A Christmas Carol Stave 4 Key Quotes Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
It was shrouded … outstretched hand.
A
It was shrouded in a deep garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand.
2
Q
‘He frightened … he was dead!’
A
‘He frightened every one away from him when he was alive, to profit us when he was dead!’
3
Q
“I am prepared … thankful heart”
A
“I am prepared, to bear you company, and do it with a thankful heart”
4
Q
“secrets that few … of bones”
A
“secrets that few would scrutinise were bred and hidden in mountains of unseemly rags, masses of corrupted fat, sepulchres of bones”
5
Q
“…when he was … by himself”
A
“…when he was struck with Death, instead of gasping out his last there, alone by himself”
