Passepartout was on the point of vigorously resenting the epithet, the reason of which he could not for the life of him comprehend; but he reflected that the unfortunate Fix was probably very much disappointed and humiliated in his self-esteem, after having so awkwardly followed a false scent around the world, and refrained.
Picaporte estuvo a punto de responder cual se merecía a tal calificativo, cuya verdadera significación no podía comprender; pero al considerar que Fix debía estar muy mohíno y humillado en su amor propio, por haber seguido una pista equivocada alrededor del mundo, no hizo caso.