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Chapter 19

           "ButwhodoyouthinkIam?"askedFix,lookingathimintently.

           "Parbleu!AnagentofthemembersoftheReformClub,sentoutheretointerruptmymaster’sjourney.But,thoughIfoundyououtsometimeago,I’vetakengoodcaretosaynothingaboutittoMr.Fogg."

           "Heknowsnothing,then?"

           "Nothing,"repliedPassepartout,againemptyinghisglass.

           Thedetectivepassedhishandacrosshisforehead,hesitatingbeforehespokeagain.Whatshouldhedo?Passepartout’smistakeseemedsincere,butitmadehisdesignmoredifficult.Itwasevidentthattheservantwasnotthemaster’saccomplice,asFixhadbeeninclinedtosuspect.

           "Well,"saidthedetectivetohimself,"asheisnotanaccomplice,hewillhelpme."

           Hehadnotimetolose:FoggmustbedetainedatHongKong,soheresolvedtomakeacleanbreastofit.

           "Listentome,"saidFixabruptly."Iamnot,asyouthink,anagentofthemembersoftheReformClub"

           "Bah!"retortedPassepartout,withanairofraillery.

           "Iamapolicedetective,sentoutherebytheLondonoffice."

           "You,adetective?"

           "Iwillproveit.Hereismycommission."

           PassepartoutwasspeechlesswithastonishmentwhenFixdisplayedthisdocument,thegenuinenessofwhichcouldnotbedoubted.

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