Chapter 12

The Unwept Dead Man and Scrooge's Own Grave

Read this chapter

By chapter Whole book
  1. A tall black shape glides across a frost-grey place toward Scrooge, sunk on one knee

    1 A tall black shape glides across a frost-grey place toward Scrooge, sunk on one knee

    In the text →
  2. Old Joe smokes his pipe by his charcoal stove among heaps of rusty iron and rags

    2 Old Joe smokes his pipe by his charcoal stove among heaps of rusty iron and rags

    In the text →
  3. In the rag shop's back parlour, Scrooge looks up with wet eyes at the silent Phantom

    3 In the rag shop's back parlour, Scrooge looks up with wet eyes at the silent Phantom

    In the text →
  4. In the stripped bedroom, the silent Phantom points at the covered head of the dead man

    4 In the stripped bedroom, the silent Phantom points at the covered head of the dead man

    In the text →
  5. Tiny Tim's little three-legged stool stands empty on the swept hearthstone beside a low fire.

    5 Tiny Tim's little three-legged stool stands empty on the swept hearthstone beside a low fire.

    In the text →
  6. Bob Cratchit sits by the fire and his brave front gives way.

    6 Bob Cratchit sits by the fire and his brave front gives way.

    In the text →
  7. Scrooge reads his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE, on a neglected gravestone

    7 Scrooge reads his own name, EBENEZER SCROOGE, on a neglected gravestone

    In the text →
  8. Scrooge kneels in the grey, tilted churchyard beside his own neglected grave and cries out.

    8 Scrooge kneels in the grey, tilted churchyard beside his own neglected grave and cries out.

    In the text →
  9. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come's pointing hand trembles over Scrooge's grave

    9 The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come's pointing hand trembles over Scrooge's grave

    In the text →
  10. Scrooge kneels in the rank grass of the churchyard and clings to the Phantom's pale hand, begging.

    10 Scrooge kneels in the rank grass of the churchyard and clings to the Phantom's pale hand, begging.

    In the text →
  11. In the grey churchyard, Scrooge kneels with his hands clasped in a last prayer.

    11 In the grey churchyard, Scrooge kneels with his hands clasped in a last prayer.

    In the text →