MArley tells Scrooge he will be visited by three ghosts
Marley tells Scrooge to expect three more spirits to visit him that night.
At mid night
In total the three Ghosts (plus Marley) visited Scrooge all in one night
Jacob Marley was Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." He was the very first ghostly visitor to Scrooge on Christmas Eve to tell Scrooge that he would be visited by three other spirits that night. The opening sentences of the book are "Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that."
Scrooge's reference to the anniversary of Marley's death foreshadowed Marley's ghost visiting him later that night. The mention of the anniversary hinted at the ghostly encounters that were about to begin, leading to Scrooge's transformation.
The vision of Jacob Marley's face in the brass door knocker
According to Marley's ghost in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the second spirit is supposed to arrive on the night following Scrooge's encounter with Marley's ghost. This visit marks the beginning of Scrooge's transformative journey through time, as he is guided by the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Having delivered his warning to Scrooge, Marley leaves through the window of Scrooges bedroom in to the night. This is the end of Stave one
He flies through an open windows in to the night sky wailing as he does so
Ebenezers partner was Jacob Marley who had died seven years previously to the night of the story
Marley's face appeared on the door knocker of Scrooge's house, as Scrooge arrived home on the night of Christmas Eve. This haunting image marked the beginning of the supernatural events that transformed Scrooge's life in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
In Charles Dickens' classic tale "A Christmas Carol," the ghost of Jacob Marley visits his former friend and partner Ebeneezer Scrooge late on Christmas Eve. No year is given, but the novella was published in 1843 and appears to be a more or less contemporary story. The other three spirits were, according to Marley, to have visited Scrooge every night for three successive nights beginning that very evening at midnight. However, after the manifestations have passed, Scrooge discovers to his delight that they concluded their business all on the same evening, so that it is only Christmas morning when the last vision ends.