Passepartout, who had been anxiously watching this amateur gymnast, approached him with lively interest, and learned that he had taken flight after an unpleasant domestic scene.
Picaporte, que había seguido con emoción los incidentes de esta gimnástica, vino a contemplar al rezagado, a quien cobró vivo interés al saber que se escapaba a consecuencia de una reyerta de familia.