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Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 10 summary

Chapter 10 of 37 · 7 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 10, Phileas Fogg prepares to leave Bombay, while Passepartout enters a temple without knowing its rules and escapes an attack by three priests. Fix cannot obtain a London arrest warrant, but hearing about Passepartout’s offense makes him remain in Bombay as master and servant depart for Calcutta.

What happens

  1. The narrator describes British rule in India and the railway route between Bombay and Calcutta.
  2. Fogg handles his passport business and eats at the station, questioning whether his rabbit dish contains cat.
  3. Fix finds no warrant from London, and the Bombay police director refuses to authorize an arrest.
  4. Passepartout buys clothes, watches a Parsee festival, and enters a temple without removing his shoes.
  5. Three priests attack Passepartout; he fights free and reaches the station barefoot, having lost his purchases.
  6. Fix hears Passepartout’s account and stays in Bombay because an offense occurs there, while Fogg and Passepartout leave.

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What to notice

Fix treats Passepartout’s temple offense as a new opportunity. It makes him abandon his immediate plan to follow Fogg’s train.

Quick check

Why does Fix decide to remain in Bombay?

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