A Christmas Carol
In One Place in Stave III
The Ghost of Christmas Present says to Scrooge, "if he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." The Ghost is..
The Ghost of Christmas Present says to Scrooge, "if he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." The Ghost is..
I'm not sure what your question is. Can you please be more specific? Based upon what you've written above, I'd have to say the ghost is being sarcastic.