Wh-wh-why are you here?"
whispers Scrooge,trembling.
"I come to warn you, Scroohe!" says
Marley in a strange, distant voice.
"Warn me? Why?" asks Scroohe,perplexed.
"I have been dead for seven years. I must
wander all over the Earth. I can never
rest. I don't want you to die and become like me," says Marley. "I want to help you.
You are not a good man, Ebenezer Scrooge,
but you still have a chance to change. Three spirits are going to visit
you tonight. Learn from them. They are going to show you how
to become a good person and save yourself."
"But I don't want spirits to visit me," says Scrooge,afraid.
"They are going to help you. You must listen to them, Scrooge...
and Marley's Ghost begins to fade away.
The bright light from the fire disappears.
Scrooge gets up and goes to the window. He looks out.
He sees many strange shapes and figures in the dark
night sky. Then he closes the curtains
and goes back to bed. It is very late but he can't sleep for a long time.