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Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 23 summary

Chapter 23 of 37 · 8 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 23, Passepartout trades his clothes for food money and joins an acrobatic troupe to secure passage to America, but spots Phileas Fogg during the performance. He abandons his place in a human pyramid to reach his master, and Fogg pays compensation before they board an American steamer with Aouda.

What happens

  1. Passepartout exchanges his European clothes for a worn Japanese outfit and silver coins, then buys breakfast.
  2. Seeking passage to America, he follows an advertisement to William Batulcar’s troupe and gains work as a clown.
  3. Without rehearsal, Passepartout takes a place at the base of a human pyramid supported on long false noses.
  4. He recognizes his master among the spectators, rushes away from his position, and causes the pyramid to collapse.
  5. Phileas Fogg pays Batulcar compensation, and he, Aouda, and Passepartout board the American steamer at half past six.

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What to notice

Fogg responds to the reunion by directing their departure. Passepartout no longer needs the troupe as his route out of Japan.

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Why does Passepartout leave his position in the human pyramid?

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