it is important to remember that jacom marley was dead.did scrooge know that . of cause he did.scrooge and marley had been partner in london for many years and excellent men of business they were ,too. when marley dead ,scrooge continued with the business alone.both name still stood above the office door:scrooge and marley .sometime people who were new to business called scrooge scrooge ,and sometime marley,but he answered to both name.he did not care what name they called him. the only thing that mattered to him was the business ,and making money.