As he was going out, he met Passepartout, who asked him if it would not be well, before taking the train, to purchase some dozens of Enfield rifles and Colt's revolvers.
Sur le trottoir, il trouva son domestique, qui lui demanda si, avant de prendre le chemin de fer du Pacifique, il ne serait pas prudent d'acheter quelques douzaines de carabines Enfield ou de revolvers Colt.