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1IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG AT LAST REACHES LONDON Phileas Fogg was in prison. He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he
2was to be transferred to London the next day. Passepartout, when he saw his master arrested, would have fallen upon Fix
3had he not been held back by some policemen. Aouda was thunderstruck at the suddenness of an event which she could not
4understand. Passepartout explained to her how it was that the honest and courageous Fogg was arrested as a robber. The
5young woman's heart revolted against so heinous a charge, and when she saw that she could attempt to do nothing to save
6her protector, she wept bitterly. As for Fix, he had arrested Mr. Fogg because it was his duty, whether Mr. Fogg were
7guilty or not. The thought then struck Passepartout, that he was the cause of this new misfortune! Had he not concealed
8Fix's errand from his master? When Fix revealed his true character and purpose, why had he not told Mr. Fogg? If the
9latter had been warned, he would no doubt have given Fix proof of his innocence, and satisfied him of his mistake; at
10least, Fix would not have continued his journey at the expense and on the heels of his master, only to arrest him the
11moment he set foot on English soil. Passepartout wept till he was blind, and felt like blowing his brains out. Aouda and
12he had remained, despite the cold, under the portico of the Custom House. Neither wished to leave the place; both were
13anxious to see Mr. Fogg again. That gentleman was really ruined, and that at the moment when he was about to attain his
14end. This arrest was fatal. Having arrived at Liverpool at twenty minutes before twelve on the 21st of December, he had
15till a quarter before nine that evening to reach the Reform Club, that is, nine hours and a quarter; the journey from
16Liverpool to London was six hours. If anyone, at this moment, had entered the Custom House, he would have found Mr. Fogg
17seated, motionless, calm, and without apparent anger, upon a wooden bench. He was not, it is true, resigned; but this
18last blow failed to force him into an outward betrayal of any emotion. Was he being devoured by one of those secret
19rages, all the more terrible because contained, and which only burst forth, with an irresistible force, at the last
20moment? No one could tell. There he sat, calmly waiting--for what? Did he still cherish hope? Did he still believe, now
21that the door of this prison was closed upon him, that he would succeed? However that may have been, Mr. Fogg carefully
22put his watch upon the table, and observed its advancing hands. Not a word escaped his lips, but his look was singularly
23set and stern. The situation, in any event, was a terrible one, and might be thus stated: if Phileas Fogg was honest he
24was ruined; if he was a knave, he was caught. Did escape occur to him? Did he examine to see if there were any
25practicable outlet from his prison? Did he think of escaping from it? Possibly; for once he walked slowly around the
26room. But the door was locked, and the window heavily barred with iron rods. He sat down again, and drew his journal
27from his pocket. On the line where these words were written, "21st December, Saturday, Liverpool," he added, "80th day,
2811.40 a.m.," and waited. The Custom House clock struck one. Mr. Fogg observed that his watch was two hours too fast. Two
29hours! Admitting that he was at this moment taking an express train, he could reach London and the Reform Club by a
30quarter before nine, p.m. His forehead slightly wrinkled. At thirty-three minutes past two he heard a singular noise
31outside, then a hasty opening of doors. Passepartout's voice was audible, and immediately after that of Fix. Phileas
32Fogg's eyes brightened for an instant. The door swung open, and he saw Passepartout, Aouda, and Fix, who hurried towards
33him. Fix was out of breath, and his hair was in disorder. He could not speak. "Sir," he stammered, "sir--forgive
34me--most--unfortunate resemblance--robber arrested three days ago--you are free!" Phileas Fogg was free! He walked to
35the detective, looked him steadily in the face, and with the only rapid motion he had ever made in his life, or which he
36ever would make, drew back his arms, and with the precision of a machine knocked Fix down. "Well hit!" cried
37Passepartout, "Parbleu! that's what you might call a good application of English fists!" Fix, who found himself on the
38floor, did not utter a word. He had only received his deserts. Mr. Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout left the Custom House
39without delay, got into a cab, and in a few moments descended at the station. Phileas Fogg asked if there was an express
40train about to leave for London. It was forty minutes past two. The express train had left thirty-five minutes before.
41Phileas Fogg then ordered a special train. There were several rapid locomotives on hand; but the railway arrangements
42did not permit the special train to leave until three o'clock. At that hour Phileas Fogg, having stimulated the engineer
43by the offer of a generous reward, at last set out towards London with Aouda and his faithful servant. It was necessary
44to make the journey in five hours and a half; and this would have been easy on a clear road throughout. But there were
45forced delays, and when Mr. Fogg stepped from the train at the terminus, all the clocks in London were striking ten
46minutes before nine.[1] Having made the tour of the world, he was behind-hand five minutes. He had lost the wager! [1] A
47somewhat remarkable eccentricity on the part of the London clocks!--TRANSLATOR.
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