Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 6 summary
Chapter 6 of 37 · 6 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 6, Fix waits at Suez for the Mongolia, hoping to identify the bank robber among its passengers and earn a reward. When a servant presents his master’s passport, Fix finds that its description matches the suspect’s and insists that the master visit the consul personally.
What happens
- Fix waits with the British consul at Suez and boasts that his instincts help him recognize criminals.
- The consul questions whether a description resembling an honest man provides enough help.
- Fix considers possible escape routes while awaiting the steamer, which arrives at eleven.
- A passenger asks Fix for directions to the English consulate and presents his master’s passport.
- Fix recognizes the passport description as matching the robber’s and sends the passenger to fetch his master.
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What to notice
Fix treats an honest appearance as a possible disguise. This belief explains why a respectable description does not lessen his suspicion.
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Why does Fix tell the passenger to fetch his master?
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