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1、TheProjectGutenbergEBookofAroundtheWorldin80Days,byJulesVerneThiseBookisfortheuseofanyoneanywhereatnocostandwithalmostnorestrictionswhatsoever.Youmaycopyit,giveitawayorre-useitunderthetermsoftheProjectGutenbergLicenseincludedwiththiseBTitle:AroundtheWorldin80DaysAuthor:JulesVerneReleaseDate:May15,20
2、08EBook#103Lastupdated:February18,2012Lastupdated:May5,2012Language:English*STARTOFTHISPROJECTGUTENBERGEBOOKAROUNDTHEWORLDIN80DAYS*AROUNDTHEWORLDINEIGHTYDAYSByJulesVerneCONTENTSCHAPTERIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGANDPASSEPARTOUTACCEPTEACHOTHER,THEONEASMASTER,THEOTHERASMANIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTISCONVINCEDTHATHE
3、HASATLASTFOUNDHISIDEALIIIINWHICHACONVERSATIONTAKESPLACEWHICHSEEMSLIKELYTOCOSTPHILEASFOGGDEARIVINWHICHPHILEASFOGGASTOUNDSPASSEPARTOUT,HISSERVANTVINWHICHANEWSPECIESOFFUNDS,UNKNOWNTOTHEMONEYEDMEN,APPEARSONCHANGEVIINWHICHFIX,THEDETECTIVE,BETRAYSAVERYNATURALIMPATIENCEVIIWHICHONCEMOREDEMONSTRATESTHEUSELES
4、SNESSOFPASSPORTSASAIDSTOdETECTIVESVIIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTTALKSRATHERMORE,PERHAPS,THANISPRUDENTIXINWHICHTHEREDSEAANDTHEINDIANOCEANPROVEPROPITIOUSTOTHEDESIGNSOFPHILEASFOGGXINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTISONLYTOOGLADTOGETOFFWITHTHELOSSOFHISSHOESXIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGSECURESACURIOUSMEANSOFCONVEYANCEATAFABULOUSPRICEX
5、IIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGANDHISCOMPANIONSVENTUREACROSSTHEINDIANFORESTS,ANDWHATENSUEDXIIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTRECEIVESANEWPROOFTHATFORTUNEFAVORSTHEBRAVEXIVINWHICHPHILEASFOGGDESCENDSTHEWHOLELENGTHOFTHEBEAUTIFULVALLEYOFTHEGANGESWITHOUTEVERTHINKINGOFSEEINGITXVINWHICHTHEBAGOFBANKNOTESDISGORGESSOMETHOUSANDSOFPOU
6、NDSMOREXVIINWHICHFIXDOESNOTSEEMTOUNDERSTANDINTHELEASTWHATISSAIDTOHIMXVIISHOWINGWHATHAPPENEDONTHEVOYAGEFROMSINGAPORETOHONGKONGXVIIIINWHICHPHILEASFOGG,PASSEPARTOUT,ANDFIXGOEACHABOUTHISBUSINESSXIXINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTTAKESATOOGREATINTERESTINHISMASTER,ANDWHATCOMESOFITXXINWHICHFIXCOMESFACETOFACEWITHPHILEAS
7、FOGGXXIINWHICHTHEMASTEROFTHETANKADERERUNSGREATRISKOFLOSINGAREWARDOFTWOHUNDREDPOUNDSXXIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTFINDSOUTTHAT,EVENATTHEANTIPODES,ITISCONVENIENTTOHAVESOMEMONEYINONESPOCKETXXIIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTSNOSEBECOMESOUTRAGEOUSLYLONGXXIVDURINGWHICHMR.FOGGANDPARTYCROSSTHEPACIFICOCEANXXVINWHICHASLIGHTGL
8、IMPSEISHADOFSANFRANCISCOXXVI INWHICHPHILEASFOGGANDPARTYTRAVELBYTHEPACIFICRAILROADXXVIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTUNDERGOES,ATASPEEDOFTWENTYMILESANHOUR,ACOURSEOFMORMONHISTORYXXVIIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTDOESNOTSUCCEEDINMAKINGANYBODYLISTENTOREASONXXIXINWHICHCERTAININCIDENTSARENARRATEDWHICHAREONLYTOBEMETWITHONAMER
9、ICANRAILROADSXXXINWHICHPHILEASFOGGSIMPLYDOESHISDUTYXXXIINWHICHFIX,THEDETECTIVE,CONSIDERABLYFURTHERSTHEINTERESTSOFPHILEASFOGGXXXIIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGENGAGESINADIRECTSTRUGGLEWITHBADFORTUNEXXXIIIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGSHOWSHIMSELFEQUALTOTHEOCCASIONXXXIVINWHICHPHILEASFOGGATLASTREACHESLONDONXXXVINWHICHPHILEASF
10、OGGDOESNOTHAVETOREPEATHISORDERSTOPASSEPARTOUTTWICEXXXVIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGSNAMEISONCEMOREATAPREMIUMONCHANGEXXXVIIINWHICHITISSHOWNTHATPHILEASFOGGGAINEDNOTHINGBYHISTOURAROUNDTHEWORLD,UNLESSITWEREHAPPINESSChapterIINWHICHPHILEASFOGGANDPASSEPARTOUTACCEPTEACHOTHER,THEONEASMASTER,THEOTHERASMANMr.PhileasFogg
11、lived,in1872,atNo.7,SavilleRow,BurlingtonGardens,thehouseinwhichSheridandiedin1814.Hewasoneofthemostnoticeablemembers of the Reform Club, though he seemed always to avoid attractingattention;anenigmaticalpersonage,aboutwhomlittlewasknown,exceptthathewasapolishedmanoftheworld.Peoplesaidthatheresemble
12、dByronatleastthathisheadwasByronic;buthewasabearded,tranquilByron,whomightliveonathousandyearswithoutgrowingold.CertainlyanEnglishman,itwasmoredoubtfulwhetherPhileasFoggwasaLondoner.HewasneverseenonChange,norattheBank,norinthecounting-roomsoftheCity;noshipsevercameintoLondondocksofwhichhewastheowner
13、;hehadnopublicemployment;hehadneverbeenenteredatanyoftheInnsofCourt,eitherattheTemple,orLincolnsInn,orGraysInn;norhadhisvoice ever resounded in the Court of Chancery, or in the Exchequer, or theQueens Bench, or the Ecclesiastical Courts. He certainly was not amanufacturer; nor was he a merchant or a
14、 gentleman farmer. His name wasstrangetothescientificandlearnedsocieties,andheneverwasknowntotakepartinthesagedeliberationsoftheRoyalInstitutionortheLondonInstitution,theArtisansAssociation,ortheInstitutionofArtsandSciences.Hebelonged,infact,tononeofthenumeroussocietieswhichswarmintheEnglishcapital,
15、fromtheHarmonictothatoftheEntomologists,foundedmainlyforthepurposeofabolishingperniciousinsects.PhileasFoggwasamemberoftheReform,andthatwasall.Thewayinwhichhegotadmissiontothisexclusiveclubwassimpleenough.HewasrecommendedbytheBarings,withwhomhehadanopencredit.Hischequeswereregularlypaidatsightfromhi
16、saccountcurrent,whichwasalwaysflush.WasPhileasFoggrich?Undoubtedly.Butthosewhoknewhimbestcouldnotimaginehowhehadmadehisfortune,andMr.Foggwasthelastpersontowhomtoapplyfortheinformation.Hewasnotlavish,nor,onthecontrary,avaricious;for,wheneverheknewthatmoneywasneededforanoble,useful,orbenevolentpurpose
17、,hesupplieditquietlyandsometimesanonymously.Hewas,inshort,theleastcommunicativeofmen.Hetalkedverylittle,andseemedallthemoremysteriousforhistaciturnmanner.Hisdailyhabitswerequiteopentoobservation;but whateverhedid was so exactly the samething thathe hadalwaysdonebefore,thatthewitsofthecuriouswerefair
18、lypuzzled.Hadhetravelled?Itwaslikely,fornooneseemedtoknowtheworldmorefamiliarly; there was no spot so secluded that he did not appear to have anintimateacquaintancewithit.Heoftencorrected,withafewclearwords,thethousandconjecturesadvancedbymembersoftheclubastolostandunheard-oftravellers,pointingoutth
19、etrueprobabilities,andseemingasifgiftedwithasortof second sight, so often did events justify his predictions. He must havetravelledeverywhere,atleastinthespirit.It was at least certain that Phileas Fogg had not absented himself fromLondonformanyyears.Thosewhowerehonouredbyabetteracquaintancewithhimt
20、hantherest,declaredthatnobodycouldpretendtohaveeverseenhimanywhereelse.Hissolepastimeswerereadingthepapersandplayingwhist.Heoftenwonatthisgame,which,asasilentone,harmonisedwithhisnature;buthiswinningsneverwentintohispurse,beingreservedasafundforhischarities.Mr.Foggplayed,nottowin,butforthesakeofplay
21、ing.Thegamewasinhiseyes a contest, a struggle with a difficulty, yet a motionless, unwearyingstruggle,congenialtohistastes.Phileas Fogg was not known to have either wife or children, which mayhappen to the most honest people; either relatives or near friends, which iscertainlymoreunusual.Helivedalon
22、einhishouseinSavilleRow,whithernonepenetrated.Asingledomesticsufficedtoservehim.Hebreakfastedanddinedattheclub,athoursmathematicallyfixed,inthesameroom,atthesametable,nevertakinghismealswithothermembers,muchlessbringingaguestwithhim;andwenthomeatexactlymidnight,onlytoretireatoncetobed.Heneverusedthe
23、cosychamberswhichtheReformprovidesforitsfavouredmembers.Hepassedtenhoursoutofthetwenty-fourinSavilleRow,eitherinsleepingormakinghistoilet.Whenhechosetotakeawalkitwaswitharegularstepintheentrancehallwithitsmosaicflooring,orinthecirculargallerywithitsdomesupportedbytwentyredporphyryIoniccolumns,andill
24、uminedbybluepaintedwindows. When he breakfasted or dined all the resources of the clubitskitchensandpantries,itsbutteryanddairyaidedtocrowdhistablewiththeirmostsucculentstores;hewasservedbythegravestwaiters,indresscoats,andshoeswithswan-skinsoles,whoprofferedtheviandsinspecialporcelain,andonthefines
25、tlinen;clubdecanters,ofalostmould,containedhissherry,hisport,andhiscinnamon-spicedclaret;whilehisbeverageswererefreshinglycooledwithice,broughtatgreatcostfromtheAmericanlakes.Iftoliveinthisstyleistobeeccentric,itmustbeconfessedthatthereissomethinggoodineccentricity.The mansion in Saville Row, though
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