A Christmas Carol

Quote what Scrooge says to charity workers, A quote that will haunt him later in the play.

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Scrooge pointedly asks the charity men why he should give to children in need:

“Are there no prisons? ...Are there no workhouses?”

The ghost of Christmas present reminds Scrooge of what he said in Stave 3 when Scrooge asks if the poor children have no resources.