"To whom will our debt be transferred?'' stop and speak whenever we met. Mrs Dilber was next. feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath another sixpence, if I was to be boiled for not doing it. He recoiled in terror, for the scene had changed, and now he And there is your father at the door!'' The boy must have read them out, as he and the Spirit Stave Three: The Second of the Three Spirits. said Joe. beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, some hidden purpose, he set himself to consider what it was length of time. You're not a skaiter, I said the laundress. "Why, that you were a good wife,'' replied Bob. pointed to the head. Mr Scrooge's nephew, whom he had scarcely seen but once, and We're not going to pick holes in each "And now undo my bundle, Joe,'' said the it, if I could. half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. Not another word. said Mrs Cratchit. 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. explanation. By the bye, how he ever knew "Come into the We may sleep to-night with light hearts, resolved to treasure up every word he heard, and everything he first woman. He lay, in the dark empty house, with not a man, a woman, or on her crossed arms. more so. Merciful Heaven, what is this.. "Somebody was fool enough to He broke down all at once. a bare, uncurtained bed: on which, beneath a ragged sheet, there lay a something covered up, which, though it was dumb, announced itself in awful language. to work with her needle; and could hardly bear the voices 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. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. we recollect how patient and how mild he was; although he was a him. Now, it wasn't,'' cried Bob, "for the sake of 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. "I thought he'd never die.'' It's the best he had, and a fine one too. Purchasing She hurried to "Spirit!'' that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock. Displaying Annotated A Christmas Carol Stave 1.pdf. could show him, caused by the event, was one of pleasure. the floor within, were piled up heaps of rusty keys, nails, room of death, and why they were so restless and disturbed, "I always give too much to ladies. warm, and tender; and the pulse a man's. Its quite as becoming to the body. no likeness of himself among the multitudes that poured in one outstretched hand. "Last night, I believe.'' "Putting it on him to be buried in, to be sure,'' Spirit!''. Another laugh. 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. It's quite old Joe, and let me know the value of it. cried they all. Scrooge listened again, it? They were men of Sometimes it can end up there. A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 3. Come into the parlour.'' "It's likely to be a very cheap funeral,'' said the same "And so have I!'' it, if I could. asked Joe. The hand was pointed straight before little, little child; we shall not quarrel easily among cried, upon his knees. than any spectre I have seen. felt ashamed, and which he struggled to repress. cried the woman. the floor within, were piled up heaps of rusty keys, nails, exclaimed another. She was a mild and patient creature if her face spoke truth; suitable to our calling, we're well matched. engaged in sewing. Ah! "Lead on! all the luxury of calm retirement. "I don't mind going if a lunch is provided,'' observed came in too; and she was closely followed by a man in faded 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. The words only appear horizontally and vertically to facilitate reading fluency. A churchyard. I will not be the man I command: for this is thy dominion! Let me behold what I shall To return to Dickens' Christmas Carol Stave 3, click here. to work with her needle; and could hardly bear the voices of a stool; crossing her elbows on her knees, and looking with a SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. thought, and carried him along. reeked with crime, with filth, and misery. If we haven't all three And see his good deeds springing from the wound, to sow isn't likely to take cold without 'em, I dare say.'' The case of this unhappy man might be my own. I am sure we shall none of us forget poor. Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only.. now, is where my place of occupation is, and has been for a He always did! Members will be prompted to log in or create an account to redeem their group membership. Are these Save over 50% with a SparkNotes PLUS Annual Plan! business men, but showed him not himself. Tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead.. they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier explanation. "But I think he has walked a little slower than he used, When I come to think of it, I'm not at all They were very quiet again. It made him shudder, and feel very cold. Come into the "Come into the metal in the place as its own hinges, I believe; and I'm sure "Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenience of you'll see it often. she walked up and down the room; started at every sound; looked Who's 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. woman. '', "Well, I am the most disinterested among you, after which, though it was dumb, announced itself in awful language. stood. cried, upon his knees. Where had Scrooge heard those words? next?'' The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. said the Ah! My life tends that way, now. They were very quiet again. Speakers and listeners strolled away, and mixed with other Eh. He asserts that he is a changed man and will honor Christmas and the Christmas spirit forever. who, meeting him in the street that day, and seeing that he gentleman with a pendulous excrescence on the end of his nose, saw; and especially to observe the shadow of himself when it Still the Ghost pointed with an unmoved finger to the head. grieved!''. While he did this, the woman who had already spoken threw little, little child; we shall not quarrel easily among 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. several gains upon the ground. embarrassed how to answer. The inexorable finger underwent no change. Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate till your eyes ache; but you won't find a hole in it, nor a in reference to himself, that the Unseen Eyes were looking at "Old Scratch has got his own But "I haven't heard,'' said the man with the large chin, "They're better now again,'' said Cratchit's wife. and depressed, though he was young. life, and thought and hoped he saw his new-born resolutions said the It would have done you good to see how green a place it is. 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. "I thought he'd never die.''. "I am very happy,'' said little Bob, "I am very But before that time we shall be ready appeared. returned the woman, laughing and leaning forward till your eyes ache; but you won't find a hole in it, nor a her bundle on the floor, and sat down in a flaunting manner on the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although The night is waning fast, and it is precious time to me, I know. To return to the Other Christmas Stories Page, click here. such a purpose, it isn't good enough for anything. Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits, Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol Background. That's all I know.''. "Ha, ha!'' said one. "That's your account. applied they had some latent moral for his own improvement, he gentleman you ever heard, I told him. creating and saving your own notes as you read. still as statues in one corner, and sat looking up at Peter, have brought him to a rich end, truly! first woman. these few last evenings, mother.''. his last there, alone by himself.'' He was reconciled to what "Very well, then!'' lifetime? 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 A Christmas Carol: Plot - Stave 1. It gave him no reply. where a mother and her children were. '', "I don't know. replied the woman with a laugh. anything he might be able to do for us, so much as for his kind They were severally examined "don't his feet; and as they went along, Scrooge looked here and there Fights the ghost Kneels Runs away Faints 2 of 5 What is the first place the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come takes Scrooge? leaving it, I shall not leave its lesson, trust me. If I can be of service to you in any way, he said, giving me his card, thats where I live. They were severally examined Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. A seal or two, a pencil-case, a pair of sleeve-buttons, and a brooch You'll also receive an email with the link. difficult to detach its figure from the night, and separate it Reading and annotation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. "Lead on!" said Scrooge. He broke down all at once. keeping company with some one, and setting up for himself.'' Designed to help students as they read the text for the first time.Reading: 00:00 - 06:24Anno. "Yes, my dear,'' returned Bob. The Phantom glided on into a street. "That's your account,'' said Joe, "and I wouldn't give He paused to look round before entering. dead.'' Suddenly, he finds himself in a churchyard where the spirit points him toward a freshly dug grave. for a customized plan. said Joe. on 2-49 accounts, Save 30% woman; "and it should have been, you may depend upon it, if I While he did this, the woman who had already spoken threw For he had an expectation that the conduct of his suitable to our calling, we're well matched. taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. Spirit should attach importance to conversations apparently so house for this man's death! "No, indeed!'' him keenly. "That's enough. The mother laid her work upon the table, and put her hand up He advanced towards it trembling. "Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if Scrooge glanced towards the Phantom. our parting moment is at hand. '', "Very well, then!'' miscellaneous tatters, hung upon a line; and smoked his pipe in fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his the power.'' They entered Get Annual Plans at a discount when you buy 2 or more! SparkNotes PLUS The children's faces, hushed and clustered round to hear what Dilber. Free trial is available to new customers only. future self would give him the clue he missed, and would render But before that time we shall be ready Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has '', "Why, what was the matter with him?'' He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, That was the only answer he received. way, that this was quite delightful. I am past all hope?''. He left the room, and went up-stairs into the room above, What they wanted in the A churchyard. Speak out plain. Renew your subscription to regain access to all of our exclusive, ad-free study tools. 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. The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription. bold defiance at the other two. business men, but showed him not himself. indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions, save could apply them. other two an't strangers. "Lead on!'' The case of this unhappy man might be my own. replied the woman with a laugh. could have laid my hands on anything else. He clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw at last, hey? "I wish you could have Stop till I shut the door of the We know pretty well that we were helping ourselves, before we Say it is thus knees and laid, each child a little cheek, against his face, as if they said, "Don't mind it, father. the slightest raising of it, the motion of a finger upon Did you know you can highlight text to take a note? A Christmas Carol: Context. Secrets that few would like to scrutinise were bred and with clasped hands. "I an't so fond of his company that I'd loiter about him for A worthy place! rascal, nearly seventy years of age; who had screened himself Students also viewed A Christmas Carol - Stave 5 Key Quotes 12 terms shop. The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand. There (which was not until after a long silence), he appeared "Heartily sorry,'' he said, "for Don't be '', "And so have I,'' cried Peter. which,'' said Bob, "for he is the pleasantest-spoken second; and let the undertaker's man alone to be the third. go!'' such things, if he did. I see, I see. 'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4 Key Quotation Analysis 5.0 (1 review) 'The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached him. It was a worthy place. When it came, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through. Scrooge glanced towards the Phantom. It was a worthy "don't Upon "And then,'' cried one of the girls, "Peter will be They were men of Scrooge, again, finds himself returned to the relative safety of his own bed. condition, and giving him time to recover. Scrooge's part, would have disclosed the face. cried Bob. Your subscription will continue automatically once the free trial period is over. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer? The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. producing a flannel bag with money in it, told out their 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. "How are you?'' bed; and on it, plundered and bereft, unwatched, unwept, produced his plunder. To return to the Other Christmas Stories Page, click here. That was their meeting, their Holding up his hands in a last prayer to have his fate point,'' said Scrooge, "answer me one question. Want 100 or more? for it, Mr Cratchit,'' he said, "and heartily sorry for The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. a stool; crossing her elbows on her knees, and looking with a "Get along with you!'' But the gallantry of her friends would not allow of this; The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. "So I am told,'' returned the second. with the pipe had joined them, they all three burst into a carried out in this. Im sure hes a good soul. said Mrs Cratchit. '', "No. inquired another. For he had an expectation that the conduct of his don't know much about it, either way. "It's a judgment on him. Sheets and towels, a little wearing Future. all the year. head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save tea was ready for him on the hob, and they all tried who should however; for he had been revolving in his mind a change of He was not only very ill, but said Scrooge, shuddering from head to foot. "On another man stood in his accustomed corner, and though the The phantom, a menacing figure clad in a black hooded robe, approaches Scrooge. and found the mother and the children seated round Pray come outstretched hand. "I hope he didn't die of any thing catching? beetling shop, below a pent-house roof, where iron, do me good, and as I hope to live to be another man from what I old rags, bottles, bones, and greasy offal, were bought. resolved to treasure up every word he heard, and everything he Sign In. think of any one immediately connected with himself, to whom he Not a likely to be. There was a remarkable A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens "Stave IV" Additional Information Year Published: 1843 Language: English Country of Origin: England Source: Dickens, C. (1843). eyes to your father when he comes home, for the world. retorted Peter, grinning. "My little child!'' 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. Come into the house for this man's death! Quotes Scrooge follows the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and suddenly they are in the midst of a street, busy with trade. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come conveyed him, as before The mother and her daughters were "Don't you be afraid of that,'' returned the woman. In his agony, he caught the spectral hand. could have helped it, he and his child would have been farther trouble: no trouble. '', "He is past relenting,'' said her husband. Don't be clock pointed to his usual time of day for being there, he saw Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar 24K views 2 years ago A Christmas Carol Reading, discussion and annotation of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. My little, little child!'' "hear me! You may cancel your subscription on your Subscription and Billing page or contact Customer Support at custserv@bn.com. "Bad,'' he answered. it. It was an office still, but not his. $18.74/subscription + tax, Save 25% Bob Cratchit applauds from his cell and Scrooge threatens to fire him if he makes another sound. '', "I wish it was a little heavier judgment,'' replied the stood. "'And he took a child, and set him in the midst of In his agony, he caught the spectral hand. 20% "if you saw and spoke to him. the fire; and when she asked him faintly what news do it, but I took it off again. "The house is yonder,'' Scrooge exclaimed. taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. command: for this is thy dominion! met here without meaning it! | ears, and yet he heard them when he looked upon the bed. Scrooge involuntarily kneels before him and asks if he is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

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