He was never seen on 'Change, nor at the Bank, nor in the counting-rooms of the "City"; no ships ever came into London docks of which he was the owner; he had no public employment; he had never been entered at any of the Inns of Court, either at the Temple, or Lincoln's Inn, or Gray's Inn; nor had his voice ever resounded in the Court of Chancery, or in the Exchequer, or the Queen's Bench, or the Ecclesiastical Courts.
Men had hem nooit aan de beurs of aan de bank gezien, noch in eenig kantoor der City. Noch de bassins, noch de dokken te Londen hadden ooit eenig schip bevat, dat Phileas Fogg tot reeder had.