Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 8 summary
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In Chapter 8, Passepartout tells Fix about Phileas Fogg’s money, hurried departure, and journey around the world, making the detective more certain that Fogg is a robber. Fix requests an arrest warrant for Bombay and boards the Mongolia to follow him to India.
What happens
- Fix meets Passepartout on the quay and offers to guide him to a shop for shoes and shirts.
- Passepartout refuses to reset his family watch, although Fix explains that it still shows London time.
- Passepartout describes Fogg’s sudden departure, eighty-day wager, large supply of banknotes, and reward offered to the steamer’s engineer.
- Fix treats these details as confirmation of his suspicions, while Passepartout worries about the gas burner he leaves burning.
- Fix tells the consul his plan, requests a warrant for Bombay, and boards the Mongolia before it sails.
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Passepartout doubts his master’s explanation without knowing another one. His doubt helps Fix treat the journey as a cover for escape.
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Where does Fix plan to arrest Fogg?
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