The sun's disc, enlarged by the mist, seemed an enormous ring of gold, and Passepartout was amusing himself by calculating its value in pounds sterling, when he was diverted from this interesting study by a strange-looking personage who made his appearance on the platform.
El disco del sol, abultado por las brumas, parecía como una enorme pieza de oro, y Picaporte se ocupaba en calcular su valor en piezas esterlinas, cuando le distrajo de tan útil trabajo la aparición de un personaje bastante extraño.