I am asking to explain about how the ghost of Christmas present sprinkles stuff from his torch onto people and what Scrooge asked about the flavour of the torch and to what kind of dinners it applies to? Also explain the Ghosts reply to Scrooge's questions
HELP PLEASE I AM CONFUSED!
Here is the actual quote:
The sight of these poor revellers appeared to interest the Spirit very much, for he stood with Scrooge beside him in a baker's doorway, and taking off the covers as their bearers passed, sprinkled incense on their dinners from his torch. And it was a very uncommon kind of torch, for once or twice when there were angry words between some dinner-carriers who had jostled each other, he shed a few drops of water on them from it, and their good humour was restored directly. For they said, it was a shame to quarrel upon Christmas Day. And so it was. God love it, so it was.
In time the bells ceased, and the bakers were shut up; and yet there was a genial shadowing forth of all these dinners and the progress of their cooking, in the thawed blotch of wet above each baker's oven; where the pavement smoked as if its stones were cooking too.
"Is there a peculiar flavour in what you sprinkle from your torch?" asked Scrooge.
"There is. My own."
"Would it apply to any kind of dinner on this day?" asked Scrooge.
"To any kindly given. To a poor one most."
"Why to a poor one most?" asked Scrooge.
"Because it needs it most."
Oh , I guess I should answer your question! sorry. The Christmas torch seems to hold the "spirit" of Christmas joy and mirth. It is added to the meagre meals of the poor,
"To any kindly given. To a poor one most."
"Why to a poor one most?" asked Scrooge.
"Because it needs it most."
I guess the stuff fills them up and makes it taste all Christmasy! It also brings good cheer to riled up guests. I suppose the point here is that whatever Christmas goodness the torch contains, old Ebenezer lacks. THe Ghost emphasizes that the poor need this cheer the most. The inference is that Scrooge is clueless about what the simple poor folk need.
