PhileasFoggmovedquicklyforthefirstandlasttimeinhislife.HehitFixveryhard. PhileasFoggwasinapolicestationinLiverpool.Helookedathiswatch.Twoo’clock.HehadtobeattheReformClubbefore8.45. At2.33,therewasalotofnoiseinthepolicestation.Thedooropened,andFixranin.Hewasredintheface. ‘Mr.Fogg!’hecried.‘I’msorry.I’mverysorry.Amistake...Mymistake.WehavetheBankofEnglandthiefinprison.Iwasontheship,soIdidn’tknow.’ ThenPhileasFoggmovedquicklyforthefirstandlasttimeinhislife.HehitFixveryhard.Fixfellonthefloorandstayedthere. PassepartoutandAoudacameinandtheyallwentquicklytoLiverpoolrailwaystation.TheLondontrainwasn’tthere.Theyweretoolate. PhileasFoggpaidforatrain.Theyweretheonlypeopleonit.ButwhenthetrainarrivedinLondon,theclockshowed8.50.PhileasFoggwasfiveminuteslate. AoudaandPassepartoutwereunhappieraboutthebetthanPhileasFogg. Thisfinemanhadtwentythousandpoundswithhimatthestartofthejourney.Andnowhehadonethousandpounds. HealsohadtwentythousandpoundsinBaring’sBank,buthehadtopayittohisfivefriendsintheReformClub. AthomeinSavileRow,PhileasFoggstayedinhisroomallday.Hethoughtaboutmoneyandmadeplans. Athalfpastsevenintheevening,hecamedownandspoketoAouda.Hewasnotsadandhewasnotexcited.HelookedatAoudaandsmiled. ‘Aouda,’hesaid,’I’msorry.IbroughtyoutoEnglandandnowIhavethesemoneyproblems.Areyouunhappynow?’ ‘Unhappy!’saidAouda.Shecouldn’ttellhim. ‘Iwasrichbeforethebet,’saidPhileasFogg.’ Ibroughtyouheretoagoodlife,awayfromyourdangerouslifeinIndia.ButnowIdon’thavemuchmoney. But,Aouda,canIgivethismoneytoyou?Please.’ Aoudastoodup.‘Idon’twantanymoney,butIwanttobewithyou.Iwanttobeyourwife.Pleaseaskme.’Shegavehimherhand. PhileasFogglookedintoherbeautifuleyes.Therewasloveinthem. ‘Youknow?’heasked.’DoyouknowthatIloveyou?’ PhileasFoggcalledPassepartout,andhecamequickly.Mr.FogghadAoudashandinhishand.Passepartoutsawthatandhewasvery,veryhappy. ‘Doyouthink,Passepartout,’PhileasFoggsaid,’thatyoucanspeaktoMrWilson,atmychurch?Isittoolateintheday?’ Passepartoutsmiled.‘Itisnevertoolate,’hesaid.Itwas8.05.‘Fortomorrow,Monday?’heasked. ‘Fortomorrow,Monday,’saidPhileasFoggandAouda. Passepartoutranout.At8.35hewasback.Hewasredintheface.andhecouldn’tspeak. ‘Whatisit?’askedPhileasFogg. ‘Mr.Fogg…Please…Mr.Fogg,tomorrow…YouandAouda.Notpossible…’ ‘Notpossible?Why?’askedPhileasFogg. ‘BecausetomorrowisSunday…’ ‘Yes,itis!’criedPassepartout.‘Wemadeamistake.WearrivedinEnglandadayearly.Butyouonlyhavetenminutes.Letsgo,Mr.Fogg! YouwillhavetoruntotheReformClub. Youdoitintwenty-fiveminuteseveryday,buttodayyouhaveonlytenminutes.Run,Mr.Fogg,run!’ HepulledPhileasFoggtothedoor.PhileasFoggran,andhethoughtabouthismistake.Ofcourse!Thetimechangesineverycountry. Whenyougoroundtheworldtothewest,youloseoneday. Butwhenyougoroundtheworldtotheeast,youhaveonemoreday.Butnow,washetoolate?PhileasFoggranthroughLondon. PhileasFogg’sfriendswereatthecardtableintheReformClubthatevening. Whentheclocksaid8.25,Stuartsaid,‘Intwentyminuteshe’llbetoolate. ThelasttrainfromLiverpoolarrivedat7.23,andthenextonearrivesat12.10.We’regoingtowinourbet!’ Nobodysaidanything.Theyweren’treallyhappy.Theydidn’treallywanttowinthebet.TheylikedPhileasFogg.Sotheyplayedcardsandsaidnothing. ‘Eightforty-three,’saidStuart. Twomoreminutes.Thefivemenlookedsadderandsadder.Theywatchedthedoorandwaited. Amoment–averyshortmoment–before8.45,PhileasFoggopenedthedoorandsaidquietly,‘HereIam,myfriends.’ ‘NowIamarichmanagain,’saidPhileasFogg,’soI’llaskyouagain.Doyouwanttobemywife?’ ‘Yes,’saidAouda.‘Butyouwereapoormanwhenyouaskedme.Andnowyou’rearichmanagain,sodoyouwanttobemyhusband?’ Passepartoutdidnotwaitfortheanswer.HerantothechurchandtoldMr.Wilson. 
