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Chapter 1

           HewasrecommendedbytheBarings,withwhomhehadanopencredit. Hischequeswereregularlypaidatsightfromhisaccountcurrent,whichwasalwaysflush. 

           WasPhileasFoggrich? Undoubtedly. Butthosewhoknewhimbestcouldnotimaginehowhehadmadehisfortune,andMr.Foggwasthelastpersontowhomtoapplyfortheinformation. Hewasnotlavish,nor,onthecontrary,avaricious; for,wheneverheknewthatmoneywasneededforanoble,useful,orbenevolentpurpose,hesupplieditquietlyandsometimesanonymously. Hewas,inshort,theleastcommunicativeofmen. Hetalkedverylittle,andseemedallthemoremysteriousforhistaciturnmanner. Hisdailyhabitswerequiteopentoobservation; butwhateverhedidwassoexactlythesamethingthathehadalwaysdonebefore,thatthewitsofthecuriouswerefairlypuzzled. 

           Hadhetravelled? Itwaslikely,fornooneseemedtoknowtheworldmorefamiliarly; therewasnospotsosecludedthathedidnotappeartohaveanintimateacquaintancewithit. Heoftencorrected,withafewclearwords,thethousandconjecturesadvancedbymembersoftheclubastolostandunheard-oftravellers,pointingoutthetrueprobabilities,andseemingasifgiftedwithasortofsecondsight,sooftendideventsjustifyhispredictions. Hemusthavetravelledeverywhere,atleastinthespirit. 

           ItwasatleastcertainthatPhileasFogghadnotabsentedhimselffromLondonformanyyears. Thosewhowerehonouredbyabetteracquaintancewithhimthantherest,declaredthatnobodycouldpretendtohaveeverseenhimanywhereelse. Hissolepastimeswerereadingthepapersandplayingwhist. 

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