A Christmas Carol (TV Mini Series)

Chapter Three: A Bag of Gravel (2019)

Ninette Finch: Old Lady

Quotes 

• Old Lady : [She sees Scrooge slip on black ice and land hard on his back]  Oh, you poor man! Are you all right?

  Ebenezer Scrooge : [He looks around in realization]  I am more than all right. I can feel.

  [He starts to sit up] 

  Ebenezer Scrooge : And I can feel that I can feel.

  Old Lady : [She's confused]  Feel what?

  Ebenezer Scrooge : [He starts to stand, hand on his bum as he grimaces in discomfort]  At the moment, a pain in my ass. Oh, ouch! Yes.

  Old Lady : [She looks apologetic]  I was meaning to sprinkle it on the ice earlier, but with it being Christmas, I forgot.

  Ebenezer Scrooge : [He eyes the bag of gravel she has]  Yes... yes.

  [He takes a couple of fragments of gravel] 

  Ebenezer Scrooge : Everything in life is a lesson, if you care to learn. The sprinkling of gravel on ice is an action taken by a person for the benefit of others, without expectation of any reward of any kind.

  [He comes to a realization] 

  Ebenezer Scrooge : A whole new philosophy on human nature, encapsulated in a handful of gravel.

  [He turns away slightly, deep in thought] 

  Old Lady : [She is concerned]  Did you hit your head?

  [Scrooge snaps out of his thoughts and faces her looking contrite] 

  Ebenezer Scrooge : Forgive me.

  [He grabs her bag of gravel and runs to the pond]