The spirit transports Scrooge around the city, showing him scenes of festivity and also deprivation that are happening as they watch, sprinkling a little warmth from his torch as he travels. Amongst the visits are Scrooge 's nephew, and the family of his impoverished clerk, Bob Cratchit. Scrooge takes an interest in Cratchit 's desperately - ill son, Tiny Tim, and asks the Ghost if Tim will live. The Ghost first states that "If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die, '' and then -- quick to use Scrooge 's past heartless comments to two charitable solicitors against him -- states, "What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. ''
who did the ghost of christmas present take scrooge to see second
Tiny Tim