how much does the ghost have to talk vs. just squire him around? Can one of his dogs be the ghost of Christmas present?
It's been eons since I've read it, too, but I just looked it up, and the ghost just has to identify himself as what he is. Which presumably the dog could do as Fritz has gotten good at reading his dogs. :) (Also he or rather she could wear a knitted cheery Christmas outfit!)
I'm torn between whether this makes Fritz realize the moral of the story is to be *nicer* to his nephew, versus confirming him in this belief that his nephew is The Worst. I mean, realistically the latter, 100%, but we *are* talking A Christmas Carol remake here...
Well, there's that. :) Btw, what would be the worse shock in your opinion - finding his tomb to be sans dogs and with Dad in a church, or seeing a victorious French guy who's stolen his thunder as the biggest event in 18th century military matters and beaten Prussia stroll around there? (True, he might be mollified by Napoleon's admiring tribute to him on the later count, but he wouldn't be able to hear that for the vision to work as intended.) (BTW, FW2 was already dead by then as well, so can't be blamed for the Prussian defeat.)
Fritz: But Heinrich's ex Kalckreuth was alive and one of the generals involved! Heinrich's terrible taste in boyfriends: proven once again.
Re: The Adventure of the Time-Traveling Valet - and Heinrich/Grind
It's been eons since I've read it, too, but I just looked it up, and the ghost just has to identify himself as what he is. Which presumably the dog could do as Fritz has gotten good at reading his dogs. :) (Also he or rather she could wear a knitted cheery Christmas outfit!)
I'm torn between whether this makes Fritz realize the moral of the story is to be *nicer* to his nephew, versus confirming him in this belief that his nephew is The Worst. I mean, realistically the latter, 100%, but we *are* talking A Christmas Carol remake here...
Well, there's that. :) Btw, what would be the worse shock in your opinion - finding his tomb to be sans dogs and with Dad in a church, or seeing a victorious French guy who's stolen his thunder as the biggest event in 18th century military matters and beaten Prussia stroll around there? (True, he might be mollified by Napoleon's admiring tribute to him on the later count, but he wouldn't be able to hear that for the vision to work as intended.) (BTW, FW2 was already dead by then as well, so can't be blamed for the Prussian defeat.)
Fritz: But Heinrich's ex Kalckreuth was alive and one of the generals involved! Heinrich's terrible taste in boyfriends: proven once again.