Unaware of the events that unfolded with Fix the detective and Passepartout, Phileas buys necessary supplies in the english quarter and then decides to go to a hotel with Aouda for dinner. Phileas becomes confused on why Passepartout doesn’t return at bedtime but he didn’t bother worrying about it. When Passepartout didn’t appear in the morning, Phileas kept his cool and packed up to aboard the Carnatic with Aouda. When they arrived to the port, they noticed that the Carnatic wasn’t there and they were informed that the Carnatic left Hong Kong 12 hours earlier than the stated time. It would take another week for another steamer to come. With this news, Fix was ecstatic because that would definitely be enough time to get the warrant to arrest Phileas. Though that hope was quickly demolished when Phileas persuaded a pilot boat to go to Shanghai so they can make it to the San Francisco steamer. They make the bargain and Fix askes to take the ride with them and Phileas accepts. Phileas attempts to make request for gold to find Passepartout before he departs but sadly no one could find him on time before they left to continue their journey.
On the way there, the ship has experienced a typhoon which took 6 hours worth of distance away from their time. After everything calmed down, the wind was slow and dying out which almost cost them the trip. Though, on the Shanghai river, they see the San Francisco steamer leaving at it’s stated time and they try their best to signal that they need to stop the steamer to allow them on. They send them a signal by hoisting their flag and shooting their cannons at it… Meanwhile… after Passepartout passed out, two waiters carried him onto a smoker bed where he rested for three hours. Luckily, he woke up with the thought of duty in mind and struggled to fight against the effects of the narcotics. From instinct alone, he yelled “the Carnatic! The Carnatic!” and then he ran towards the Carnatic right before it was went off. He managed to fall unconscious on deck and he was dragged by sailors into the second cabin. He recollects his thoughts and he hopes that Fix was gotten rid of. He searches throughout the cabins and realizes that he doesn’t see his master and Aouda on board. He starts to think that they aren’t up yet and he asks around to find where they may be. He asks the purser where his master and Aouda could be? The purser breaks the news that there was no young lady on the ship and he gives Passepartout the list of passengers that boarded on the Carnatic. He then realizes that he knew that the schedule for the Carnatic changed and he was going to tell Phileas of it before he got drugged. He feels horrible that he didn’t tell them sooner and he blames himself for them not being able to make it on the Carnatic. He feels devastated about Phileas losing his deal and potentially being arrested. Then, he became depressed on the whole rest of the boat ride there. When he arrived in Japan, he has no money left so he was left to starve by himself. After a while of thinking, he decided to change his garment for japanese clothes so that he could possibly get a job to get cash that will allow him to satisfy his hunger. He wonders around until he finds a sign that says that a acrobatic troupe is going to America for a great attraction. Passepartout is excited to have a chance to go to America so he followed a clown to the Japanese headquarters. After meeting with the Honorable Mr. Batulcar, Passepartout signs up to be a French Clown for the act of a celebrated Japanese Troupe and almost everyone was there to watch the performance. The final act of the performance was a pyramid of actors wearing extremely long noses which is supposed to represent the “Car of Juggernaut”. The artists were grouped to themselves on their long noses and the one who had the base of the act was Passepartout. Passepartout wore a costume with vari-colored wings and a 6 foot nose. The pyramid of actors were getting set up and it almost succeeded until one actor abandoned their role and left into the audience. The actor who ran into the audience was none other than Passepartout who saw Phileas in the crowd and ran to him as soon as he saw him. Everyone reunites with each other and they proceed upon the American Steamer. After boarding the American Steamer, Fix finds out that Passepartout made it back with Phileas and they have reunited together. With this new knowledge, he ends up changing his plan to arrest Phileas because his warrant he just got is currently useless. He meets with Passepartout again to talk with him again and Passepartout gives him a beating for what Fix tried to pull off. After they settled down, Fix explains that he got the warrant to arrest Phileas but the warrant is useless if they are not on english ground. He then explains that his new objective is to make sure that Phileas does go around the world in eighty days so that he’ll return to England where Fix can finally arrest him once and for all. Passepartout reluctantly allies with him but promises that if he sees any sign of betrayal from Fix, he’ll twist his neck. They make the deal and the steamer makes it to San Francisco right on time. When they arrive, they notice that there is a huge protest happening nearby. They try to walk past it but they ended up getting stuck in the protest which apparently was related to England in a bad way. They got stuck in the conflict and were attacked by the protesters. Phileas Fogg was in the way of being attacked until Fix jumped in front of the attack instead of Phileas. Fix took the blow so that they could escape the crowd. Fix followed with them. If I was in this book, I would try to be friends with Phileas Fogg but I would still be cautious of Fix. Even though Fix has proven to be a decent ally to the group recently, he definitely isn’t 100% trustworthy and might betray them at any second. I would try to help out in anyway I could and I would’ve protected whoever I could during the protest. In non serious moments, I would try to bond with Aouda and Passepartout so I can try to cheer them up during the journey. I would try my best to bring hope and courage to the group so they would be determined to complete their goal of going around the world in eighty days. I will comment on Rachna's, Matthew's, and Maddy's amazing blogs!
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They continue their trip through the wilderness with the Elephant until they witness a woman being taken to the pagoda of Pillaji. The guide tells Phileas that the woman is going to be sacrificed against her will and Phileas volunteers to try to rescue her because they have time.
They entered at night and sneaked through the drunken Indians at the temple. Guards were guarding the entrance so they tried to go to the rear of the temple. They attempted to use knifies to remove the bricks of the temple until someone heard them and shrieked. Phileas & co hid from the noise and noticed that guards are now guarding the rear of the temple as well. With no other option in mind, they decided to wait until morning. In the morning, they carried the woman to the sacrifice site and got prepared to burn her alive. All seems hopeless until someone comes up and takes the woman into his arms. It appears to be the old rajah who somehow got resurrected and everyone becomes paralyzed in fear for the moment. The old rajah leaves the area, holding the unconscious woman in his arms, and tells Phileas that it’s time to leave. The old rajah was actually Passepartout in disguise who was wearing the old rajah’s pyre that he wore when he died. The moment when the party of four (Phileas, Passepartout, Sir Francis, and the Guide) disappeared, the Indians found the old rajah’s body and they realized that they were tricked. They tried to follow in pursuit of the party but the party of four was already outta there. After they reached a safe place, Phileas offers to give the Elephant to the guide for his devotion from the whole process and the guide gladly accepts. Then, the woman awoke and she was delighted to see that she was saved. Sir Francis explained the events of what occurred and she was extremely thankful to them. Though, she began to become nervous about the tribe finding her again but Phileas assured her that she will be escorted by him to Hong Kong where she can find shelter there until the affair was over. She gladly accepted the offer. They then reached Benares which has Sir Francis Cromarty’s destination so he parted ways with the group. They arrive to the station in Hong Kong but on the way out of the station they get interrupted by a police officer who wants them to follow him. Phileas agrees because law is sacred to Englishmen but Passepartout is nervous. They are led to a barren room that has barred windows and the officer told them that they will meet with Judge Obadiah at half-past 8. Officer leaves and Aouda, the previously unconscious woman, blames herself and thinks that they were captured because they rescued her but Phileas believes otherwise. At half-past 8, the officer leads them to a courtroom filled with a crowd of europeans and natives in the audience. They meet Judge Obadiah who seems to be a fat, round man who prepared a wig for his head before the trial. He calls the witnesses and three indians appear. Passepartout thought they were the priests who were going to burn the woman alive but it turns out that this trial was for the incident when Passepartout accidently disrespected their temple at Bombay. Fix the detective was watching in the background and was determined to get them detained. Everything was going accordingly to his plan. He set them up by getting the police officers to arrest him on the spot at Hong Kong and to get the witnesses to prove that Passepartout was guilty. The english law protects the religion of the Indian people so Passepartout committed a serious crime. Phileas admits that Passepartout is guilty of that crime and the judge condemns Passepartout either an imprisonment for fifthteen days or a fine of three hundred pounds and as master he also takes blame so Phileas gets condemned for either imprisonment for a week or a fine of one hundred and fifty pounds. Phileas pays the fines because he has the right of bail. In the disappointment of Fix the detective, and Phileas takes his leave with the others onto the carriage. Fix is disappointed because he hoped that Phileas would take the week in jail so he can finally get his warrant to arrest Phileas for the theft. He stamped his feet with disappointment and he plans out his next move. He follows the crew and he knows that Hong Kong is the last English ground that he can arrest him on with the warrant and if he makes it beyond that, it gives Phileas the chance of an almost certain refuge. He realizes that he either needs the warrant to come or he needs to delay Phileas’s departure. He decided that he should warn the english authorities in Hong Kong and he wants to question Passepartout more. The detective walks up and acts surprised to see Passepartout on the Rangoon. Passepartout shows the same expression of shock as he says that he thought that Fix was still in Bombay. Fix explains that his last destination is in Hong Kong and Passepartout starts talking about the events that occurred with the woman. Fix is not interested in the conversation and is disappointed that there wasn’t something he could use for his advantage. The two of them has a glass of gin together and then, Passepartout starts to think of the suspicious habits of Fix the detective. He thinks that Fix might be following Phileas step by step and he is wondering what Fix’s objective is. Then, he theorizes that Fix is an agent of Fogg’s friends from the Reform Club to observe him to make sure he really did go around the world in 80 days. Passepartout becomes excited of his discovery despite it not being Fix’s true intentions. Fix and Passepartout meet again and Passepartout asks if he is going to around the world as well, hinting that he is the agent of Peninsular Company. Fix is confused and starts to assume that Passepartout knows that he is an detective but he worries if Passepartout told Phileas or not. Fix continues to keep his cool and he attends to stick with his original plan. When they landed on Hong Kong, the young woman wasted no time to look for her cousin, Jejeh, though as they looked around, they found out that Jejeh went out to Holland. Phileas offers to take her to Europe and she reluctantly accepts. Fix is outraged by the warrant not coming through, so he plans to tell Passepartout about the theft in hopes to delay Phileas. Fix invites Passepartout to an old building to talk at. While they started drinking, Fix explains everything and asks for Passepartout to help him turn Phileas in to the police. Passepartout declines because Phileas has been a real gentleman. Fix asks for him to forget the conversation and to continue drinking. Then, while Passepartout was distracted, Fix slipped some narcotics into his drink and Passepartout passed out. He plans to make sure that Phileas will not remember to make it to the Carnatic so he wouldn’t depart further into his journey. Currently, Fix’s relationship with Passepartout has gone sour. Before they were on good terms but not anymore. I mean, Fix just put Passepartout to sleep, potentially making him get left behind by Phileas because he needs to be on time for the Carnatic. That was kinda harsh in my opinion. Phileas probably wouldn’t want to leave Passepartout behind because despite Passepartout being Phileas servant, I do believe that Phileas does care for Passepartout. Sadly I am predicting that Phileas Fogg won’t have a choice but to leave his servant behind because he doesn’t know his location and he needs to be on the Carnatic on time. Phileas might be devastated but he probably is going to continue his journey anyway. He also needs to help out Aouda who is looking for her cousin. Aouda is extremely grateful to Phileas and is hopeful that she’ll find her cousin. Even though Phileas cares for both Passepartout & Aouda, I think he should express emotions more. It might be too late for Passepartout but I think Phileas should show more expressions so they can connect more. Aouda seems to be very important to the story so having a bond with her could help benefit Phileas’s quest for going around the world in eighty days. I will comment on Rachna's, Maddy's, & Matthew's wonderful blogs! The book starts to describe the so called “gentleman” called Phileas Fogg who is rich enough to have a mansion and servants to serve him. We meet a person named “Passepartout” who explains that he is a very talented man despite Phileas’s harshness towards him. Passepartout takes the role of the servant to Phileas and starts to investigate the mansion. The mansion is well arranged and sparkly clear, showing gentleman features. Seeing this, Passepartout becomes content with his surroundings and with his “master”.
Then, a group of princes of English trade and finance meet up for a chat. In their chat, they mention that there was a robber who stole 55 thousand pounds from the bank and their only description was that the robber was like a gentleman. They discuss the chances of the robber getting away but they think it isn’t likely due to the fact that you can go around the world in 80 days so the robber is surely going to be caught. They conversate for a bit before they mention that going around in 80 days is impossible, Phileas challenges that notion and bets twenty thousand pounds that it is indeed possible to go around the world in 80 days. Phileas then departs with his servant, Passepartout, onto their journey. His bet became quickly popular and people would bet on either side, though it became one sided against Phileas after a while, due to the fact of the police having suspicion of Phileas being the bank robber who made a bet to travel across the world to escape his deed of thievery. They went through Suez and traveled on the Mongolia while signing on their visas as proof that they made it through there. The detective is convinced that the robber is Phileas so they sent a request to London to arrest him in Bombay. On the way there, the detective talked with the servant and asked if there was a ulterior motive for the trip. The servant said he didn’t know of such a thing and didn’t think much of it. He thinks “I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new.” Then, they proceeded to visa their passport again to reach Bombay with a 2 day lead compared to what was expected for their time. During their visit in Bombay, Passepartout accidently disrespected Indian traditions and he was assaulted at the temple. Passepartout escaped but who knows if that deed will come back to bite him. On their way to Calcutta, it is revealed that the railway isn’t finished and only goes up to the hamlet of Kholby. The servant and Sir Francis (one of his whist partners on the Mongolia) are enraged about this but Phileas, calmly, explains that they can make it to Hong Kong on the 25th to still make it to Calcutta on time. They struggled to find a means of transportation to Hong Kong until Passepartout thinks of using an elephant as transportation. An indian from a hut showed them a elephant that was used for warlike purposes but it has half domesticated. Kiouni, the elephant luckily wasn’t far away and Mr. Fogg decided to buy it for two thousand pounds! The elephant was equipped and readied for the journey ahead. That was my summarization of the book so far. I know that this is an intriguing journey that will have a lot of twist and turns in this book. I am interested in what the detective is going to do and how he plans to arrest Phileas Fogg. I think that the detective will be a big hindrance to Phileas’s plan to go around the world in 80 days. The detective is only going to be an obstacle for Mr. Fogg to overcome. I also do believe that something will go wrong to Philea and his elephant. He will have to depart with his elephant at some moment and I doubt he will be able to take it all the way to Hong Kong. I think that Phileas will somehow find a way to make it there on time in 80 days but we’ll see what happens. This book has been interesting so far and I would like to see how this turns out. |
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