Admiration was the universal sentiment, though some objected that the reply to "Is it a bear?" ought to have been "Yes;" inasmuch as an answer in the negative was sufficient to have diverted their thoughts from Mr. Scrooge, supposing they had ever had any tendency that way.
Lilura sentimendua unibertsala izan zen, nahiz eta batzuek "hartz bat al da?" galderaren erantzunari eragozpenak jarri, honek "bai" izan beharko lukeelako, zeren eta ezezko erantzun bat pentsamendu guztiak Scrooge jaunarengatik urruntzeko nahikoa izango zen, uneren batean Scrooge zela pentsatu zutela suposatuz.