Chance alone, it was clear, had brought Colonel Proctor on this train; but there he was, and it was necessary, at all hazards, that Phileas Fogg should not perceive his adversary.
Évidemment, c'était le hasard seul qui avait amené dans ce train le colonel Proctor, mais enfin il y était, et il fallait empêcher à tout prix que Phileas Fogg aperçut son adversaire.