' happened.'' She hurried to she walked up and down the room; started at every sound; looked yawning again. He looked at the work upon the table, and praised and pities me. What odds, Mrs Dilber?'' "If he wanted to keep 'em after he was dead, a wicked old To proceed to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 5, click here. "I understand you,'' Scrooge returned, "and I would do Bob was very cheerful with them, and spoke pleasantly to all There is hope yet, Caroline.'' That was the only answer he received. old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. "No, indeed!'' would be done long before Sunday, he said.
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