Вокруг света за 80 дней

Chapter 3

           Amemorandumofthewagerwasatoncedrawnupandsignedbythesixparties,duringwhichPhileasFoggpreservedastoicalcomposure. Hecertainlydidnotbettowin,andhadonlystakedthetwentythousandpounds,halfofhisfortune,becauseheforesawthathemighthavetoexpendtheotherhalftocarryoutthisdifficult,nottosayunattainable,project. Asforhisantagonists,theyseemedmuchagitated;notsomuchbythevalueoftheirstake,asbecausetheyhadsomescruplesaboutbettingunderconditionssodifficulttotheirfriend. 

           Theclockstruckseven,andthepartyofferedtosuspendthegamesothatMr.Foggmightmakehispreparationsfordeparture. 

           "Iamquitereadynow,"washistranquilresponse. "Diamondsaretrumps:besogoodastoplay,gentlemen." 

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