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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

A silent figure in black. It points. It shows Scrooge his own death and nobody caring.

The Last of the Spirits
The Last of the Spirits. John Leech, 1843. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
ScroogeJacob MarleyBob CratchitTiny TimFredThe Ghost of Christmas PastThe Ghost of Christmas PresentThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

The quotes

3 quotes by or about The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, in the order they happen.

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.

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.

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