The mysterious habits of Phileas Fogg were recalled; his solitary ways, his sudden departure; and it seemed clear that, in undertaking a tour round the world on the pretext of a wager, he had had no other end in view than to elude the detectives, and throw them off his track.
On rappela ce que l'existence de Phileas Fogg avait de mystérieux, son isolement, son départ subit, et il parut évident que ce personnage, prétextant un voyage autour du monde et l'appuyant sur un pari insensé, n'avait eu d'autre but que de dépister les agents de la police anglaise.