Scrooge asked the question, because he didn't know whether a ghost so transparent might find himself in a condition to take a chair; and felt that in the event of its being impossible, it might involve the necessity of an embarrassing explanation.
Scroogek hau galdetu zion honelako Mamu garden bat esertzeko baldintzetan egongo ote zen ez baitzekien, eta esertzea posible ez bazuen, gertaera horrek, agian, azalpen deserosoak eman beharrean egongo zenaren inpresioa zeukan.