Stave 1 Flashcards
Scrooge is described as…
“tight-fisted hand at the grindstone”
When Bob Cratchit asks for Christmas day off, Scrooge says it’s …
“A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth of December!”
The Portly Gentlemen ask Scrooge to donate to the poor:
“We chose this time … when Want is keenly felt and Abundance rejoices”
Fred’s reply to Scrooge asking him why he’s poor but happy:
“What right have you to be dismal?… You’re rich enough”
Marley’s Ghost’s chain is described as being made of…
“cash-boxes, keys, padlock, ledgers”
The purpose of Marley’s Ghost:
“I am here tonight to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate”
Marley’s Ghost explains his chain:
“I wear the chain I forged in life … I made it link by link, and yard by yard.”
