SUPERNATURAL APPEARANCE
Jacob Marley, appearing as a ghost, manifested before Ebenezer Scrooge, confirming his identity as Scrooge's former partner and engaging in direct conversation. The text describes Marley's ghostly appearance, his transparent body, and the supernatural phenomena accompanying his arrival, such as the dying flame leaping up and the chain made of cash-boxes and padlocks. Scrooge interacts with Marley, initially doubting his senses but ultimately accepting the reality of the apparition.
JACOB MARLEY
Upon its coming in, the dying flame leaped up, as though it cried, 'I know him! Marley's Ghost!' and fell again. The same face: the very same. Marley in his pigtail, usual waistcoat, tights, and boots... His body was transparent: so that Scrooge, observing him, and looking through his waistcoat, could see the two buttons on his coat behind. 'In life I was your partner, Jacob Marley.' 'You don't believe in me,' observed the Ghost. 'I don't,' said Scrooge. 'What evidence would you have of my reality beyond that of your own senses?' 'I don't know,' said Scrooge. 'Man of the worldly mind!' replied the Ghost, 'do you believe in me or not?' 'I do,' said Scrooge; 'I must.'