
Christmas night, midnight
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Appears
As the bell strikes twelve, the Ghost of Christmas Present vanishes, and Scrooge sees a solemn Phantom approaching, draped and hooded, coming like a mist along the ground. This is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. It is shrouded in a deep black garment, concealing its head, face, and form, leaving nothing visible save one outstretched hand. The Spirit neither speaks nor moves, but points onward with its hand. Scrooge, though terrified, declares that he is prepared to bear it company, hoping to live to be another man.