A Christmas Carol Stave One - Marley's Ghost

In which we are acquainted with Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and solitary man whose chilly demeanour chills not only the air but the very hearts around him, and who on a bleak Christmas Eve encounters the spectral visitation of his long-deceased business partner. This ghostly apparition, chained and sorrowful, brings grave tidings that set the stage for a profound reflection on the nature of charity, human kindness, and the unquiet burden of a life misspent.