Passepartout, however, thinking no harm, went in like a simple tourist, and was soon lost in admiration of the splendid Brahmin ornamentation which everywhere met his eyes, when of a sudden he found himself sprawling on the sacred flagging.
Passepartout, entré là, sans penser à mal, comme un simple touriste, admirait, à l'intérieur de Malebar-Hill, ce clinquant éblouissant de l'ornementation brahmanique, quand soudain il fut renversé sur les dalles sacrées.