REGRET
Scrooge expresses regret for not showing kindness to a boy singing a Christmas carol at his door the previous night, indicating a moment of self-reflection and remorse.
SCROOGE
'There was a boy singing a Christmas carol at my door last night. I should like to have given him something: that's all.' The Ghost smiled thoughtfully, and waved its hand, saying as it did so, 'Let us see another Christmas!'