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‘You’ve got time for shopping,’ Fix answered. ‘And you’ve got time for lunch.’

Passepartout took his big watch.

‘Lunch?’ he said. ‘It’s 9.52 in the morning!’

‘No, it’s 11.52,’ said Fix. ‘You’ve got London time on your watch. That’s two hours behind Suez time. When you go round the world, time changes. On your journey you’ll have to change the time on your watch for each new country.’

‘What! Change the time on my watch? Never!’ said Passepartout.

Fixsmiled. Five minutes later he said, ‘Here are the shops. You can buy everything here. I think you left London quickly.’

‘Oh yes! Last Wednesday, Mr. Fogg came back from his club at 7.50 in the evening. He usually comes back at midnight. And then we started our journey.’

Fix thought about that. Then he asked, ‘But where is Mr. Fogg going?’

‘Round the world.’

‘Round the world?’

‘Yes, in eighty days. He says it is for a bet.’ ‘Is he rich?’ Fix asked.

‘I think he is,’ said Passepartout. The Frenchman was always ready to talk. ‘He has a lot of new banknotes with him, and he buys things all the time. He gave thecaptain of the Mongolia a lot of money because he wanted to get to Bombay early.’

So thedetective wrote to London and asked for a warrant in Bombay. Phileas Fogg was tall and wore expensive clothes. He left London quickly. He had a lot of money in new banknotes. Phileas Fogg was, Fix thought, the Bank of England thief.

Ten minutes before the Mongolia left Suez, Fix was on the ship with a light bag and some money. He was on his way to Bombay.