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Did Belle break off her engagement with Scrooge because she didn't like his mother?

1) True
2) False

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Final answer:

Belle ended her engagement with Scrooge because his love for money replaced his love for her, not because of his mother; the passage provided is from Daisy Miller by Henry James and unrelated to Belle's reasons.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage provided does not address the relationship between Belle and Scrooge or Belle's reasons for breaking off her engagement. It is part of Henry James' novella Daisy Miller and focuses on the character Winterbourne's experiences and observations about Daisy Miller's behavior and his aunt Mrs. Costello's opinion on it. The actual reason Belle ends her engagement with Scrooge, according to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, is that she realizes Scrooge has become obsessed with wealth and his pursuit of money has replaced his love for her, not because of an issue with his mother. Therefore, the statement that Belle broke off her engagement with Scrooge because she didn't like his mother is false.

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