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Around the World in 80 Days
Phileas Fogg asked if there was an express train about to
leave for London. It was forty minutes past two. The
express train had left thirty-five minutes before. Phileas
Fogg then ordered a special train.
There were several rapid locomotives on hand; but the
railway arrangements did not permit the special train to
leave until three o’clock.
At that hour Phileas Fogg, having stimulated the
engineer by the offer of a generous reward, at last set out
towards London with Aouda and his faithful servant.
It was necessary to make the journey in five hours and
a half; and this would have been easy on a clear road
throughout. But there were forced delays, and when Mr.
Fogg stepped from the train at the terminus, all the clocks
in London were striking ten minutes before nine.’
Having made the tour of the world, he was behind-
hand five minutes. He had lost the wager!
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