He began to ask himself if this bet that Mr. Fogg talked about was not really in good earnest, and whether his fate was not in truth forcing him, despite his love of repose, around the world in eighty days!
Et il commença à se demander si ce pari de Mr. Fogg n'était pas absolument sérieux, et si la fatalité ne l'entraînait pas, lui qui voulait vivre en repos, à accomplir le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours !