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The "portly gentleman" was seeking a charitable donation to help feed the poor at Christmas.

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The large man wants Scrooge to mend his ways and change his selfish behavior so that he can avoid the same fate as Marley - being bound in chains and condemned to wander the afterlife as a tormented spirit. He warns Scrooge that he still has a chance to change, but time is running out.

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They were not poor. They were businessmen of the time seeking charitable donations that they could use to help the poor and needy at the time

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A donation to a charity for the poor.

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