If the latter had been warned, he would no doubt have given Fix proof of his innocence, and satisfied him of his mistake; at least, Fix would not have continued his journey at the expense and on the heels of his master, only to arrest him the moment he set foot on English soil.
Advertido éste, quizá hubiera dado a Fix pruebas de su inocencia, demostrándole su error, y en todo caso, no hubiera conducido a sus expensas y en su seguimiento a ese malaventurado agente, a poner pie en suelo del Reino Unido. Al pensar en sus culpas e imprudencias, el pobre mozo sentía irresistibles remordimientos.