In London, meanwhile, betting on Fogg's journey has grown into a national obsession. Although terrified, Passepartout follows the professional matadors into the ring and bravely confronts a bull, becoming a local hero when he survives the bout. When Passepartout joins the dancing with an impromptu performance, Abdullah agrees to loan Fogg his yacht, on the condition that Passepartout participate in the bullfights the next day. While waiting to meet Achmed Abdullah, who owns the fastest boat in the area, the travelers are entertained by flamenco dancers at a restaurant. At the Reform Club, meanwhile, the members read newspaper accounts about Fogg passing over the Maritime Alps.Īfter Passepartout is forced to climb the ropes and fix a broken gas valve, they are compelled to land in a town square in Spain. As they pass a mountain peak, Passepartout takes the opportunity to grab some snow with which to chill Fogg's champagne. Undeterred, Fogg purchases the balloon, called 'La Coquette,' and after taking off in the airship, he and Passepartout sail over the French countryside.

There, Fogg consults with Gasse, the manager of the Thomas Cook travel store, who informs him that an avalanche has closed the route to Spain and recommends they travel by hot-air balloon. Fogg immediately accepts the challenge and, after finishing the game, returns home to fill a carpetbag with money and minimal provisions.įogg and Passepartout then embark on their trip, making Paris, France their first stop. Stewart, a club member, thinks the supposition preposterous and wagers 5,000 pounds that Fogg could not make the journey himself, with three other members joining in and raising the wager to 20,000 pounds. When they debate about how easily a criminal could hide anywhere in the world, Fogg theorizes that it would take only eighty days to travel around the world. After Passepartout meets with Fogg's approval, Fogg plays whist at the club, and discusses the robbery with other members. Overhearing their conversation, the unemployed Passepartout, a jack-of-all-trades, offers his services and is hired on the spot to replace Foster. Foster complains to Roland Hesketh-Baggott, the recruiter, that working for a perfectionist like Fogg is torture.

Elsewhere in London, Fogg's former valet Foster goes to the employment office and quits. When the fastidious Phileas Fogg arrives at the Reform Club, a private men's club, he complains that someone has already read his newspaper. In 1872 London, England, a newspaper headline reports the shocking news that the Bank of England has been robbed.

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