At last, having seen the Parsee carnival wind away in the distance, he was turning his steps towards the station, when he happened to espy the splendid pagoda on Malabar Hill, and was seized with an irresistible desire to see its interior.
En effet, après avoir entrevu ce carnaval parsi, Passepartout se dirigeait vers la gare, quand, passant devant l'admirable pagode de Malebar-Hill, il eut la malencontreuse idée d'en visiter l'intérieur.