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Around the World in 80 Days

‘Colonel Stamp Proctor.’
The human tide now swept by, after overturning Fix,
who speedily got upon his feet again, though with tattered
clothes. Happily, he was not seriously hurt. His travelling

overcoat was divided into two unequal parts, and his
trousers resembled those of certain Indians, which fit less
compactly than they are easy to put on. Aouda had
escaped unharmed, and Fix alone bore marks of the fray in
his black and blue bruise.
‘Thanks,’ said Mr. Fogg to the detective, as soon as
they were out of the crowd.
‘No thanks are necessary,’ replied. Fix; ‘but let us go.’
‘Where?’
‘To a tailor’s.’
Such a visit was, indeed, opportune. The clothing of
both Mr. Fogg and Fix was in rags, as if they had
themselves been actively engaged in the contest between
Camerfield and Mandiboy. An hour after, they were once
more suitably attired, and with Aouda returned to the
International Hotel.
Passepartout was waiting for his master, armed with half
a dozen six-barrelled revolvers. When he perceived Fix,
he knit his brows; but Aouda having, in a few words, told
him of their adventure, his countenance resumed its placid

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