It was Passepartout; and what had happened to him was as follows: Shortly after Fix left the opium den, two waiters had lifted the unconscious Passepartout, and had carried him to the bed reserved for the smokers.
Ese pasajero era Picaporte en persona. He aquí lo acontecido: Algunos instantes después que Fix salió del fumadero, dos mozos habían recogido a Picaporte, profundamente dormido, y lo habían acostado sobre la tarima reservada a los fumadores.