RELATIONSHIP TERMINATION
The girl, who was once engaged to Scrooge, releases him from their engagement due to his changed nature and priorities. She expresses that their relationship has become fraught with misery and that she no longer believes he would choose her.
GIRL
'That which promised happiness when we were one in heart is fraught with misery now that we are two... I release you. With a full heart, for the love of him you once were.' 'Have I ever sought release?' 'In words. No. Never.' 'In what, then?' 'In a changed nature; in an altered spirit; in another atmosphere of life; another Hope as its great end. In everything that made my love of any worth or value in your sight.'