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Chapter 4

           "Roundtheworld!"hemurmured. 

           "Ineightydays,"respondedMr.Fogg."Sowehaven’tamomenttolose." 

           "Butthetrunks?"gaspedPassepartout,unconsciouslyswayinghisheadfromrighttoleft. 

           "We’llhavenotrunks;onlyacarpet-bag,withtwoshirtsandthreepairsofstockingsforme,andthesameforyou. We’llbuyourclothesontheway. Bringdownmymackintoshandtraveling-cloak,andsomestoutshoes,thoughweshalldolittlewalking.Makehaste!" 

           Passepartouttriedtoreply,butcouldnot.Hewentout,mountedtohisownroom,fellintoachair,andmuttered: "That’sgood,thatis!AndI,whowantedtoremainquiet!" 

           Hemechanicallysetaboutmakingthepreparationsfordeparture. Aroundtheworldineightydays!Washismasterafool?No.Wasthisajoke,then?TheyweregoingtoDover;good!ToCalais;goodagain!Afterall,Passepartout,whohadbeenawayfromFrancefiveyears,wouldnotbesorrytosetfootonhisnativesoilagain. PerhapstheywouldgoasfarasParis,anditwoulddohiseyesgoodtoseeParisoncemore. Butsurelyagentlemansocharyofhisstepswouldstopthere;nodoubtbut,then,itwasnonethelesstruethathewasgoingaway,thissodomesticpersonhitherto! 

           Byeighto’clockPassepartouthadpackedthemodestcarpet-bag,containingthewardrobesofhismasterandhimself;then,stilltroubledinmind,hecarefullyshutthedoorofhisroom,anddescendedtoMr.Fogg. 

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