This noble lord, who was fastened to his chair, would have given his fortune to be able to make the tour of the world, if it took ten years; and he bet five thousand pounds on Phileas Fogg.
A tiszteletre méltó gentleman karosszékéhez volt szögezve, és minden pénzt megadott volna érte, ha körülutazhatja a világot, akár tíz év alatt is. Ötezer fontba (100 000 frank) fogadott Phileas Foggra.