At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,'' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, ``it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.''
``Are there no prisons?'' asked Scrooge.
``Plenty of prisons,'' said the gentleman, laying down the pen again.
``And the Union workhouses?'' demanded Scrooge. ``Are they still in operation?''
``They are. Still,'' returned the gentleman, `` I wish I could say they were not.''
``The Treadmill and the Poor Law are in full vigour, then?'' said Scrooge.
``Both very busy, sir.''
``Oh! I was afraid, from what you said at first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course,'' said Scrooge. ``I'm very glad to hear it.''
Yes and he cares about his money more than anything.
A father should respond honestly when he asked by a man for his daughters hand in marriage. If the father approves of the man then he should accept the proposal but if he does not like the man then he should say no.
no-one went to Scrooge's funeral as he was a selfish and inconsiderate man that no-on liked
The person that is masculine singular in "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley Act II" is Ebenezer Scrooge. He is the main character and is portrayed as a miserly and selfish man at the beginning of the story.
It means that the man thinks that the woman is an easy target for all his money troubles, and is using her.
Fezziwig was Scrooge's boss who was very kind and generous.
Initially Scrooge was when working with Fezziwig a pleasant and of good character. He saw fun and enjoyed the lighter side of life as his employer showed the human side of business. However, when Fezziwig's business went bankrupt Scrooge saw how, even though not his fault Fezziwig life crumbled and no matter how nice one was in business it would not help when money was scarce. This turned scrooge and made him harden. After his visitations Scrooge once more saw the side of life that money can bring and realised that you do not need to be rich to be happy. In deed his wealth brought more and more isolation and unhappiness not just to him but to those he encountered. When he vowed to change his ways he saw the joy that he could bring to many, he had changed back to the young man at Fezziwigs
An old miser usually refers to a rich person or man that is stingy with their money. Scrooge would be an example of an old miser.
These points were to make Scrooge the man he was to become
He was a good business man and a good friend to Scrooge
Scrooge was not just a trader he was also a money lender and his death with no one to leave the business to means that the young couples debt also dies with the un-named man who of course is Scrooge
Himself