Scrooge tells Bob to have the day off if he really must but be in all the earlier the very next day
Scrooge had no more family following Fans death
Scrooge told Bob Cratchit to stop working on Christmas Eve, while Fezziwig allowed his employees to leave work early to celebrate the holiday.
I am Christmas past.
Marley appeared to Scrooge and warned him about changing his behavior. Marley also told Scrooge he would be visited by three ghosts.
When Marley's ghost visited Scrooge he warned him about the ghosts and his behaviour.
This was Marley telling Scrooge that he (Marley) was allowed to come back to Scrooge to tell Scrooge of his inpending eternal life of torment should he not make changes to the way he lives his life now and sees mankind as his business not just the money he can get from them
He states its "Christmas day"
Three ghosts
They show the reader that he was miserly.
That he was collecting for the poor. He hoped that Scrooge would be generous at this special time. Scrooge questions wheather the prosions, workhouse and treadmill were still in ooperation. he is told they were. Scrooge is pleased to hear this as he is contributing to their opeation in his taxes
Marley tells Scrooge to expect three more spirits to visit him that night.
A former employee is a non employee. You can discuss what you want.