He had, at least, one resource,--to call on the French and English consuls at Yokohama for assistance. But he shrank from telling the story of his adventures, intimately connected as it was with that of his master; and, before doing so, he determined to exhaust all other means of aid.
Picaporte tenía un recurso, que era el de recomendarse cerca de los agentes consulares franceses o ingleses, establecidos en Yokohama; pero le repugnaba referir su historia, tan íntimamente relacionada con su amo, y antes de esto, quería apurar todos los demás medios.