I was now able to concentrate my attention on the group by the fire, and I presently gathered that the new-comer was called Mr. Mason; then I learned that he was but just arrived in England, and that he came from some hot country: which was the reason, doubtless, his face was so sallow, and that he sat so near the hearth, and wore a surtout in the house.
Pude así concentrar mi atención en el grupo cercano al fuego, y entonces me informé de que el recién llegado se llamaba Mason, que acababa de desembarcar en Inglaterra y que venía de los países tropicales. Aquélla era, sin duda, la causa de que estuviese tan amarillo, de que se sentase junto a la chimenea y de que llevase un abrigo en casa.