I think the answer may be C
What I know of that it Scrooge is visited as the bell tolls at one o'clock by the first of three ghosts, as promised by Marley's ghost: the Ghost of Christmas Past. The apparition is a curious figure' that both an old man and a child appear to be.
I'm going to say C because he told them what the constitution said. Even if they didn't want to listen. So, he had to allow it because there was nothing he could do at that point. I hope this is the correct answer.
