Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 17 summary
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In Chapter 17, Passepartout decides that Fix works for the Reform Club and teases him, making the detective fear that his identity is exposed. After a stop in Singapore, rough weather delays the voyage toward Hong Kong, while Fix prepares a conditional plan to reveal his purpose to the servant.
What happens
- Passepartout mistakes Fix for a Reform Club agent and keeps his theory from Phileas Fogg.
- The steamer reaches Singapore early, and Fix secretly follows Fogg and Aouda during their outing.
- The travelers sail toward Hong Kong, hoping to catch the November 6 connection to Yokohama.
- Rough weather forces precautions that delay the ship and anger Passepartout, while Fogg remains calm.
- Passepartout’s teasing convinces Fix that his detective work is suspected, prompting a conditional plan to explain everything.
- Passepartout wonders at Fogg’s apparent lack of feeling for Aouda and complains about the steamer’s speed.
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