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Chapter 8

           Andtheworthyfellowreturnedthewatchtoitsfobwithadefiantgesture. Afterafewminutessilence,Fixresumed: "YouleftLondonhastily,then?" 

           "Iratherthinkso!LastFridayateighto’clockintheevening,MonsieurFoggcamehomefromhisclub,andthree-quartersofanhourafterwardswewereoff." 

           "Butwhereisyourmastergoing?" 

           "Alwaysstraightahead.Heisgoingroundtheworld." 

           "Roundtheworld?"criedFix. 

           "Yes,andineightydays!Hesaysitisonawager;but,betweenus,Idon’tbelieveawordofit. Thatwouldn’tbecommonsense.There’ssomethingelseinthewind." 

           "Ah!Mr.Foggisacharacter,ishe?" 

           "Ishouldsayhewas." 

           "Isherich?" 

           "Nodoubt,forheiscarryinganenormoussuminbrandnewbanknoteswithhim.Andhedoesn’tsparethemoneyontheway,either:hehasofferedalargerewardtotheengineeroftheMongoliaifhegetsustoBombaywellinadvanceoftime." 

           "Andyouhaveknownyourmasteralongtime?" 

           "Why,no;IenteredhisservicetheverydayweleftLondon." 

           Theeffectoftheserepliesuponthealreadysuspiciousandexciteddetectivemaybeimagined. 

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