It would clearly have been to the master's advantage to carry his passengers to Yokohama, since he was paid a certain sum per day; but he would have been rash to attempt such a voyage, and it was imprudent even to attempt to reach Shanghai.
Muy ventajoso hubiera sido, evidentemente, para el piloto, el conducir a los viajeros a Yokohama, puesto que le pagaban a tanto por día; pero arrostraría la grave imprudencia de intentar semejante travesía en rsas condiciones, y era ya bastante audacia, si no temeridad, el subir hasta Shangai.