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1Around the World in 80 Days
2Jules Verne
3Chapter I ,
4In which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Accept Each Other, the One as Master, the Other as Man ,
5Mr. Phileas Fogg lived, in 1872, at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens, the house in which Sheridan died in 1814. He was one of the most noticeable members of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to avoid attracting attention; an enigmatical personage, about whom little was known, except that he was a polished man of the world. -, , , 1814 , 1872 , ; , -. , , , , , , , .
6People said that he resembled Byron at least that his head was Byronic; but he was a bearded, tranquil Byron, who might live on a thousand years without growing old. , ( ; ), , , , , , .
7Certainly an Englishman, it was more doubtful whether Phileas Fogg was a Londoner. , , , , , .
8He was never seen on Change, nor at the Bank, nor in the counting-rooms of the City; no ships ever came into London docks of which he was the owner; he had no public employment; he had never been entered at any of the Inns of Court, either at the Temple, or Lincolns Inn, or Grays Inn; nor had his voice ever resounded in the Court of Chancery, or in the Exchequer, or the Queens Bench, or the Ecclesiastical Courts. , , . , , . - . , , . , , , .
9He certainly was not a manufacturer; nor was he a merchant or a gentleman farmer. , , , .
10His name was strange to the scientific and learned societies, and he never was known to take part in the sage deliberations of the Royal Institution or the London Institution, the Artisans Association, or the Institution of Arts and Sciences. , , , , , , , , , .
11He belonged, in fact, to none of the numerous societies which swarm in the English capital, from the Harmonic to that of the Entomologists, founded mainly for the purpose of abolishing pernicious insects. , , , , , .
12Phileas Fogg was a member of the Reform, and that was all. -, .
13The way in which he got admission to this exclusive club was simple enough. , , , :
14He was recommended by the Barings, with whom he had an open credit. , .
15His cheques were regularly paid at sight from his account current, which was always flush. , , .
16Was Phileas Fogg rich? ?
17Undoubtedly. .
18But those who knew him best could not imagine how he had made his fortune, and Mr. Fogg was the last person to whom to apply for the information. ? , , .
19He was not lavish, nor, on the contrary, avaricious; for, whenever he knew that money was needed for a noble, useful, or benevolent purpose, he supplied it quietly and sometimes anonymously. , , , - , , , , .
20He was, in short, the least communicative of men. , .
21He talked very little, and seemed all the more mysterious for his taciturn manner. , , , .
22His daily habits were quite open to observation; but whatever he did was so exactly the same thing that he had always done before, that the wits of the curious were fairly puzzled. ; , .
23Had he travelled? ?
24It was likely, for no one seemed to know the world more familiarly; there was no spot so secluded that he did not appear to have an intimate acquaintance with it. , . , , .
25He often corrected, with a few clear words, the thousand conjectures advanced by members of the club as to lost and unheard-of travellers, pointing out the true probabilities, and seeming as if gifted with a sort of second sight, so often did events justify his predictions. , , . , , .
26He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit. , , .
27It was at least certain that Phileas Fogg had not absented himself from London for many years. , .
28Those who were honoured by a better acquaintance with him than the rest, declared that nobody could pretend to have ever seen him anywhere else. , , , , .
29His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist. .
30He often won at this game, which, as a silent one, harmonised with his nature; but his winnings never went into his purse, being reserved as a fund for his charities. , , , .
31Mr. Fogg played, not to win, but for the sake of playing. , .
32The game was in his eyes a contest, a struggle with a difficulty, yet a motionless, unwearying struggle, congenial to his tastes. , , , , , . .
33Phileas Fogg was not known to have either wife or children, which may happen to the most honest people; either relatives or near friends, which is certainly more unusual. , , , , , .
34He lived alone in his house in Saville Row, whither none penetrated. -, . .
35A single domestic sufficed to serve him. .
36He breakfasted and dined at the club, at hours mathematically fixed, in the same room, at the same table, never taking his meals with other members, much less bringing a guest with him; and went home at exactly midnight, only to retire at once to bed. He never used the cosy chambers which the Reform provides for its favoured members. , , . , , - .
37He passed ten hours out of the twenty-four in Saville Row, either in sleeping or making his toilet. , .
38When he chose to take a walk it was with a regular step in the entrance hall with its mosaic flooring, or in the circular gallery with its dome supported by twenty red porphyry Ionic columns, and illumined by blue painted windows. , , , , , .
39When he breakfasted or dined all the resources of the club its kitchens and pantries, its buttery and dairy aided to crowd his table with their most succulent stores; he was served by the gravest waiters, in dress coats, and shoes with swan-skin soles, who proffered the viands in special porcelain, and on the finest linen; club decanters, of a lost mould, contained his sherry, his port, and his cinnamon-spiced claret; while his beverages were refreshingly cooled with ice, brought at great cost from the American lakes. , , , ; , , ; , , , , ; , , , : .
40If to live in this style is to be eccentric, it must be confessed that there is something good in eccentricity. , , , , !
41The mansion in Saville Row, though not sumptuous, was exceedingly comfortable. - , .
42The habits of its occupant were such as to demand but little from the sole domestic, but Phileas Fogg required him to be almost superhumanly prompt and regular. . .
43On this very 2nd of October he had dismissed James Forster, because that luckless youth had brought him shaving-water at eighty-four degrees Fahrenheit instead of eighty-six; and he was awaiting his successor, who was due at the house between eleven and half-past. , 2 , , , , ; , .
44Phileas Fogg was seated squarely in his armchair, his feet close together like those of a grenadier on parade, his hands resting on his knees, his body straight, his head erect; he was steadily watching a complicated clock which indicated the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the days, the months, and the years. , , ; , , , , , , , .
45At exactly half-past eleven Mr. Fogg would, according to his daily habit, quit Saville Row, and repair to the Reform. , , -.
46A rap at this moment sounded on the door of the cosy apartment where Phileas Fogg was seated, and James Forster, the dismissed servant, appeared. , . .
47The new servant, said he. , .
48A young man of thirty advanced and bowed. .
49You are a Frenchman, I believe, asked Phileas Fogg, and your name is John? ? .
50Jean, if monsieur pleases, replied the newcomer, Jean Passepartout, a surname which has clung to me because I have a natural aptness for going out of one business into another. , , , [ . passe partouf, ; , ]. , , .
51I believe Im honest, monsieur, but, to be outspoken, Ive had several trades. , , , , .
52Ive been an itinerant singer, a circus-rider, when I used to vault like Leotard, and dance on a rope like Blondin. Then I got to be a professor of gymnastics, so as to make better use of my talents; and then I was a sergeant fireman at Paris, and assisted at many a big fire. , , , , , ; , , , , . .
53But I quitted France five years ago, and, wishing to taste the sweets of domestic life, took service as a valet here in England. , , , .
54Finding myself out of place, and hearing that Monsieur Phileas Fogg was the most exact and settled gentleman in the United Kingdom, I have come to monsieur in the hope of living with him a tranquil life, and forgetting even the name of Passepartout. , , ,
55Passepartout suits me, responded Mr. Fogg. . , .
56You are well recommended to me; I hear a good report of you. , .
57You know my conditions? ?
58Yes, monsieur. , .
59Good! .
60What time is it? ?
61Twenty-two minutes after eleven, returned Passepartout, drawing an enormous silver watch from the depths of his pocket. , , .
62You are too slow, said Mr. Fogg. , .
63Pardon me, monsieur, it is impossible , , .
64You are four minutes too slow. .
65No matter; its enough to mention the error. . .
66Now from this moment, twenty-nine minutes after eleven, a.m., this Wednesday, 2nd October, you are in my service. , , , .
67Phileas Fogg got up, took his hat in his left hand, put it on his head with an automatic motion, and went off without a word. , , , , .
68Passepartout heard the street door shut once; it was his new master going out. He heard it shut again; it was his predecessor, James Forster, departing in his turn. , : ; : .
69Passepartout remained alone in the house in Saville Row. -.
70Chapter II ,
71In which Passepartout is Convinced that he has at Last Found His Ideal , , ,
72Faith, muttered Passepartout, somewhat flurried, Ive seen people at Madame Tussauds as lively as my new master! , , , , !
73Madame Tussauds people, let it be said, are of wax, and are much visited in London; speech is all that is wanting to make them human. , , , , , , .
74During his brief interview with Mr. Fogg, Passepartout had been carefully observing him. , .
75He appeared to be a man about forty years of age, with fine, handsome features, and a tall, well-shaped figure; his hair and whiskers were light, his forehead compact and unwrinkled, his face rather pale, his teeth magnificent. , , , ; , , .
76His countenance possessed in the highest degree what physiognomists call repose in action, a quality of those who act rather than talk. ; , , , , , .
77Calm and phlegmatic, with a clear eye, Mr. Fogg seemed a perfect type of that English composure which Angelica Kauffmann has so skilfully represented on canvas. , , , , : , , , .
78Seen in the various phases of his daily life, he gave the idea of being perfectly well-balanced, as exactly regulated as a Leroy chronometer. , , , .
79Phileas Fogg was, indeed, exactitude personified, and this was betrayed even in the expression of his very hands and feet; for in men, as well as in animals, the limbs themselves are expressive of the passions. , , , , , .
80He was so exact that he was never in a hurry, was always ready, and was economical alike of his steps and his motions. - , , .
81He never took one step too many, and always went to his destination by the shortest cut; he made no superfluous gestures, and was never seen to be moved or agitated. . , .
82He was the most deliberate person in the world, yet always reached his destination at the exact moment. , . .
83He lived alone, and, so to speak, outside of every social relation; and as he knew that in this world account must be taken of friction, and that friction retards, he never rubbed against anybody. , , , . , , , , , .
84As for Passepartout, he was a true Parisian of Paris. Since he had abandoned his own country for England, taking service as a valet, he had in vain searched for a master after his own heart. , , , , , .
85Passepartout was by no means one of those pert dunces depicted by Moliere with a bold gaze and a nose held high in the air; he was an honest fellow, with a pleasant face, lips a trifle protruding, soft-mannered and serviceable, with a good round head, such as one likes to see on the shoulders of a friend. , , , , . ! , , - - , , , , .
86His eyes were blue, his complexion rubicund, his figure almost portly and well-built, his body muscular, and his physical powers fully developed by the exercises of his younger days. , , , ; , , , .
87His brown hair was somewhat tumbled; for, while the ancient sculptors are said to have known eighteen methods of arranging Minervas tresses, Passepartout was familiar with but one of dressing his own: three strokes of a large-tooth comb completed his toilet. . , : - .
88It would be rash to predict how Passepartouts lively nature would agree with Mr. Fogg. , , .
89It was impossible to tell whether the new servant would turn out as absolutely methodical as his master required; experience alone could solve the question. , ? .
90Passepartout had been a sort of vagrant in his early years, and now yearned for repose; but so far he had failed to find it, though he had already served in ten English houses. , , , . , . .
91But he could not take root in any of these; with chagrin, he found his masters invariably whimsical and irregular, constantly running about the country, or on the look-out for adventure. , . , , . .
92His last master, young Lord Longferry, Member of Parliament, after passing his nights in the Haymarket taverns, was too often brought home in the morning on policemens shoulders. , , , , -, .
93Passepartout, desirous of respecting the gentleman whom he served, ventured a mild remonstrance on such conduct; which, being ill-received, he took his leave. , , , , .
94Hearing that Mr. Phileas Fogg was looking for a servant, and that his life was one of unbroken regularity, that he neither travelled nor stayed from home overnight, he felt sure that this would be the place he was after. , , , . . , , , , , .
95He presented himself, and was accepted, as has been seen. .
96At half-past eleven, then, Passepartout found himself alone in the house in Saville Row. , . -.
97He begun its inspection without delay, scouring it from cellar to garret. .
98So clean, well-arranged, solemn a mansion pleased him; it seemed to him like a snails shell, lighted and warmed by gas, which sufficed for both these purposes. , , , , . , , : .
99When Passepartout reached the second story he recognised at once the room which he was to inhabit, and he was well satisfied with it. . .
100Electric bells and speaking-tubes afforded communication with the lower stories; while on the mantel stood an electric clock, precisely like that in Mr. Foggs bedchamber, both beating the same second at the same instant. . , , .
101Thats good, thatll do, said Passepartout to himself. , , .
102He suddenly observed, hung over the clock, a card which, upon inspection, proved to be a programme of the daily routine of the house. , , . . .
103It comprised all that was required of the servant, from eight in the morning, exactly at which hour Phileas Fogg rose, till half-past eleven, when he left the house for the Reform Club all the details of service, the tea and toast at twenty-three minutes past eight, the shaving-water at thirty-seven minutes past nine, and the toilet at twenty minutes before ten. , , , , -: , , ..
104Everything was regulated and foreseen that was to be done from half-past eleven a.m. till midnight, the hour at which the methodical gentleman retired. , , , , , . .
105Mr. Foggs wardrobe was amply supplied and in the best taste. , .
106Each pair of trousers, coat, and vest bore a number, indicating the time of year and season at which they were in turn to be laid out for wearing; and the same system was applied to the masters shoes. , , , , , , . .
107In short, the house in Saville Row, which must have been a very temple of disorder and unrest under the illustrious but dissipated Sheridan, was cosiness, comfort, and method idealised. , - , .
108There was no study, nor were there books, which would have been quite useless to Mr. Fogg; for at the Reform two libraries, one of general literature and the other of law and politics, were at his service. , , : - , , .
109A moderate-sized safe stood in his bedroom, constructed so as to defy fire as well as burglars; but Passepartout found neither arms nor hunting weapons anywhere; everything betrayed the most tranquil and peaceable habits. , . , . .
110Having scrutinised the house from top to bottom, he rubbed his hands, a broad smile overspread his features, and he said joyfully, , , :
111This is just what I wanted! ! !
112Ah, we shall get on together, Mr. Fogg and I! .
113What a domestic and regular gentleman! ! !
114A real machine; well, I dont mind serving a machine. , ! , , .
115Chapter III ,
116In which a Conversation Takes Place which Seems Likely to Cost Phileas Fogg Dear ,
117Phileas Fogg, having shut the door of his house at half-past eleven, and having put his right foot before his left five hundred and seventy-five times, and his left foot before his right five hundred and seventy-six times, reached the Reform Club, an imposing edifice in Pall Mall, which could not have cost less than three millions. - , , -; - .
118He repaired at once to the dining-room, the nine windows of which open upon a tasteful garden, where the trees were already gilded with an autumn colouring; and took his place at the habitual table, the cover of which had already been laid for him. , ; . , .
119His breakfast consisted of a side-dish, a broiled fish with Reading sauce, a scarlet slice of roast beef garnished with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a morsel of Cheshire cheese, the whole being washed down with several cups of tea, for which the Reform is famous. , , , , ; , -.
120He rose at thirteen minutes to one, and directed his steps towards the large hall, a sumptuous apartment adorned with lavishly-framed paintings. , .
121A flunkey handed him an uncut Times, which he proceeded to cut with a skill which betrayed familiarity with this delicate operation. , , , .
122The perusal of this paper absorbed Phileas Fogg until a quarter before four, whilst the Standard, his next task, occupied him till the dinner hour. ; .
123Dinner passed as breakfast had done, and Mr. Fogg re-appeared in the reading-room and sat down to the Pall Mall at twenty minutes before six. . .
124Half an hour later several members of the Reform came in and drew up to the fireplace, where a coal fire was steadily burning. - , .
125They were Mr. Foggs usual partners at whist: Andrew Stuart, an engineer; John Sullivan and Samuel Fallentin, bankers; Thomas Flanagan, a brewer; and Gauthier Ralph, one of the Directors of the Bank of England all rich and highly respectable personages, even in a club which comprises the princes of English trade and finance. , , , : , , , , , .
126Well, Ralph, said Thomas Flanagan, what about that robbery? , , ? .
127Oh, replied Stuart, the Bank will lose the money. , , , , .
128On the contrary, broke in Ralph, I hope we may put our hands on the robber. , , , , .
129Skilful detectives have been sent to all the principal ports of America and the Continent, and hell be a clever fellow if he slips through their fingers. , .
130But have you got the robbers description? asked Stuart. , , ? .
131In the first place, he is no robber at all, returned Ralph, positively. , .
132What! a fellow who makes off with fifty-five thousand pounds, no robber? ! , , ?!
133No. , .
134Perhaps hes a manufacturer, then. , ? .
135The Daily Telegraph says that he is a gentleman. , .
136It was Phileas Fogg, whose head now emerged from behind his newspapers, who made this remark. , .
137He bowed to his friends, and entered into the conversation. , .
138The affair which formed its subject, and which was town talk, had occurred three days before at the Bank of England. , , 29 .
139A package of banknotes, to the value of fifty-five thousand pounds, had been taken from the principal cashiers table, that functionary being at the moment engaged in registering the receipt of three shillings and sixpence. Of course, he could not have his eyes everywhere. . , , : , .
140Let it be observed that the Bank of England reposes a touching confidence in the honesty of the public. There are neither guards nor gratings to protect its treasures; gold, silver, banknotes are freely exposed, at the mercy of the first comer. , , , , , . , , , , . ?
141A keen observer of English customs relates that, being in one of the rooms of the Bank one day, he had the curiosity to examine a gold ingot weighing some seven or eight pounds. He took it up, scrutinised it, passed it to his neighbour, he to the next man, and so on until the ingot, going from hand to hand, was transferred to the end of a dark entry; nor did it return to its place for half an hour. Meanwhile, the cashier had not so much as raised his head. . - ; , , , , , , .
142But in the present instance things had not gone so smoothly. 29 .
143The package of notes not being found when five oclock sounded from the ponderous clock in the drawing office, the amount was passed to the account of profit and loss. , , , , , .
144As soon as the robbery was discovered, picked detectives hastened off to Liverpool, Glasgow, Havre, Suez, Brindisi, New York, and other ports, inspired by the proffered reward of two thousand pounds, and five per cent. on the sum that might be recovered. , , , , , , , , - ; .
145Detectives were also charged with narrowly watching those who arrived at or left London by rail, and a judicial examination was at once entered upon. , , .
146There were real grounds for supposing, as the Daily Telegraph said, that the thief did not belong to a professional band. , , , , .
147On the day of the robbery a well-dressed gentleman of polished manners, and with a well-to-do air, had been observed going to and fro in the paying room where the crime was committed. , 29 , , , .
148A description of him was easily procured and sent to the detectives; and some hopeful spirits, of whom Ralph was one, did not despair of his apprehension. , . , .
149The papers and clubs were full of the affair, and everywhere people were discussing the probabilities of a successful pursuit; and the Reform Club was especially agitated, several of its members being Bank officials. , . , . , - , .
150Ralph would not concede that the work of the detectives was likely to be in vain, for he thought that the prize offered would greatly stimulate their zeal and activity. , , .
151But Stuart was far from sharing this confidence; and, as they placed themselves at the whist-table, they continued to argue the matter. Stuart and Flanagan played together, while Phileas Fogg had Fallentin for his partner. . ; , .
152As the game proceeded the conversation ceased, excepting between the rubbers, when it revived again. , .
153I maintain, said Stuart, that the chances are in favour of the thief, who must be a shrewd fellow. , , ; , , .
154Well, but where can he fly to? asked Ralph. , ! .
155No country is safe for him. , .
156Pshaw! ?
157Where could he go, then? , -, ?
158Oh, I dont know that. The world is big enough. , , .
159It was once, said Phileas Fogg, in a low tone. - , .
160Cut, sir, he added, handing the cards to Thomas Flanagan. ! , .
161The discussion fell during the rubber, after which Stuart took up its thread. . .
162What do you mean by once? : -? .
163Has the world grown smaller? , , ?
164Certainly, returned Ralph. , .
165I agree with Mr. Fogg. .
166The world has grown smaller, since a man can now go round it ten times more quickly than a hundred years ago. , , .
167And that is why the search for this thief will be more likely to succeed. .
168And also why the thief can get away more easily. !
169Be so good as to play, Mr. Stuart, said Phileas Fogg. , ! .
170But the incredulous Stuart was not convinced, and when the hand was finished, said eagerly: .
171You have a strange way, Ralph, of proving that the world has grown smaller. , , , , !
172So, because you can go round it in three months ,
173In eighty days, interrupted Phileas Fogg. , .
174That is true, gentlemen, added John Sullivan. Only eighty days, now that the section between Rothal and Allahabad, on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, has been opened. Here is the estimate made by the Daily Telegraph: , , , , , ; , :
175From London to Suez via Mont Cenis and Brindisi, by rail and steamboats................. 7 days , - , 7
176From Suez to Bombay, by steamer.................... 13 13
177From Bombay to Calcutta, by rail................... 3 3
178From Calcutta to Hong Kong, by steamer............. 13 () 13
179From Hong Kong to Yokohama (Japan), by steamer..... 6 () 6
180From Yokohama to San Francisco, by steamer......... 22 - 22
181From San Francisco to New York, by rail............. 7 - 7
182From New York to London, by steamer and rail........ 9 _____ 9
183Total............................................ 80 days. 80
184Yes, in eighty days! exclaimed Stuart, who in his excitement made a false deal. , ! , .
185But that doesnt take into account bad weather, contrary winds, shipwrecks, railway accidents, and so on. , , , .
186All included, returned Phileas Fogg, continuing to play despite the discussion. , , , .
187But suppose the Hindoos or Indians pull up the rails, replied Stuart; suppose they stop the trains, pillage the luggage-vans, and scalp the passengers! ? . , , ?
188All included, calmly retorted Fogg; adding, as he threw down the cards, Two trumps. , , : !
189Stuart, whose turn it was to deal, gathered them up, and went on: , , , :
190You are right, theoretically, Mr. Fogg, but practically , ,
191Practically also, Mr. Stuart. , .
192Id like to see you do it in eighty days. , !
193It depends on you. .
194Shall we go? .
195Heaven preserve me! ! .
196But I would wager four thousand pounds that such a journey, made under these conditions, is impossible. , .
197Quite possible, on the contrary, returned Mr. Fogg. , , .
198Well, make it, then! , !
199The journey round the world in eighty days? ?
200Yes. !
201I should like nothing better. .
202When? ?
203At once. Only I warn you that I shall do it at your expense. .
204Its absurd! cried Stuart, who was beginning to be annoyed at the persistency of his friend. ! , .
205Come, lets go on with the game. !
206Deal over again, then, said Phileas Fogg. Theres a false deal. , , .
207Stuart took up the pack with a feverish hand; then suddenly put them down again. ; - :
208Well, Mr. Fogg, said he, it shall be so: I will wager the four thousand on it. , , !
209Calm yourself, my dear Stuart, said Fallentin. , , .
210Its only a joke. !
211When I say Ill wager, returned Stuart, I mean it. , , .
212All right, said Mr. Fogg; and, turning to the others, he continued: I have a deposit of twenty thousand at Barings which I will willingly risk upon it. ! . , , : .
213Twenty thousand pounds! cried Sullivan. ! .
214Twenty thousand pounds, which you would lose by a single accidental delay! , - !
215The unforeseen does not exist, quietly replied Phileas Fogg. , .
216But, Mr. Fogg, eighty days are only the estimate of the least possible time in which the journey can be made. , .
217A well-used minimum suffices for everything. .
218But, in order not to exceed it, you must jump mathematically from the trains upon the steamers, and from the steamers upon the trains again. , , !
219I will jump mathematically. .
220You are joking. !
221A true Englishman doesnt joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager, replied Phileas Fogg, solemnly. , , , .
222I will bet twenty thousand pounds against anyone who wishes that I will make the tour of the world in eighty days or less; in nineteen hundred and twenty hours, or a hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred minutes. , , , .
223Do you accept? ?
224We accept, replied Messrs. Stuart, Fallentin, Sullivan, Flanagan, and Ralph, after consulting each other. , , , , , .
225Good, said Mr. Fogg. , .
226The train leaves for Dover at a quarter before


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