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Chapter 36

           Thebondswerequoted,nolongeratahundredbelowpar,butattwenty,atten,andatfive;andparalyticoldLordAlbemarlebeteveninhisfavour.

           AgreatcrowdwascollectedinPallMallandtheneighbouringstreetsonSaturdayevening;itseemedlikeamultitudeofbrokerspermanentlyestablishedaroundtheReformClub.Circulationwasimpeded,andeverywheredisputes,discussions,andfinancialtransactionsweregoingon.Thepolicehadgreatdifficultyinkeepingbackthecrowd,andasthehourwhenPhileasFoggwasdueapproached,theexcitementrosetoitshighestpitch.

           ThefiveantagonistsofPhileasFogghadmetinthegreatsaloonoftheclub.JohnSullivanandSamuelFallentin,thebankers,AndrewStuart,theengineer,GauthierRalph,thedirectoroftheBankofEngland,andThomasFlanagan,thebrewer,oneandallwaitedanxiously.

           Whentheclockindicatedtwentyminutespasteight,AndrewStuartgotup,saying,"Gentlemen,intwentyminutesthetimeagreeduponbetweenMr.Foggandourselveswillhaveexpired."

           "WhattimedidthelasttrainarrivefromLiverpool?"askedThomasFlanagan.

           "Attwenty-threeminutespastseven,"repliedGauthierRalph;"andthenextdoesnotarrivetilltenminutesaftertwelve."

           "Well,gentlemen,"resumedAndrewStuart,"ifPhileasFogghadcomeinthe7:23train,hewouldhavegotherebythistime.Wecan,therefore,regardthebetaswon."

           "Wait;don’tletusbetoohasty,"repliedSamuelFallentin."YouknowthatMr.Foggisveryeccentric.

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