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1WHICH ONCE MORE DEMONSTRATES THE USELESSNESS OF PASSPORTS AS AIDS TO DETECTIVES The detective passed down the quay, and
2rapidly made his way to the consul's office, where he was at once admitted to the presence of that official. "Consul,"
3said he, without preamble, "I have strong reasons for believing that my man is a passenger on the 'Mongolia.'" And he
4narrated what had just passed concerning the passport. "Well, Mr. Fix," replied the consul, "I shall not be sorry to see
5the rascal's face; but perhaps he won't come here--that is, if he is the person you suppose him to be. A robber doesn't
6quite like to leave traces of his flight behind him; and, besides, he is not obliged to have his passport
7countersigned." "If he is as shrewd as I think he is, consul, he will come." "To have his passport visaed?" "Yes.
8Passports are only good for annoying honest folks, and aiding in the flight of rogues. I assure you it will be quite the
9thing for him to do; but I hope you will not visa the passport." "Why not? If the passport is genuine I have no right to
10refuse." "Still, I must keep this man here until I can get a warrant to arrest him from London." "Ah, that's your
11look-out. But I cannot--" The consul did not finish his sentence, for as he spoke a knock was heard at the door, and two
12strangers entered, one of whom was the servant whom Fix had met on the quay. The other, who was his master, held out his
13passport with the request that the consul would do him the favour to visa it. The consul took the document and carefully
14read it, whilst Fix observed, or rather devoured, the stranger with his eyes from a corner of the room. "You are Mr.
15Phileas Fogg?" said the consul, after reading the passport. "I am." "And this man is your servant?" "He is: a Frenchman,
16named Passepartout." "You are from London?" "Yes." "And you are going--" "To Bombay." "Very good, sir. You know that a
17visa is useless, and that no passport is required?" "I know it, sir," replied Phileas Fogg; "but I wish to prove, by
18your visa, that I came by Suez." "Very well, sir." The consul proceeded to sign and date the passport, after which he
19added his official seal. Mr. Fogg paid the customary fee, coldly bowed, and went out, followed by his servant. "Well?"
20queried the detective. "Well, he looks and acts like a perfectly honest man," replied the consul. "Possibly; but that is
21not the question. Do you think, consul, that this phlegmatic gentleman resembles, feature by feature, the robber whose
22description I have received?" "I concede that; but then, you know, all descriptions--" "I'll make certain of it,"
23interrupted Fix. "The servant seems to me less mysterious than the master; besides, he's a Frenchman, and can't help
24talking. Excuse me for a little while, consul." Fix started off in search of Passepartout. Meanwhile Mr. Fogg, after
25leaving the consulate, repaired to the quay, gave some orders to Passepartout, went off to the "Mongolia" in a boat, and
26descended to his cabin. He took up his note-book, which contained the following memoranda: "Left London, Wednesday,
27October 2nd, at 8.45 p.m. "Reached Paris, Thursday, October 3rd, at 7.20 a.m. "Left Paris, Thursday, at 8.40 a.m.
28"Reached Turin by Mont Cenis, Friday, October 4th, at 6.35 a.m. "Left Turin, Friday, at 7.20 a.m. "Arrived at Brindisi,
29Saturday, October 5th, at 4 p.m. "Sailed on the 'Mongolia,' Saturday, at 5 p.m. "Reached Suez, Wednesday, October 9th,
30at 11 a.m. "Total of hours spent, 158½; or, in days, six days and a half." These dates were inscribed in an itinerary
31divided into columns, indicating the month, the day of the month, and the day for the stipulated and actual arrivals at
32each principal point Paris, Brindisi, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, New York,
33and London--from the 2nd of October to the 21st of December; and giving a space for setting down the gain made or the
34loss suffered on arrival at each locality. This methodical record thus contained an account of everything needed, and
35Mr. Fogg always knew whether he was behind-hand or in advance of his time. On this Friday, October 9th, he noted his
36arrival at Suez, and observed that he had as yet neither gained nor lost. He sat down quietly to breakfast in his cabin,
37never once thinking of inspecting the town, being one of those Englishmen who are wont to see foreign countries through
38the eyes of their domestics.
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