FAMILY LIFE
The matron, formerly the girl who was engaged to Scrooge, is shown to have a happy family life, surrounded by children and enjoying domestic happiness, in contrast to Scrooge's solitary existence.
MATRON
Near to the winter fire sat a beautiful young girl, so like that last that Scrooge believed it was the same, until he saw her, now a comely matron, sitting opposite her daughter. The noise in this room was perfectly tumultuous, for there were more children there than Scrooge in his agitated state of mind could count... the mother and daughter laughed heartily, and enjoyed it very much.