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Chapter 3

           "Well,Ralph,"saidThomasFlanagan,"whataboutthatrobbery?" 

           "Oh,"repliedStuart,"theBankwilllosethemoney." 

           "Onthecontrary,"brokeinRalph,"Ihopewemayputourhandsontherobber.SkilfuldetectiveshavebeensenttoalltheprincipalportsofAmericaandtheContinent,andhe’llbeacleverfellowifheslipsthroughtheirfingers." 

           "Buthaveyougottherobber’sdescription?"askedStuart. 

           "Inthefirstplace,heisnorobberatall,"returnedRalph,positively. 

           "What!afellowwhomakesoffwithfifty-fivethousandpounds,norobber?" 

           "No." 

           "Perhapshe’samanufacturer,then." 

           "TheDailyTelegraphsaysthatheisagentleman." 

           ItwasPhileasFogg,whoseheadnowemergedfrombehindhisnewspapers,whomadethisremark.Hebowedtohisfriends,andenteredintotheconversation. Theaffairwhichformeditssubject,andwhichwastowntalk,hadoccurredthreedaysbeforeattheBankofEngland. Apackageofbanknotes,tothevalueoffifty-fivethousandpounds,hadbeentakenfromtheprincipalcashier’stable, thatfunctionarybeingatthemomentengagedinregisteringthereceiptofthreeshillingsandsixpence.Ofcourse,hecouldnothavehiseyeseverywhere. 

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