Mr. Phileas Fogg was an English gentleman who lived in Saville Row in London. He was unmarried and seemed to have no relatives. He didn't hold a regular job but he seemed quite rich. He went to the club every day. He didn't go around town too much. Mr. Phileas Fogg was said to be a gentleman with an orderly mind and regular habits, a person who lived by the clock. He did the same things everyday.
On October 2 1872, Mr. Fogg had engaged a new servant Passepartout. He had fired the previous servant because he had brought in shaving water which was two degrees colder. Passepartout was a talkative Frenchman, who used to do many different jobs before coming to to Mr.Fogg.
Mr. Fogg used to daily go to the club at 11:30 a.m. Passepartout found a program of the daily routine of the house. After reading the program, he came to know that Mr. Fogg did everything timely.
While playing cards, there was discussion about a bank robbery. Someone mentioned that the world is a big place to hide. Then Mr. Fogg said that it is possible to go around the world in just 80 days. He then put a bet that he would travel around the world in just 80 days.
Mr. Phileas Fogg and Passepartout then left for their tour. They had many adventures in their way, one of them was: When Mr. Fogg saw a woman being taken for sacrifice, he quickly saved her and ran away from the procession. He then offered to take her to Hong Kong. Then he came to know that her relative had left two years ago. After that Mr. Fogg, Passepartout and the escaped woman Aouda had nail biting adventures. On the evening of 7th December 1872, Mr. Fogg reached reached back home on the same time he had stated, 8:25 p.m. and 55 seconds.
Notes on Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
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