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At the appearance of Marley's ghost, Marley tells Scrooge, "How is it that I appear before you in a shpae that you can see, I may not tell. I have sat invisible beside you many and may a day." There is no other justification for such a statement other than that Scrooge is dead. One could question as... Sign in to see full entry.