When Scrooge woke up, he realized immediately that the church clock was just going to strike one. He felt sure that the second spirit would soon visit him. This time he wanted to be ready, so he pulled back all the
curtains round his bed himself, and lay there, waiting. At
one o'clock, instead of a spirit, a strong light shone down
on Scrooge's bed. He felt very frightened. After a few
minutes he thought that perhaps the light was coming from
the next room, --so he got up and went to the door. When
he touched it, a strange voice called his name, and asked
him to enter. He obeyed.