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Around the World in 80 Days

Chapter XX

IN WHICH FIX COMES FACE

TO FACE WITH PHILEAS

FOGG

While these events were passing at the opium-house,
Mr. Fogg, unconscious of the danger he was in of losing
the steamer, was quietly escorting Aouda about the streets
of the English quarter, making the necessary purchases for
the long voyage before them. It was all very well for an
Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world
with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel
comfortably under such conditions. He acquitted his task
with characteristic serenity, and invariably replied to the
remonstrances of his fair companion, who was confused by
his patience and generosity:
‘It is in the interest of my journey—a part of my
programme.’
The purchases made, they returned to the hotel, where
they dined at a sumptuously served table-d’hote; after
which Aouda, shaking hands with her protector after the

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