Phileas Fogg was seated squarely in his armchair, his feet close together like those of a grenadier on parade, his hands resting on his knees, his body straight, his head erect; he was steadily watching a complicated clock which indicated the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the days, the months, and the years.
Phileas Fogg, carrément assis dans son fauteuil, les deux pieds rapprochés comme ceux d'un soldat à la parade, les mains appuyées sur les genoux, le corps droit, la tête haute, regardait marcher l'aiguille de la pendule, -- appareil compliqué qui indiquait les heures, les minutes, les secondes, les jours, les quantièmes et l'année.