Stave Four

The last spirit shows Scrooge the future. A man has died and no one cares. Tiny Tim is dead. The dead man is Scrooge.

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The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached.

Narrator · Stave Four · the supernatural · time

The last spirit does not speak. It just points. That is scarier.

I fear you more than any spectre I have seen.

Scrooge · Stave Four · time · the supernatural

Scrooge is most afraid of the future. That is where he still has a chance.

Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?

A businessman · Stave Four · isolation · greed

Men joke about a dead man. The devil has him now. It is Scrooge, but he does not know yet.

It's likely to be a very cheap funeral

A businessman · Stave Four · isolation

No one will go to the funeral unless lunch is free. That is what his life adds up to.

Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?

Scrooge · Stave Four · time · redemption

Scrooge asks if the future is fixed. He is asking for a second chance.

I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Scrooge · Stave Four · redemption · christmas

His promise. Christmas every day, in how he treats people.

I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.

Scrooge · Stave Four · time · redemption

He will learn from all three spirits. He will not cut himself off from time again.