As the first "Spirit" takes Scrooge on a journey through experiences from his past life, he becomes increasingly agitated. The ghost takes him from lonely boyhood images through young adulthood experiences. When the scene of a beautiful woman sitting with her husband and daughter appears, Scrooge becomes extremely disturbed. The beautiful woman is his former fiancé, Belle. Belle’s husband tells her that he saw a friend from her past. Scrooge begs the ghost to remove him but the “Spirit” reminds him he is simply taking him back to things as they were. The husband explains to Belle her former friend was sitting alone working by candlelight even though his partner is on his deathbed. As the ghost continues to show the scene, it becomes unbearable to Scrooge. He begs to be left alone.
Remove me! Scrooge exclaimed, I cannot bear it!
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