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Chapter 19

           "Mr.Fogg’swager,"resumedFix,"isonlyapretext,ofwhichyouandthegentlemenoftheReformaredupes.Hehadamotiveforsecuringyourinnocentcomplicity."

           "Butwhy?"

           "Listen.Onthe28thoflastSeptemberarobberyoffifty-fivethousandpoundswascommittedattheBankofEnglandbyapersonwhosedescriptionwasfortunatelysecured.Hereishisdescription;itanswersexactlytothatofMr.PhileasFogg."

           "Whatnonsense!"criedPassepartout,strikingthetablewithhisfist."Mymasteristhemosthonourableofmen!"

           "Howcanyoutell?Youknowscarcelyanythingabouthim.Youwentintohisservicethedayhecameaway;andhecameawayonafoolishpretext,withouttrunks,andcarryingalargeamountinbanknotes.Andyetyouareboldenoughtoassertthatheisanhonestman!"

           "Yes,yes,"repeatedthepoorfellow,mechanically.

           "Wouldyouliketobearrestedashisaccomplice?"

           Passepartout,overcomebywhathehadheard,heldhisheadbetweenhishands,anddidnotdaretolookatthedetective.PhileasFogg,thesaviourofAouda,thatbraveandgenerousman,arobber!Andyethowmanypresumptionstherewereagainsthim!Passepartoutessayedtorejectthesuspicionswhichforcedthemselvesuponhismind;hedidnotwishtobelievethathismasterwasguilty.

           "Well,whatdoyouwantofme?"saidhe,atlast,withaneffort.

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