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Around the World in 80 Days
he was behind-hand or in advance of his time. On this
Friday, October 9th, he noted his arrival at Suez, and
observed that he had as yet neither gained nor lost. He sat
down quietly to breakfast in his cabin, never once
thinking of inspecting the town, being one of those
Englishmen who are wont to see foreign countries
through the eyes of their domestics.
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