Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 15 summary

What happens

1. A policeman arrests Fogg and Passepartout at the station, and Aouda accompanies them to court.
2. They mistake the priests’ complaint for a charge connected with Aouda’s rescue until Passepartout’s abandoned shoes reveal the Bombay offense.
3. The narrator explains that Fix recruits the priests and arranges the arrest while waiting for his warrant.
4. Judge Obadiah sentences Passepartout to fifteen days in prison and Fogg to one week, with fines for both.
5. Fogg pays two thousand pounds in bail, and Passepartout retrieves his shoes.
6. The travelers take a boat toward the Rangoon at eleven, frustrating Fix, who remains determined to pursue Fogg.

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What to notice

Fogg answers the threat of imprisonment with immediate payment. His money preserves the schedule and defeats Fix’s attempt to hold him.

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