Topper had clearly got his eye upon one of Scrooge's niece's sisters, for he answered that a bachelor was a wretched outcast, who had no right to express an opinion on the subject.
Topper, argi zegoen, begiak Scroogeren ezkonilobaren ahizparen baten gain jarrita zituen, ezkongabe bat gai hari buruzko iritzirik emateko eskubiderik ez zuen paria miserable bat besterik ez zela erantzun baitzuen.