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Chapter 5

           LordAlbemarle,anelderlyparalyticgentleman,wasnowtheonlyadvocateofPhileasFoggleft. Thisnoblelord,whowasfastenedtohischair,wouldhavegivenhisfortunetobeabletomakethetouroftheworld,ifittooktenyears;andhebetfivethousandpoundsonPhileasFogg. Whenthefollyaswellastheuselessnessoftheadventurewaspointedouttohim,hecontentedhimselfwithreplying, "Ifthethingisfeasible,thefirsttodoitoughttobeanEnglishman." 

           TheFoggpartydwindledmoreandmore,everybodywasgoingagainsthim,andthebetsstoodahundredandfiftyandtwohundredtoone;andaweekafterhisdepartureanincidentoccurredwhichdeprivedhimofbackersatanyprice. 

           Thecommissionerofpolicewassittinginhisofficeatnineo’clockoneevening,whenthefollowingtelegraphicdispatchwasputintohishands: 

           SueztoLondon. 

           Rowan,CommissionerofPolice,ScotlandYard: 

           I’vefoundthebankrobber,PhileasFogg.SendwithoutdelaywarrantofarresttoBombay. 

           Fix,Detective. 

           Theeffectofthisdispatchwasinstantaneous. Thepolishedgentlemandisappearedtogiveplacetothebankrobber. Hisphotograph,whichwashungwiththoseoftherestofthemembersattheReformClub,wasminutelyexamined,anditbetrayed,featurebyfeature,thedescriptionoftherobberwhichhadbeenprovidedtothepolice. 

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