The professor.....older, learned white man.........said he would use trains..........hot air balloons........................etc.......to make the trip......in 80 days or less.....
The three visit Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, and the Wild West.
After sailing across the Atlantic, and only hours short of winning his
wager, Fogg is arrested upon arrival at Liverpool, by the diligent yet
misguided Inspector Fix.
At the jail, the humiliated Fix informs Fogg that the real culprit was caught in Brighton.
Though he is now exonerated of the charges, he has no time to get to
London and has thus lost everything – except the love of the winsome
Aouda. Salvation is at hand when, upon returning to London, Passepartout
buys a newspaper and sees it is still Saturday. Fogg then realizes that
by traveling east towards the rising sun and by crossing the International Date Line
they have gained a day. There is still time to reach the Reform Club
and win the bet. Fogg unexpectedly arrives at the club just before the
clock's chime at 8:45 pm. Aouda and Passepartout then arrive, surprising
everyone as no woman has entered the Reform Club before.
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