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The Columbia Broadcasting System presents the MercuryPairer on the Air, Ladies and Gentlemen.
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The star and director of the MercuryTheater orson well Good Evening. On
Thursday July fourteenth, two twenty nine. In the afternoon, Aviator Howard Hughes
said his Big twin motored monoplane World'sFair nineteen thirty nine down at Floyd Bennett
Field for a new record in roundthe world, flying from takeoff to landing,
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a trip of almost fifteen thousand milestook just three days, nineteen hours
and seventeen minutes. That was aboutthree months ago. But back in the
eighteen seventies, so Jules Verne tellsus, a group of English gentlemen made
a wager and what they were confidentwas a sure thing. Their clubmate Phileas
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Fogg, had the fantastic notion thata man traveling from west to east could
get around the world in eighty days. His attempts, as I think you'll
agree, remain at the least moreincredible than mister Hughes's achievements. And that's
the story of adventure and breakneck speedthat Orson Wells and the mercury theater on
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the air, bring to life forus to night Jewels burns around the world
in eighty days with orson Wells.As Phileas Fogg, My name is Phileas
Fogg. I will tell you ofmy personal habits and what I acquire of
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a servants who reads you. Iam a man of simple taste, without
relatives or family. I have mytea and toast at twenty three minutes after
eight, my shaving water at thirtyseven minutes after nine. I dress at
twenty minutes after ten. At twelveo'clock you will serve me my lunch,
consisting of a boiled fish with reddingsauce of the finest quality, a slice
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of roast beef garnished with mushrooms,a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a
piece of cheshar cheese, the wholewashed down with two cups of tea.
With my lunch, I read theLondon Times, but a quart of four
you will bring me the evening standard. At five minutes to six, you
will bring me my hat and cane. I dine at the Reform Club.
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At midnight. You will serve mea glass of ale and of chicken Sandri
agreements. You see that the dutiesof my servant are not ardus. My
present servant has been with me forfour years. I have been forced to
dismiss him. He brought me myshaving water this morning as a temperature of
eighty four degrees fahrenheit instead of eightysix. That is an unpartonable offense.
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You understand you, monsieur, Youare a Frenchman and your name is John
Jean. If it does not displeaseMonsieur Jean Petpartu to be trying, I
have had several trades. I havebeen a traveling singer, a set of
writer, a volter like Leota,a dance randope like Blondin. I have
been a otheto gymnastic, and Iwas Far Jean fireman at PERI. I
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have among my paper's notes of theremarkable fires now wishing to settle down.
And I didn't learn that Monsieur PhileasFog is the most exact and both settled
gentlemen in the United Kingdom. Ihave presented myself to Monsieur with the hope
of living triumphally with him. Youare well recommended to me. Do you
understand my conditions? Yes, sir, what time have you fifty two minutes
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after file h There is a finelarge silver watch you have, but it
is slow. How monsieur, thatis impossible. You are four minutes slow.
That's not at her. It sufficesto note the difference. Then,
from this moment fifty six minutes afterfive o'clock PM, Wednesday, October second,
eighteen seventy two, you're in myservice, and now bring me my
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hat and cane. It's time forme to get to my club. Every
robbery read all about the robbery,my dreams, myself, my day night,
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read all about the robbery. Yeah, damnit ug hmm for hearts,
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my lead, I believe, andmy trick fifty five thousand pounds. That's
a lot of manner. One ofthe directors of the Bank of England,
what about it? Stead to theback will write that office a total ass.
I suppose I believe. On thecontrary, we were great. Soon
put our ends on the thief detectives, the most skillful in the world being
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Central America. In the continent forall the principal bots, they're very difficult
for the men to escape. Queenof Speeds matre chasing, have you had
description of the thief. He's nota thief? What he is not a
thief? The matter has attracted fiftyfive thousand pounds back notes and broad daylight
and the paying over the Bank ofEngland and of hearts. I don't think
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so, I trump you. TheMorning Chronicle assured us he is a gentleman.
The actual moment that the patage ofbanknotes was stolen, our cashier was
altipayed in registering receipt for three shillingsand sixty and his eyes couldn't be everywhere,
but he had before that time noticedthe world ressed gentleman of good manners
and distinguished air going in and outof playing room. You have a very
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exceriate description. I still believe thatthe chances are in favor of the thief.
Seems to be very skillful and determinedon. There's no single country in
the world in which he can takerefuge. Nonsense made you suppose he might
go, Oh, I don't knowabout that. After all, the world
is big enough. It was onceupon a time your turn to cut up.
How once upon a time has theworld grown smaller by it? Without
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doubt, I agree with mister Bob, the world has grown smaller since we
can go around it today in tengames quicker than we good one hundred years
ago. In this robbery case,it's world will make the search more ready.
We'll make the escape of the thiefeasier to You'll leave mister Stuart Diamond
for Trump. Just because it's possiblenow to go around the world in three
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months, in eighty days. Third, since the Great Indian peninsu the railways
open its new section between Osaga andAhallabad, one can go around the world
in eighty days. I have heda calculation made by the Morning Chronicle.
London to Seetz by red and Steamerseven days, Steet to Bombay Steamer,
thirteen days, Bombay to Calcutter railthree days, Calcutters to Hong Kong Steamer
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thirteen days, Hong Kong to YokohomaSteamer six days, Yokohoma to San Francisco
Steamer twenty two days. San Franciscoto New York rail seven days New York
to London steamer and rail nine days. Total eighty days. Yes, if
that makes eighty days not include badweather. Contrary when shipwrecks rare road accidents
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is that it includes everything, evenif the windows of the Indians tear up
the rails if they stop the trainsfront of the cars and scalp the passengers.
It includes everything too trump theoretically allright, mister Fogg, but practically
practically also, mister Stewart, Ilike very much to say you do.
It depends only on you have tostart together. Ah heavens for businesses.
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I willingly weiger four thousand pounds thatthat's the journey made under these conditions as
impossible on the countrary, it isquite possible. Well do it then go
around the world in eighty days.Yes, I'm willing well at once only,
I warn you, mister Stewart,I shall do it at your expense.
Generman's folly. It continued our game. Nor leave, mister Fogg see
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a gamekis there's a miss steal.What's the part I'm taking you up?
I weigher four thousand pounds, O, my dear Steward. Then period when
I use the word where Jess isalways serious. Very well, I have
twenty thousand pounds deposited with bearing brothers. I'm willing to risk them with twenty
thousand pounds. Twenty thousand pounds ofthe slightest ancestine delaye and make you lose.
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The unforeseen does not exist. Letmister Fogg, this period of eighty
days is calculated as a minimum.A minimum well employed is always sufficient.
It means you misjump METI medically fromthe trains into the steamers, from the
steamers under the train. I shalljump mathematically joking. A true Englishman never
jokes from so serious a matters ofwagers in question, gentlemen, I bet
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twenty thousand pounds against two will thatI will go around the world in eighty
days or less, that is,in nineteen hundred and twenty hours or one
hundred and fifteen thousand, two hundredminutes. Do you accept, Yes,
we accept very well. The doverboat starts at dy forty five. I
should take it this that evening,this very evening today is Wednesday, the
second of October. I must beback in London in this very card room
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of the Reform Club. Tell mellon Saturday, the twenty first of December
at eight forty five p m.In the force of which the twenty thousand
pounds at present deposited to my creditswith beerning brothers will be yours, gentlemen.
In fact and by right here isa check check for the full a
month bog. You're taking me fortyfive pains for dover. Would you not
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like to stop the game now andmake your preparation. I am always prepared
to diamonds or trumps. You onlyeat, mister Stewart, pas batoo,
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pasper tu. We meet you,paspertour. It is the second time that
I have called you. It isnot midnight with you. I do nothing,
I know it and I do notfind fault with you. Prepare yourself.
We leave in ten minutes. Notrunks are necessary, only a carpet
bag in it, two woolen shirtsand three pairs of stockings. The same
for you we will purchase on theway. You may bring down my macintosh
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and traveling crook. Also stout shoes, although we will walk, but little
or not at all. Also takethis bag and take good care of it.
There are twenty thousand pounds in it. Yes, monsieur, thinking of
leaving all yes past, buttoo weare going around the world over now eleven
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twenty two. We've gained forty secondsalready. Yes, you have just remembered.
Yes, what is it in myage, monsieur? In my disturbed
state of mind, I have forgot, won't you forgot? What? The
turn off the gas in the kitchen. It will burn nineteen hundred and twenty
hours, a gross piece of negligence, which will be charged against your wages
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the rate of two and one halfcubic feet per hour and three farthings per
cubic foot. On the day ofour return, you will owe me exactly
three shillings and tenpence farthing in thesaloon of the Reform cab our bed.
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Didn't day long the vain its wayinto the press, where it was widely
discussed and pretty sized, sam Ducksaid, said Phileas Fogg. The majority
declared him a visionary the time asa standard. The Evening Star, the
Morning Chronicle, and eight other papersof large circulation repared against mister Fogg.
The Daily Telegraph for loan came outin his favor. Enormous bets were placed
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foreign against him at Lloyd's and amongprivate individuals. Bond was issued, which
was immediately listed on the London stockgeschemes. For a few days. The
market in Phileas Fogg was firm abovefar. Enormous transactions were me five days
after his departure, a long articleappeared in the Billity into the Royal Geographic
Society. He treated the question fromall points of view and demonstrated clearly the
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folly of the enterprise. The articlemade Greek sensations. Phidias Fogg declined buyers
was scarce. The odds against himrose from five and tender one to twenty
to one fifty faintly one hundred toone. At nine o'clock on the ninth
of October, a telegradic dispatch arrivedin London Suez to London Cowen Commissioner of
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Police at the office couple of yards. I had a bank rober Phineas fag
tend without a name, Warrant ofarrest to Bounday, British India. The
tail report follows by mail and followinghim signed six detective left London Wednesday,
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October second, eighteen forty five pm. Left Paris Thursday, October third,
eight forty am. Arrived turilf FridayOctober fourth, six thirty five am.
Left Tura Friday seven twenty am.Arrived Brydesey's Saturday, October fourth four am.
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Board at Mongolia Saturday five pm.Arrived at Suez's Wednesday October ninth,
eleven am two hours games are youwith Vegazine Cautter? My name mistake protected
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the scoffing yard covering the port ofSawares, where mister Stick. It's because
I have strong reasons for believing withthe man who robbed the Bank of England
that fifty five thousand pounds has takenpatage on board the Mongolia. Indeed,
mister Fith, a Frenchman, cameup to the other pier of the passport
which his master decided to have theseaids. The description on this passport is
identical with that which we received fromthe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. I
told him that his master must presenthimself in person at your office to establish
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his identity. I shall be interestedto see that was the heavy robbery,
a magnificent robbery, fifty five thousandpounds and one fifth of the money recovered
for the man who apprehends him.Mister fix, I earnestly hope you are
right. But from a mere cabledescription being that fair, you may be
mistaken that this may be an honestman. Abso, mister councilor. Great
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robbers always resemble honest people, honoredfaces are the very ones that must be
unmasked. It is a difficult taskto solve such mysteries. Is not usaid
so much as an ars. Wedetectives feel these people rather than know them.
If the man is what you suppose, I doubt if he will present
himself at my office. A robberdoes not like to leave behind him the
tracks of his passage. This counselorif he is a shrewd man, as
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I think, he will come tohave this passports dsay, yes, passports
serve only to incommote honest people andto aid the flight of robes. I
promise you that his passport will bein perfect order. That I hope you
are not visier, and why notIf this passport is regular, I have
no right to refuse my visit.But mister councer, I must detain this
man until I have received from Londona warrant for his arrest. You have
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no proof, mister fix this counselor. You know who I am. You
know I represent scott and Yards.You think I would detain an innocent man.
I am asking you to help mecapture a man who has stolen fifty
five thousand pounds. That mister fixesyour business. But I I cannot as
imagine this consul legally come in.You're the consuls, sir, I am,
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here's my popport. May you dovis it you were? You are
phileas fargus quam, Yes, sir, this man is your servant. Yes,
a Frenchman named pasperto you come fromLondon? Yes, and you are
going well? Sir. You knowthis formality of the visail is useless and
that we no longer demand the presentationof the passport. I know it seven.
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I wish to prove by your vizmy tripp to suez une I were,
sir, here it is I thankyou, sir, good day.
Now that will you admit, misterCouncil, that this stigmatic gentleman resembles feature
for feature the robber whose description Ihave thee I agree with you, but
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you know that all the script Ihave a tear of conscience in the matter
that you will not help me,I shall take other steps. His seven
appears to me of a riddle thanthe master. Moreover, he is a
Frenchman who cannot keep from talking.I shall not let him out of my
sight. I shall follow him tothe pot. I shall follow them to
Bombay. If necessary, I shallfollow them around the world the west of
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London. Commissioner of Police coff andYards. I have bank Brober Phyleas Fogg,
send without delay, warrant of therest bomb Day Pick detective from where
to Bombay? Boy John the dentosFog leaves his cabin only to play with
says thirty rubbers a day. Nochance to speak it French servant more communicating,
have exchanged several drinks with him,since his master carries an enormous sum
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of money with him and fresh newbanknotes. He has probas one thousand pounds
the chief engineer if he makes bombDay two days ahead of time, Bombay
to London. Commissioner of Police coffand Yards arrived bomb Day two days early.
Warrant not here, following Banks Deepto Calcutta, then warrants there six
Detective. I go, I've gonnago all time, all fight, League,
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prays you. Yes, mister,it is a calamity. Exprain yourself
which you will. I'll stop.There is no more railway conductor. Conductor,
where are we say? Whether Iend? This railroad is not finished.
The papers announced the opening of theentire line three weeks ago. The
papers were mistaken, said the Mesagato Ala Harbor. The tracks are not
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finished. This must be otherwise transportwhich was a calambaity. This delay will
over a wind up. It wasprovided for. We have gained two days
which we can afford to lose.The steamer leaves Calcutta for Hong Kong at
midnight on the twenty fifth. Thisis only the twenty third. We shall
arrive at out of Hubbad tomorrow andCalcutta on the following day. How far
is it from here to Adahabad?Eighteen miles? How many one gets there?
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In many ways? Sir poor willDan Harris ebook cut daring quinn.
How long does it take to reachOlahabad by these methods? The two days,
sir? Perhaps three too long?Is there no faster means of transport?
Now, Sir think well, there'sonly one thing can girl from here
to Allahabad in less than two days? And that is not obtainable. What
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is it? An elephant? Sir? Thank you? I shall acquire an
elephant ten pounds an hour, No, sad, fifteen pounds. Hire my
elephant, your honor. I couldnot consider it. His name is Kuoni.
He is an elephant of combat,very swift and very strong. Thirty
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thousands, No sad forty pounds forso small a sumster. I cannot let
him out of my spire. Heis my only treasure, your honor.
How do I know I should eversee him again? Then I will buy
him from you possible. I willgive you one thousand pounds, say for
flats of bees that is nothing,twelve hundred or fifteen hundred there. I
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love him as though he were myown style eighteen hundred. I am not
agreed a man your thousand pounds.I cannot refuse a favor to nobiler gentlemen.
Sab you may have my bees,and I will be your guys.
Two the carpetbag we started once,Sir, mister Fog, allow me to
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introduce myself. My name is Jack. I believe it is indeed, sir,
though it surprises me that you knowit. I always know the names
of my fellow passengers. Can Ibe of service to you, Sir mich
A Fog. You have acquired thiselephant, the only one within twenty miles
that is correct? And what didyou hope to reach Alahabad to borrow?
I do? Sir? Did Ibeg you, sir, I'm in this
griitter. Hurry to reach Calcutta asyourself. If only you will permit me
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to a couple of you, Ishould be bored and happy. Make you
sick to comishill. A police scottingyard, October twenty third left a server
eleven thirty am on elephant back tothe as fog in one of the houses
iron the other. The French servantbetween us astride the animal. The posse
guide perched from the elephant's deck.At nightfall we entered the jungle, proceeding
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had a steady rapid taste. Aswe proceeded, the forest grew denser.
Fogg is untithing. The man ismade of iron. Towards morning we entered
the territory of Bundlecunn at the harbored, now only twelve miles to the northeast,
and a little before too. Theelephant, showing signs of uneasiness,
suddenly stopped. Euni. But that, oh, why did you stop,
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sir? I would see sallati euniraman saga. It's very dangerous. They
come towards us. He must remainstill. If the elephant is hidden behind
these trees. They were gonna seeus fa verse came the prince with mics
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on their heads. The hind himin the car with large wheels was a
statue with four arms, its bodycolored dark red, his eyes haggard,
its hair tangled, its tongue hangingout, its lips covered with henna and
beetle. Around his neck was acolor of skulls. Around his waisted girdle
of human hands. What is thatstatue they're dragging pally the Hindel godess of
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love, and these are their perhapsof love. Never, that's of the
old bitch. No, you'd maycall silence quite Look. Look there the
woman. She's beautiful. Two priestswere dragging her along, a young woman,
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half conscious, deathly pale. Herneck, her shoulders, her ears,
her arms, her hands and toeswere loaded down with jewels, necklaces,
bracelets, ear rings, and figurings. Behind him are guards armed with
naked sabers, carrying the body ofan old man dressed in silk and gold.
He disappeared among the trees. Tellme what is thirty thirty Sam is
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a human sacrifice. The woman youhave just seen will be burned to death
tomorrow. In the early part ofthe day on the funeral pile of her
husband burned alive or the duller,Yes, Sab, this corpse then was
her husband, Yes, Sab.The print her husband, the ragile bundlecund
as a child that reproved her tohim. She had never held him.
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And allahabad, they said her where. They're taking her to the Pagodo Telogy,
two miles from here. There shewill pass the night in waiting for
the sacrifice. And this sacrifice willtake place at the first appearance of day.
Hmm, there will be no sacrifice, we will say this woman,
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save her. I have still twelvehours to spare. I can devote them
to a bible. Monsieur Babo,you are a man of heart, occasionally
passed to occasionally when I have thetime waited for nightfall half past twelve,
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reached the pagoda of Pelagi, founded, heavenly guarded. We can do nothing
before Dawnsad, we will wait.You know, Sab, that we not
only rip our lives. What horriblepunishment if we are taken. I know
that we will wait. What goodgad, mister Ball, didn't you say
you must read the fis It willdo ifire each other harbor tomorrow before noon,
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we will wait. But at beforedawned. Then began to move in
a pagoda. The hour had comein which the unfortunate woman was to die.
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Beside me stood Phideas Fogg. Hisface was white and drawn. The
French servant had vanished. Wow.The doors of the pagoda were now opened,
and the tense light came from theinside. We could see the victim,
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all lighted up, being dragged bytwo priests to the outside. She
seemed to be drugged. In PhideasFogg's hand, I saw the glint of
an open knife. The crowd beganto move towards the river. There stood
the funeral pie with a Raja's body. In the half light, we could
dimly see the victim, motionless,stretched beside her husband's corpse. Torch was
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brought. Then there took place amost extraordinary occurrence. Dead Rajah moved.
He was seen suddenly rising upright likea phantom, raising the young woman in
his arms. Descending from the pireamidst trousers, he advanced rapidly towards us,
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between the lines of Brahmins, grovelingon the earth with terror. Now
he was only a few yards offweak weak ye. A few bullets flew
around us in a narrow pierce Phileasfalse hat till we were out of range.
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Eleven forty five we entered the streetsof Alhammad. The young woman we
had rescued from death lay still unconsciousin the arms of Phileas Fog. Calcutt
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to London Commissioner of Police Copter theyard October twenty fifth, four PM had
Phinius Fag and Prince seven arrest todaycharge abducting Indian princes Rush warrant for a
restaurant make graberate charges. Six detectivesTelcutter to London October twenty fifth, eleven
ten TM Hideas Fag and servants freedon payment of one thousand pounds nine tailing
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Hong Kong to night with Indian princesand following them Rush warrant Hong Kong six
Detective Hog Kong to London November seven. Warrant was stems too late. Hogg
left for Semprancis for the night ofall Special Charpers following him arrange expedition from
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Midian camper Disco Tick Detective Deem Franciscoto London Commissioners Police Scott and yard hideas
fab Prince seven and Indian Princess arrivedat San Francisco December third, leaving six
pym for New York Advisor Negative CouncilNew York Arrange Expedition six Detectique don't make
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it in to London December fifth,Family Tame Phanous bob In party had in
London. Constant snatas six. Testisyou are listening to a CBS presentation of
Horse and Wells and the Mercury Theateron the Air in an original adaptation of
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Jewels Verns around the World in eightyDays. The performance will continue after a
moment's intermission. This is the ColumbiaBroadcasting System Jules Verns Around the World in
eighty Days, as adapted for radioby Orson Welles and performed by the Mercury
Theater Around the Air co Bond Women. Most Worker country is this America?
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December third, we leave San Francisco. There are men fighting in the streets.
They are electing a Justice of thePeace. December few twelve thousand Buffalo
stand on the railroad. We cannotproceed for three hours. September three,
have three sotly three thousand feet overthe sea, won't you tonight we will
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be in o Maha. We arein the sixty fifth day of oursion.
By the calculations of my master PhileasFot, we are not behind, and
we are about before. Between HongKong and Yokohama. We are possed day.
But on the Pacific Ocean we haveput it up. This man,
my master, is mad of that. There is no doubt it is not
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comitted to a man of sound mineto pass his life in jumping from a
steamer into a railway, ca upon a railway current to a steamer,
and already from the carpetbag. Hehas taken for ships, what rains for
fines, what ribes for elephants,more than seven thousand pounds. If he
does his bet, surely he isruined. But he gives no sign.
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With us, always goes mister fixthis one I do not like. Surely
he is spying upon my master.Always he is asking me questions. I
tell him nothing. And with usalso goes the beautiful Princess Aouda in India.
She is in danger of her death. My master takes her with him
to England. I do not understandwith a woman so beautiful he is always
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so cold, so formal, mondieu these English. He has taught her
to play whists all day. Theysit all day they play. Madam,
your turned cut, hide that runs, mister fogg, your lead, mister
fish heaven. Hmm. The trainhas stopped fast, but two come and
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me we will see what's happening.Excuse me, madam engineer, what is
this? Why do we stop?Well? This medicine boaster word just come
through the bridge? Is shacky?Can't pass? And what do you propose
to do? Couldn't say, sir, guess we're stuck. Breg shacky won't
bear the way to the train.We will not. I suppose remain here
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and take roots in the snow.We have town graft omhaf A train will
be six hours at least four getsin. Cannot the river be crossed in
a boat? Lark cabin and Craigsworn with the range, and never make
it make it. I fail tounderstand. I have contracted the Central Pacific
Railroad to convey me from San Franciscoto Chicago. I demand that the Central
Pacific Railroad will phillip contract. Inaddition to that, here is one hundred
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pounds the present rate of exchange fourhundred and eighty three dollars and twenty two
cents if I am in Omaha tonight. Whoa, there might be a way
pattern on the bridge. On thebridge with our train. Yeah, with
our train? What the bridge buttonsto form with your father? Well,
it's my dear. They rushing thetrain over at full speed. We have
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a chance of pat two two?How much chance? Fifteen? Mm hmm?
What are we waiting for? Comepast the two? Let us return
to our whisk game and to thePrincess auDA. I left a very interesting
hand. Then comes a terrible moment. The train starts first, she goes
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back and both partner to breach hostime. Oh yeah, frost, what
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what was that of the DEEU left? Was the bridge? Holid by?
I think we shall win this hand, mister fix. December eighth arrived medicine
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Bow. December eighth attacked by RedIndians. Arrived Fort Kearney seven am,
twenty hours behind time. December eighthleft Fort Kearny eight am by iled.
December ninth arrived on Maha three pm, fourteen hours behind time. December tenth
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arrived Chicago four pm eight dolls behindtime. Left Chicago four thirty pm by
special train December eleventh, arrived NewYork nine thirty five am. Steamship China
sailed nine ten. We've missed itoser. When does the next ship sail?
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The Perier lives on December fourteenth andarrives in England twent doesn't go to
England lands in half December twenty porter. Is there any vessel who arrives in
England by December twenty first? ThenI must arranged with one shell, come
fast for two and bring the carpetbag. Are you the captain of this
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ship? I am. I'm phileasbarg London. I am Andrew Speedium cardiffs
excellent. Are you ready to sailin an hour? You are loaded for
Bordeaux? Your corgo gravel? Youhave passengers? No passengers, never have
passengers? A cargo that talks toomuch? Your vessel sales eleven and twelve
nuts. Henry at the well knownsale and Steam. Do you wish to
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convey me to Liverpool? Myself andthree persons Liverpool? Why not to China?
I said Liverpool? No, no, no, I'm setting out for
Bordeaux. It doesn't matter what priceit don't matter what price. But the
owners of the Henrietta, the ownersof the Henrietta, and myself, the
vesse belongs to me. I willchatter it from you. No, no,
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I will buy it from you.No, no, where would you
take me to Bordeaux, Not evenif you paid me two hundred dollars.
I offer you two thousands each person. For each person, and there are
four of you four, I leaveat nine o'clock. It is half past
eight. At nine o'clock we willbe on board Commissioner of forty Scotfandyard,
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New York to London, sailing tonightwith bank Robert Phillias Fogg on board steamship
Henrietta down Bordeaux. This time positivelyhe will not escape me fixed detective December
eleventh, off Sandy Hook at midnight, passed Fire Island light and headed east
of three quarter speed, making nineknots. December thirteenth, at noon,
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vessel suddenly changed course, heading northeast, speed increased to twelve and a half
knots. Captain nowhere to be seen, Phileas Fogg at the helm. No
whiste has been played since we started. Indian Princess remains below. December fourteenth,
Find captain missing. Detect curious attitudeand Crowe. Last night heard strange
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noises and focuser in the afterno barameterfail. Still no sign of captain.
December fifteenth, discover Captain has beenlocked in his cabin for two days.
Crew heavily bribed. This will nolonger headed Bordeaux, but unknown destination running
into heavy weather. Late this evening, overheard conversation on deck between Fog and
chief engineer. Everything now clear.You are certain of what you say?
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Engineer, I'm certain, sir.Don't forget that since our departure, all
our furnaces have been going and althoughwe had enough coal to go under a
small head of steam from New Yorkto Bordeaux, we've not enough for a
full head of steam from New Yorkto Liverpool. I will take this matter
on consideration. Uh passportol me monsieurgo belong up to Captain. Monsieur.
I fear I shall find a madman. Do as I say, will miss
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you Engineer, you will keep upyour fires and continue on your course until
the complete exhaustion of the fuel.Don't let the fires go down. On
the contrary, let the fire continuefall where is she well? Good evening,
Captain, you Schungle Speedy. Youwill forgive me if any slight inconvenience
I have caused you. But youare an obstinate man, and my business
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is urgent hurt. Where are weseven hundred and seventy miles from London?
Gees shimmer? What have you donewith my ship? I have sent for
you, captain, to ask youto sell it to me. No,
I, all the devil snow,then I shall be obliged to burn,
to burn my ship her upper portions, for we are out of fuel.
Burn my ship, a ship that'sworth fifty I offer you sixty thousand mighty
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hip. Well, captain, whatyou say, and the iron hull will
be left, the iron hull andthe entrance, Sir, is it a
bargain? A bargain? Half twoa carpet bag, Captain Speedy? Here
is your money? Count it please, and don't let all this astonish you
know that I shall lose twenty thousandpounds if I'm not in London on the
twenty first of December at quarter beforenine in the evening. The ship is
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now mine, certainly, am keelto the truck of the match. All
the wood, all the wood shecarries very well, Captain Speedy, you
may resume command of your ship.This meant the furniture and fire up with
the breeze hoop deck cabins about thespare deck were burned. Today reached the
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thirteen knots nineteen rocks, knots andspars consumed the ratings and remaining portions of
the deck patter the furnace. Atseven in the evening, sighted coast of
Ireland past the flight at keen o'clock, arrived off Queenstown. Mister Fogg.
Yes, captain mister Fogg, you'rea brave man. Thank you from the
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buttom of my eyes I pity you. Everything is against you. You have
twenty four hours in which to reachLondon, and yet we are only off
Queenstown and there's no more wood.Is that Queenstown where I perceived the lights?
Yes? Can we enter the harbor? Not for three hours? Only
at high tide? Very well,we won't wait. At one in the
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morning, what was left for theHenrietta entered Queenstown Harbor. We landed immediately
at one point thirty we boarded thetrain arrived at Dublin at dawn embarked on
the Liverpool packet. At twenty minutesbefore noon, the twenty first of December,
Phileas Fogg finally landed on the keyat Liverpool. He was now only
nine hours from London at this moment. With what I must admit was a
heavy heart, I approached him andput my hand on his shoulder. Sir,
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you are really Phileas Fogg? Yes, sir. Then with this warrant
in the name of the Queen,I arrest you, Monsieur monjun So,
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on the eightieth day of his touron the world, only nine hours from
London, with three hours and fiveminutes to spare, and twenty thousand pounds
at stake, My master is imprisonedhere in the custom house that live opool.
I am desolate. It is snowing. What shall I do? All
morning? We wait on the portraitof the custom house where we wait.
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It is dampened cold. But MadameAouda will not desert my kind master,
who sits inside alone. What willbecome of him? The last train for
London leaves at two o'clock. Alas, I feel my master is ruined.
Won't you s all about? Restwell? Free? The last train has
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left. Ah. Yes, madam, this is truly the ends. Mister,
what is it, scoundre, Ihave made a mistake of terrible thing.
Quickly, quickly come with me,hurry, or your master will be
ruined. Oh, forgive me,sir, pardon. I made a terrible
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mistake, a greadful error, anunfortunate resemblance. Sir, you are not
the rubber. You are not therubber. The robber was arrested in Endur
this morning. You may go,sir, you are free. Then my
master does a wonderful thing. Hewastes five seconds. He goes to the
detective. He looks him well inthe face, and then, with the
only rapid movement he has ever madein his life, he draws both his
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arms back, and then, withthe precision of an automaton, with both
his feasts, he strike Take that. Sir. We should into a carriage,
and in five minutes we are atthe station. It is forty minutes
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past two. Phillias fun orders aspecial frame. Six hours and twenty minutes
later we are in London. Aswe enter the station, the clocks aside.
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My friends, I've been around theworld in eighty days. In fifteen
minutes, I've lost. My masteris ruined with my own eyes. In
these eighty days I have watched himspend more than nineteen thousand pounds of his
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money. The carpet bag is flatand empty, and tomorrow the gentlemen of
the Reform Club will catch their sickfor twenty thousand that bearing brothers. Sadly,
this evening we returned to the housein Savyar. All in the kitchen.
The gas is still burning. Ourneighbors do not know we have returned.
The doors and the windows of thehouse are kept close. Sadly,
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I took the dinner. Sadly,I prepare an apartment for the Princess Aouda.
Sadly I tell her the truth thatfor my master, as a man
of honor, there is only onecourse open Taspa two. We must do
something to prevent it. Madam,I can do nothing by myself, nothing
at all. I have no influenceover my master's mind. Of you,
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perhaps what influence would I have?Mister Fogg is subject to none. Has
he ever understood that my gratitude forhim was overflowing? Has he ever read
my heart? My friend, youmust not leave him for a single instant.
The night parties. Mishr Fogg getsretired, but as he slept me
I have watched like a dog atmy master's feet all night till mom I
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have heard him restlessly fainting the floor. You call, Sir, I did
you will prepare the princess I wutat breakfast for myself. I will be
satisfied with a cup of tea apiece of toast. You will beg her
to be good enough to excuse mefrom luncheon and dinner. I have certain
affairs to set in order. Youwill say that I would like to see
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her in the library at eight o'clock. Then you will not go to the
club that day, Missue. No, my master, I wish you to
know that whatever happens, I shallall away go. I have desired to
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speak with you this evening, Madame, in order to beg your forgiveness.
Mind, Sir, can you everforgive me, madam, for having brought
you to England, I, misterFogg, be kind enough to allow me
to finish When I thought of takingyou so far away from that country which
had become so dangerous for you.I was rich, and I counted on
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facing a portion of my fortune atyour disposal, your life would have been
happy and free. But now,Madam, as you know, I am
ruined. I can no longer.I know it, mister Fogg, and
I in turn ask you, willyou pardon me for having followed you?
And who knows for having perhaps assistedin your ruin by delaying? Madam,
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you could not remain in India,and your safety was only assured by removing
you so far that those fanatics couldnot retake you. But mister Fogg,
was it not enough that you shouldrescue me from a horrible death without feeling
that you are obliged to assure myposition abroad? It would have been my
pleasure, Madam devents of ten.However, I ask your permission to dispose
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of the little I have left inyour favor. But you, mister Fogg,
what will become of you? Hi? Madam shall not need anything?
But how sir do you look uponthe fate that awaits you as I ought
to look at it? Whatever thefuture holds for you? So kind a
man as you could never be inwant, I am sure your friend.
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I have no friends, Madam,your relatives, I have no relatives.
I pity you, mister Fogg.Solitude is a sad thing? Is there
not one heart into which you canpour your troubles? They say that with
true misery itself is bearable. Theysay so, madam, mister Fogg,
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you will not take me bold ifI ask you whether you might wish at
once a relative and a friend,will you have me for your wife?
You close your eyes, mister Fogg. Will you not look at me and
answer my question? I love you? Yes, in truth, by everything
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most sacred in the world, Ilove you, and I am yours.
Ah, my friend? Did youleave the hospitals? You will notify the
Reverend Samuel Wilson a Medti Bonk Parishof our intention to be married as soon
as possible. Oh, but youit's not too late to go now.
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Is never too late that you?It will be for tomorrow Monday, For
tomorrow Monday, my dear, fortomorrow Monday. Yes, yes, Madam
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Dethiden. In fifteen minutes, thetime of great department between Phileas Farg and
ourselves will have expired. M atwhat how did the last train arrived from
liver til twenty three minutes after sevenand the next train doesn't arrive to arive
to midnight? And gentlemen, ifPhillas Farget arrived on the trail of twenty
three minutes after seven, he wouldalready be here. We can therefore consider
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we have won the bet, andit wouldn't be too short. Gentlemen,
mister Fogg is an eccent trigger withthe first order. His punctuality is by
word, never arrives too late ortoo soon. He'll appear here the very
last minute. Generation should be verymuch surprised. Prince, continue our game,
gentlemen, no deal Forrenagan. Thisis the Webber game. He has
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eleven minutes. What's the matter?Pas two? The marriage? It's impossible?
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Impossible? What do you mean?What stands the way? Impossible?
Tomorrow, sir, explain yourself.Past two is impossible? Tomorrow is you?
Tomorrow is Sunday? Monday past two? Gooday is Saturdays? You have
you lost your mind? Today isSunday, pa Thaday is Fatursday? Saturday
impossible? Yes, you have madea mistake of one day. We have
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a lie. Twenty four hours ofa birst. Today is Saturday, the
twenty first we have. We haveone. We are say, ten minutes
nine of hots neven March. Myfather, Ralph I would not believe it
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was here if I saw him China. The only steamer from New York that
could be very used to him arrivedyesterday. Name was not on the passenger
list, mitting the most favorable chances. Phileas Fargus scarcely reached America. I
calculate twenty days at least as thetime he'll be behind, if that is
he is still alive. This thingwas sensless from the very start. However
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exact he may be, it isbeyond human power to prevent the occurrence of
inevitable delays, and in the delayof only two or three days would be
enough to destroy his chances. Tomorrowmorning we can present bearing brothers, mister
Fogg's check for twenty thousand pounds.Three minutes produced. Jane Hots trumps tioth
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crabs, Jane Grubs, I trumpher Rave Hoots, you know tricks juard
one at one half minutes to uh, jentlemen, it is now eight forty
three in the quarter. I proposewe resume this game at eight forty five
pm. You're coming. We maysee if we congratulate ourselves. The Betty's
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won one minute, five seconds,fifty seconds left forty eight twenty five fifteen,
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fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten, nine, eight,
seven, six, five, fourthree two. Greeting gentlemen, it's a
good wager. I'm afraid you've lostif you don't mind, mister Phileas Fogg.
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That is, mister Rawson, wells, how did the man of your
character happen to be on time whenall along you thought you were a day
late? Well, mister Seymour,it's this way, you know. Speaking
out of character, and as oneof the least punctual of mortals, I'm
always happiest on the seventy ninth dayof the Jules ver An Adventure Here for
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a blissful pager two. It doesreally look as though all my life's long
list of trains missed and appointments forgottenmay be finally justified in the delirious unlikelihood
of mister Fogg losing his bet.We of the world who can't read timetables,
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wind watches, or get out ofbed, We for whom traffic jams
were made, and for whom thealarm clock never rings, We more than
any regard with benevolent suspicion those incidentswhich delayed the undelayable Englishman to us,
they are less like incidents than excuses. The whole story is too good to
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be true, an alibi we'd neverdare, at least I'd never dare anything
like this. Excuse me, oldman, I tried to make it,
but you see, there was anOriental princess and a tribe of red Indians,
and then we had to burn upour ship on the way over for
fuel. I'm sure you know howit is most annoying for fe'll forgive as
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I say. It sounds like theultimately magnificent alibi it ought to be.
But oh horror, there appears inthe last chapter at Jules Verne nick in
time, an unpredictable split in infinitythat flings the truth in our teeth and
turns the timetables. And here ourenvy turns to loathing, as we who
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are always late, realize that theeighty first day is actually the eightieth,
that the five minutes after midnight isreally the eleventh hour. That Phileas Fogg
made it and is lost to us. Why, mister Seymour, hear's the
solution at a period when your grandfathersaw the sun past the meridian eighty times,
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mister Fogg rushing precisely around the globetoward the sun, celebrated this solemn
and unavoidable occasion seventy nine times only, and gained a day myself. I
don't understand it even after I've explainedit. But you do. I'm sure
you who get there and keep nobodywaiting. You probably guessed it before we
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began. You have just heard OrsonWells's original adaptation for radio of Jules Byrne's
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classic Around the World in Eighty Days. It was the sixteenth in the Columbia
Broadcasting Systems weekly dramatic series featuring OrsonWells and the Mercury Theater on the air.
In the cast to Night were RayCollins as mister fix Edgar Barrier as
Pasperitout, Eustace Wyatt as Ralph,Frank Reddick as Stuart Arline Francis as Madame
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Aouda, Stefan Schnabel as the posse, Al Swanson as the Captain, William
Allen as the Officer, and OrsonWells as phileas Fogg. The original music
was composed and conducted by Bernard Hermanand Davidson Taylor supervised the production for CBS.
This is Dan Seymour speaking next week. The War of the World by
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H. G. Wells with OrsonWells as producer, director and featured artist,
supported by the Mercury Theater on theair. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.
The Columbia Broadcasting System presents the MercuryPairer on the Air, Ladies and Gentlemen.
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The star and director of the MercuryTheater orson well Good Evening. On
Thursday July fourteenth, two twenty nine. In the afternoon, Aviator Howard Hughes
said his Big twin motored monoplane World'sFair nineteen thirty nine down at Floyd Bennett
Field for a new record in roundthe world, flying from takeoff to landing,
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a trip of almost fifteen thousand milestook just three days, nineteen hours
and seventeen minutes. That was aboutthree months ago. But back in the
eighteen seventies, so Jules Verne tellsus, a group of English gentlemen made
a wager and what they were confidentwas a sure thing. Their clubmate Phileas
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Fogg, had the fantastic notion thata man traveling from west to east could
get around the world in eighty days. His attempts, as I think you'll
agree, remain at the least moreincredible than mister Hughes's achievements. And that's
the story of adventure and breakneck speedthat Orson Wells and the mercury theater on
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the air, bring to life forus to night Jewels burns around the world
in eighty days with orson Wells.As Phileas Fogg, My name is Phileas
Fogg. I will tell you ofmy personal habits and what I acquire of
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a servants who reads you. Iam a man of simple taste, without
relatives or family. I have mytea and toast at twenty three minutes after
eight, my shaving water at thirtyseven minutes after nine. I dress at
twenty minutes after ten. At twelveo'clock you will serve me my lunch,
consisting of a boiled fish with reddingsauce of the finest quality, a slice
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of roast beef garnished with mushrooms,a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a
piece of cheshar cheese, the wholewashed down with two cups of tea.
With my lunch, I read theLondon Times, but a quart of four
you will bring me the evening standard. At five minutes to six, you
will bring me my hat and cane. I dine at the Reform Club.
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At midnight. You will serve mea glass of ale and of chicken Sandri
agreements. You see that the dutiesof my servant are not ardus. My
present servant has been with me forfour years. I have been forced to
dismiss him. He brought me myshaving water this morning as a temperature of
eighty four degrees fahrenheit instead of eightysix. That is an unpartonable offense.
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You understand you, monsieur, Youare a Frenchman and your name is John
Jean. If it does not displeaseMonsieur Jean Petpartu to be trying, I
have had several trades. I havebeen a traveling singer, a set of
writer, a volter like Leota,a dance randope like Blondin. I have
been a otheto gymnastic, and Iwas Far Jean fireman at PERI. I
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have among my paper's notes of theremarkable fires now wishing to settle down.
And I didn't learn that Monsieur PhileasFog is the most exact and both settled
gentlemen in the United Kingdom. Ihave presented myself to Monsieur with the hope
of living triumphally with him. Youare well recommended to me. Do you
understand my conditions? Yes, sir, what time have you fifty two minutes
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after file h There is a finelarge silver watch you have, but it
is slow. How monsieur, thatis impossible. You are four minutes slow.
That's not at her. It sufficesto note the difference. Then,
from this moment fifty six minutes afterfive o'clock PM, Wednesday, October second,
eighteen seventy two, you're in myservice, and now bring me my
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hat and cane. It's time forme to get to my club. Every
robbery read all about the robbery,my dreams, myself, my day night,
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read all about the robbery. Yeah, damnit ug hmm for hearts,
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my lead, I believe, andmy trick fifty five thousand pounds. That's
a lot of manner. One ofthe directors of the Bank of England,
what about it? Stead to theback will write that office a total ass.
I suppose I believe. On thecontrary, we were great. Soon
put our ends on the thief detectives, the most skillful in the world being
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Central America. In the continent forall the principal bots, they're very difficult
for the men to escape. Queenof Speeds matre chasing, have you had
description of the thief. He's nota thief? What he is not a
thief? The matter has attracted fiftyfive thousand pounds back notes and broad daylight
and the paying over the Bank ofEngland and of hearts. I don't think
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so, I trump you. TheMorning Chronicle assured us he is a gentleman.
The actual moment that the patage ofbanknotes was stolen, our cashier was
altipayed in registering receipt for three shillingsand sixty and his eyes couldn't be everywhere,
but he had before that time noticedthe world ressed gentleman of good manners
and distinguished air going in and outof playing room. You have a very
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exceriate description. I still believe thatthe chances are in favor of the thief.
Seems to be very skillful and determinedon. There's no single country in
the world in which he can takerefuge. Nonsense made you suppose he might
go, Oh, I don't knowabout that. After all, the world
is big enough. It was onceupon a time your turn to cut up.
How once upon a time has theworld grown smaller by it? Without
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doubt, I agree with mister Bob, the world has grown smaller since we
can go around it today in tengames quicker than we good one hundred years
ago. In this robbery case,it's world will make the search more ready.
We'll make the escape of the thiefeasier to You'll leave mister Stuart Diamond
for Trump. Just because it's possiblenow to go around the world in three
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months, in eighty days. Third, since the Great Indian peninsu the railways
open its new section between Osaga andAhallabad, one can go around the world
in eighty days. I have heda calculation made by the Morning Chronicle.
London to Seetz by red and Steamerseven days, Steet to Bombay Steamer,
thirteen days, Bombay to Calcutter railthree days, Calcutters to Hong Kong Steamer
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thirteen days, Hong Kong to YokohomaSteamer six days, Yokohoma to San Francisco
Steamer twenty two days. San Franciscoto New York rail seven days New York
to London steamer and rail nine days. Total eighty days. Yes, if
that makes eighty days not include badweather. Contrary when shipwrecks rare road accidents
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is that it includes everything, evenif the windows of the Indians tear up
the rails if they stop the trainsfront of the cars and scalp the passengers.
It includes everything too trump theoretically allright, mister Fogg, but practically
practically also, mister Stewart, Ilike very much to say you do.
It depends only on you have tostart together. Ah heavens for businesses.
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I willingly weiger four thousand pounds thatthat's the journey made under these conditions as
impossible on the countrary, it isquite possible. Well do it then go
around the world in eighty days.Yes, I'm willing well at once only,
I warn you, mister Stewart,I shall do it at your expense.
Generman's folly. It continued our game. Nor leave, mister Fogg see
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a gamekis there's a miss steal.What's the part I'm taking you up?
I weigher four thousand pounds, O, my dear Steward. Then period when
I use the word where Jess isalways serious. Very well, I have
twenty thousand pounds deposited with bearing brothers. I'm willing to risk them with twenty
thousand pounds. Twenty thousand pounds ofthe slightest ancestine delaye and make you lose.
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The unforeseen does not exist. Letmister Fogg, this period of eighty
days is calculated as a minimum.A minimum well employed is always sufficient.
It means you misjump METI medically fromthe trains into the steamers, from the
steamers under the train. I shalljump mathematically joking. A true Englishman never
jokes from so serious a matters ofwagers in question, gentlemen, I bet
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twenty thousand pounds against two will thatI will go around the world in eighty
days or less, that is,in nineteen hundred and twenty hours or one
hundred and fifteen thousand, two hundredminutes. Do you accept, Yes,
we accept very well. The doverboat starts at dy forty five. I
should take it this that evening,this very evening today is Wednesday, the
second of October. I must beback in London in this very card room
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of the Reform Club. Tell mellon Saturday, the twenty first of December
at eight forty five p m.In the force of which the twenty thousand
pounds at present deposited to my creditswith beerning brothers will be yours, gentlemen.
In fact and by right here isa check check for the full a
month bog. You're taking me fortyfive pains for dover. Would you not
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like to stop the game now andmake your preparation. I am always prepared
to diamonds or trumps. You onlyeat, mister Stewart, pas batoo,
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pasper tu. We meet you,paspertour. It is the second time that
I have called you. It isnot midnight with you. I do nothing,
I know it and I do notfind fault with you. Prepare yourself.
We leave in ten minutes. Notrunks are necessary, only a carpet
bag in it, two woolen shirtsand three pairs of stockings. The same
for you we will purchase on theway. You may bring down my macintosh
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and traveling crook. Also stout shoes, although we will walk, but little
or not at all. Also takethis bag and take good care of it.
There are twenty thousand pounds in it. Yes, monsieur, thinking of
leaving all yes past, buttoo weare going around the world over now eleven
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twenty two. We've gained forty secondsalready. Yes, you have just remembered.
Yes, what is it in myage, monsieur? In my disturbed
state of mind, I have forgot, won't you forgot? What? The
turn off the gas in the kitchen. It will burn nineteen hundred and twenty
hours, a gross piece of negligence, which will be charged against your wages
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the rate of two and one halfcubic feet per hour and three farthings per
cubic foot. On the day ofour return, you will owe me exactly
three shillings and tenpence farthing in thesaloon of the Reform cab our bed.
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Didn't day long the vain its wayinto the press, where it was widely
discussed and pretty sized, sam Ducksaid, said Phileas Fogg. The majority
declared him a visionary the time asa standard. The Evening Star, the
Morning Chronicle, and eight other papersof large circulation repared against mister Fogg.
The Daily Telegraph for loan came outin his favor. Enormous bets were placed
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foreign against him at Lloyd's and amongprivate individuals. Bond was issued, which
was immediately listed on the London stockgeschemes. For a few days. The
market in Phileas Fogg was firm abovefar. Enormous transactions were me five days
after his departure, a long articleappeared in the Billity into the Royal Geographic
Society. He treated the question fromall points of view and demonstrated clearly the
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folly of the enterprise. The articlemade Greek sensations. Phidias Fogg declined buyers
was scarce. The odds against himrose from five and tender one to twenty
to one fifty faintly one hundred toone. At nine o'clock on the ninth
of October, a telegradic dispatch arrivedin London Suez to London Cowen Commissioner of
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Police at the office couple of yards. I had a bank rober Phineas fag
tend without a name, Warrant ofarrest to Bounday, British India. The
tail report follows by mail and followinghim signed six detective left London Wednesday,
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October second, eighteen forty five pm. Left Paris Thursday, October third,
eight forty am. Arrived turilf FridayOctober fourth, six thirty five am.
Left Tura Friday seven twenty am.Arrived Brydesey's Saturday, October fourth four am.
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Board at Mongolia Saturday five pm.Arrived at Suez's Wednesday October ninth,
eleven am two hours games are youwith Vegazine Cautter? My name mistake protected
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the scoffing yard covering the port ofSawares, where mister Stick. It's because
I have strong reasons for believing withthe man who robbed the Bank of England
that fifty five thousand pounds has takenpatage on board the Mongolia. Indeed,
mister Fith, a Frenchman, cameup to the other pier of the passport
which his master decided to have theseaids. The description on this passport is
identical with that which we received fromthe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. I
told him that his master must presenthimself in person at your office to establish
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his identity. I shall be interestedto see that was the heavy robbery,
a magnificent robbery, fifty five thousandpounds and one fifth of the money recovered
for the man who apprehends him.Mister fix, I earnestly hope you are
right. But from a mere cabledescription being that fair, you may be
mistaken that this may be an honestman. Abso, mister councilor. Great
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robbers always resemble honest people, honoredfaces are the very ones that must be
unmasked. It is a difficult taskto solve such mysteries. Is not usaid
so much as an ars. Wedetectives feel these people rather than know them.
If the man is what you suppose, I doubt if he will present
himself at my office. A robberdoes not like to leave behind him the
tracks of his passage. This counselorif he is a shrewd man, as
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I think, he will come tohave this passports dsay, yes, passports
serve only to incommote honest people andto aid the flight of robes. I
promise you that his passport will bein perfect order. That I hope you
are not visier, and why notIf this passport is regular, I have
no right to refuse my visit.But mister councer, I must detain this
man until I have received from Londona warrant for his arrest. You have
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no proof, mister fix this counselor. You know who I am. You
know I represent scott and Yards.You think I would detain an innocent man.
I am asking you to help mecapture a man who has stolen fifty
five thousand pounds. That mister fixesyour business. But I I cannot as
imagine this consul legally come in.You're the consuls, sir, I am,
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here's my popport. May you dovis it you were? You are
phileas fargus quam, Yes, sir, this man is your servant. Yes,
a Frenchman named pasperto you come fromLondon? Yes, and you are
going well? Sir. You knowthis formality of the visail is useless and
that we no longer demand the presentationof the passport. I know it seven.
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I wish to prove by your vizmy tripp to suez une I were,
sir, here it is I thankyou, sir, good day.
Now that will you admit, misterCouncil, that this stigmatic gentleman resembles feature
for feature the robber whose description Ihave thee I agree with you, but
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you know that all the script Ihave a tear of conscience in the matter
that you will not help me,I shall take other steps. His seven
appears to me of a riddle thanthe master. Moreover, he is a
Frenchman who cannot keep from talking.I shall not let him out of my
sight. I shall follow him tothe pot. I shall follow them to
Bombay. If necessary, I shallfollow them around the world the west of
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London. Commissioner of Police coff andYards. I have bank Brober Phyleas Fogg,
send without delay, warrant of therest bomb Day Pick detective from where
to Bombay? Boy John the dentosFog leaves his cabin only to play with
says thirty rubbers a day. Nochance to speak it French servant more communicating,
have exchanged several drinks with him,since his master carries an enormous sum
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of money with him and fresh newbanknotes. He has probas one thousand pounds
the chief engineer if he makes bombDay two days ahead of time, Bombay
to London. Commissioner of Police coffand Yards arrived bomb Day two days early.
Warrant not here, following Banks Deepto Calcutta, then warrants there six
Detective. I go, I've gonnago all time, all fight, League,
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prays you. Yes, mister,it is a calamity. Exprain yourself
which you will. I'll stop.There is no more railway conductor. Conductor,
where are we say? Whether Iend? This railroad is not finished.
The papers announced the opening of theentire line three weeks ago. The
papers were mistaken, said the Mesagato Ala Harbor. The tracks are not
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finished. This must be otherwise transportwhich was a calambaity. This delay will
over a wind up. It wasprovided for. We have gained two days
which we can afford to lose.The steamer leaves Calcutta for Hong Kong at
midnight on the twenty fifth. Thisis only the twenty third. We shall
arrive at out of Hubbad tomorrow andCalcutta on the following day. How far
is it from here to Adahabad?Eighteen miles? How many one gets there?
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In many ways? Sir poor willDan Harris ebook cut daring quinn.
How long does it take to reachOlahabad by these methods? The two days,
sir? Perhaps three too long?Is there no faster means of transport?
Now, Sir think well, there'sonly one thing can girl from here
to Allahabad in less than two days? And that is not obtainable. What
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is it? An elephant? Sir? Thank you? I shall acquire an
elephant ten pounds an hour, No, sad, fifteen pounds. Hire my
elephant, your honor. I couldnot consider it. His name is Kuoni.
He is an elephant of combat,very swift and very strong. Thirty
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thousands, No sad forty pounds forso small a sumster. I cannot let
him out of my spire. Heis my only treasure, your honor.
How do I know I should eversee him again? Then I will buy
him from you possible. I willgive you one thousand pounds, say for
flats of bees that is nothing,twelve hundred or fifteen hundred there. I
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love him as though he were myown style eighteen hundred. I am not
agreed a man your thousand pounds.I cannot refuse a favor to nobiler gentlemen.
Sab you may have my bees,and I will be your guys.
Two the carpetbag we started once,Sir, mister Fog, allow me to
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introduce myself. My name is Jack. I believe it is indeed, sir,
though it surprises me that you knowit. I always know the names
of my fellow passengers. Can Ibe of service to you, Sir mich
A Fog. You have acquired thiselephant, the only one within twenty miles
that is correct? And what didyou hope to reach Alahabad to borrow?
I do? Sir? Did Ibeg you, sir, I'm in this
griitter. Hurry to reach Calcutta asyourself. If only you will permit me
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to a couple of you, Ishould be bored and happy. Make you
sick to comishill. A police scottingyard, October twenty third left a server
eleven thirty am on elephant back tothe as fog in one of the houses
iron the other. The French servantbetween us astride the animal. The posse
guide perched from the elephant's deck.At nightfall we entered the jungle, proceeding
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had a steady rapid taste. Aswe proceeded, the forest grew denser.
Fogg is untithing. The man ismade of iron. Towards morning we entered
the territory of Bundlecunn at the harbored, now only twelve miles to the northeast,
and a little before too. Theelephant, showing signs of uneasiness,
suddenly stopped. Euni. But that, oh, why did you stop,
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sir? I would see sallati euniraman saga. It's very dangerous. They
come towards us. He must remainstill. If the elephant is hidden behind
these trees. They were gonna seeus fa verse came the prince with mics
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on their heads. The hind himin the car with large wheels was a
statue with four arms, its bodycolored dark red, his eyes haggard,
its hair tangled, its tongue hangingout, its lips covered with henna and
beetle. Around his neck was acolor of skulls. Around his waisted girdle
of human hands. What is thatstatue they're dragging pally the Hindel godess of
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love, and these are their perhapsof love. Never, that's of the
old bitch. No, you'd maycall silence quite Look. Look there the
woman. She's beautiful. Two priestswere dragging her along, a young woman,
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half conscious, deathly pale. Herneck, her shoulders, her ears,
her arms, her hands and toeswere loaded down with jewels, necklaces,
bracelets, ear rings, and figurings. Behind him are guards armed with
naked sabers, carrying the body ofan old man dressed in silk and gold.
He disappeared among the trees. Tellme what is thirty thirty Sam is
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a human sacrifice. The woman youhave just seen will be burned to death
tomorrow. In the early part ofthe day on the funeral pile of her
husband burned alive or the duller,Yes, Sab, this corpse then was
her husband, Yes, Sab.The print her husband, the ragile bundlecund
as a child that reproved her tohim. She had never held him.
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And allahabad, they said her where. They're taking her to the Pagodo Telogy,
two miles from here. There shewill pass the night in waiting for
the sacrifice. And this sacrifice willtake place at the first appearance of day.
Hmm, there will be no sacrifice, we will say this woman,
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save her. I have still twelvehours to spare. I can devote them
to a bible. Monsieur Babo,you are a man of heart, occasionally
passed to occasionally when I have thetime waited for nightfall half past twelve,
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reached the pagoda of Pelagi, founded, heavenly guarded. We can do nothing
before Dawnsad, we will wait.You know, Sab, that we not
only rip our lives. What horriblepunishment if we are taken. I know
that we will wait. What goodgad, mister Ball, didn't you say
you must read the fis It willdo ifire each other harbor tomorrow before noon,
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we will wait. But at beforedawned. Then began to move in
a pagoda. The hour had comein which the unfortunate woman was to die.
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Beside me stood Phideas Fogg. Hisface was white and drawn. The
French servant had vanished. Wow.The doors of the pagoda were now opened,
and the tense light came from theinside. We could see the victim,
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all lighted up, being dragged bytwo priests to the outside. She
seemed to be drugged. In PhideasFogg's hand, I saw the glint of
an open knife. The crowd beganto move towards the river. There stood
the funeral pie with a Raja's body. In the half light, we could
dimly see the victim, motionless,stretched beside her husband's corpse. Torch was
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brought. Then there took place amost extraordinary occurrence. Dead Rajah moved.
He was seen suddenly rising upright likea phantom, raising the young woman in
his arms. Descending from the pireamidst trousers, he advanced rapidly towards us,
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between the lines of Brahmins, grovelingon the earth with terror. Now
he was only a few yards offweak weak ye. A few bullets flew
around us in a narrow pierce Phileasfalse hat till we were out of range.
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Eleven forty five we entered the streetsof Alhammad. The young woman we
had rescued from death lay still unconsciousin the arms of Phileas Fog. Calcutt
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to London Commissioner of Police Copter theyard October twenty fifth, four PM had
Phinius Fag and Prince seven arrest todaycharge abducting Indian princes Rush warrant for a
restaurant make graberate charges. Six detectivesTelcutter to London October twenty fifth, eleven
ten TM Hideas Fag and servants freedon payment of one thousand pounds nine tailing
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Hong Kong to night with Indian princesand following them Rush warrant Hong Kong six
Detective Hog Kong to London November seven. Warrant was stems too late. Hogg
left for Semprancis for the night ofall Special Charpers following him arrange expedition from
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Midian camper Disco Tick Detective Deem Franciscoto London Commissioners Police Scott and yard hideas
fab Prince seven and Indian Princess arrivedat San Francisco December third, leaving six
pym for New York Advisor Negative CouncilNew York Arrange Expedition six Detectique don't make
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it in to London December fifth,Family Tame Phanous bob In party had in
London. Constant snatas six. Testisyou are listening to a CBS presentation of
Horse and Wells and the Mercury Theateron the Air in an original adaptation of
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Jewels Verns around the World in eightyDays. The performance will continue after a
moment's intermission. This is the ColumbiaBroadcasting System Jules Verns Around the World in
eighty Days, as adapted for radioby Orson Welles and performed by the Mercury
Theater Around the Air co Bond Women. Most Worker country is this America?
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December third, we leave San Francisco. There are men fighting in the streets.
They are electing a Justice of thePeace. December few twelve thousand Buffalo
stand on the railroad. We cannotproceed for three hours. September three,
have three sotly three thousand feet overthe sea, won't you tonight we will
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be in o Maha. We arein the sixty fifth day of oursion.
By the calculations of my master PhileasFot, we are not behind, and
we are about before. Between HongKong and Yokohama. We are possed day.
But on the Pacific Ocean we haveput it up. This man,
my master, is mad of that. There is no doubt it is not
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comitted to a man of sound mineto pass his life in jumping from a
steamer into a railway, ca upon a railway current to a steamer,
and already from the carpetbag. Hehas taken for ships, what rains for
fines, what ribes for elephants,more than seven thousand pounds. If he
does his bet, surely he isruined. But he gives no sign.
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With us, always goes mister fixthis one I do not like. Surely
he is spying upon my master.Always he is asking me questions. I
tell him nothing. And with usalso goes the beautiful Princess Aouda in India.
She is in danger of her death. My master takes her with him
to England. I do not understandwith a woman so beautiful he is always
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so cold, so formal, mondieu these English. He has taught her
to play whists all day. Theysit all day they play. Madam,
your turned cut, hide that runs, mister fogg, your lead, mister
fish heaven. Hmm. The trainhas stopped fast, but two come and
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me we will see what's happening.Excuse me, madam engineer, what is
this? Why do we stop?Well? This medicine boaster word just come
through the bridge? Is shacky?Can't pass? And what do you propose
to do? Couldn't say, sir, guess we're stuck. Breg shacky won't
bear the way to the train.We will not. I suppose remain here
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and take roots in the snow.We have town graft omhaf A train will
be six hours at least four getsin. Cannot the river be crossed in
a boat? Lark cabin and Craigsworn with the range, and never make
it make it. I fail tounderstand. I have contracted the Central Pacific
Railroad to convey me from San Franciscoto Chicago. I demand that the Central
Pacific Railroad will phillip contract. Inaddition to that, here is one hundred
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pounds the present rate of exchange fourhundred and eighty three dollars and twenty two
cents if I am in Omaha tonight. Whoa, there might be a way
pattern on the bridge. On thebridge with our train. Yeah, with
our train? What the bridge buttonsto form with your father? Well,
it's my dear. They rushing thetrain over at full speed. We have
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a chance of pat two two?How much chance? Fifteen? Mm hmm?
What are we waiting for? Comepast the two? Let us return
to our whisk game and to thePrincess auDA. I left a very interesting
hand. Then comes a terrible moment. The train starts first, she goes
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back and both partner to breach hostime. Oh yeah, frost, what
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what was that of the DEEU left? Was the bridge? Holid by?
I think we shall win this hand, mister fix. December eighth arrived medicine
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Bow. December eighth attacked by RedIndians. Arrived Fort Kearney seven am,
twenty hours behind time. December eighthleft Fort Kearny eight am by iled.
December ninth arrived on Maha three pm, fourteen hours behind time. December tenth
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arrived Chicago four pm eight dolls behindtime. Left Chicago four thirty pm by
special train December eleventh, arrived NewYork nine thirty five am. Steamship China
sailed nine ten. We've missed itoser. When does the next ship sail?
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The Perier lives on December fourteenth andarrives in England twent doesn't go to
England lands in half December twenty porter. Is there any vessel who arrives in
England by December twenty first? ThenI must arranged with one shell, come
fast for two and bring the carpetbag. Are you the captain of this
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ship? I am. I'm phileasbarg London. I am Andrew Speedium cardiffs
excellent. Are you ready to sailin an hour? You are loaded for
Bordeaux? Your corgo gravel? Youhave passengers? No passengers, never have
passengers? A cargo that talks toomuch? Your vessel sales eleven and twelve
nuts. Henry at the well knownsale and Steam. Do you wish to
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convey me to Liverpool? Myself andthree persons Liverpool? Why not to China?
I said Liverpool? No, no, no, I'm setting out for
Bordeaux. It doesn't matter what priceit don't matter what price. But the
owners of the Henrietta, the ownersof the Henrietta, and myself, the
vesse belongs to me. I willchatter it from you. No, no,
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I will buy it from you.No, no, where would you
take me to Bordeaux, Not evenif you paid me two hundred dollars.
I offer you two thousands each person. For each person, and there are
four of you four, I leaveat nine o'clock. It is half past
eight. At nine o'clock we willbe on board Commissioner of forty Scotfandyard,
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New York to London, sailing tonightwith bank Robert Phillias Fogg on board steamship
Henrietta down Bordeaux. This time positivelyhe will not escape me fixed detective December
eleventh, off Sandy Hook at midnight, passed Fire Island light and headed east
of three quarter speed, making nineknots. December thirteenth, at noon,
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vessel suddenly changed course, heading northeast, speed increased to twelve and a half
knots. Captain nowhere to be seen, Phileas Fogg at the helm. No
whiste has been played since we started. Indian Princess remains below. December fourteenth,
Find captain missing. Detect curious attitudeand Crowe. Last night heard strange
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noises and focuser in the afterno barameterfail. Still no sign of captain.
December fifteenth, discover Captain has beenlocked in his cabin for two days.
Crew heavily bribed. This will nolonger headed Bordeaux, but unknown destination running
into heavy weather. Late this evening, overheard conversation on deck between Fog and
chief engineer. Everything now clear.You are certain of what you say?
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Engineer, I'm certain, sir.Don't forget that since our departure, all
our furnaces have been going and althoughwe had enough coal to go under a
small head of steam from New Yorkto Bordeaux, we've not enough for a
full head of steam from New Yorkto Liverpool. I will take this matter
on consideration. Uh passportol me monsieurgo belong up to Captain. Monsieur.
I fear I shall find a madman. Do as I say, will miss
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you Engineer, you will keep upyour fires and continue on your course until
the complete exhaustion of the fuel.Don't let the fires go down. On
the contrary, let the fire continuefall where is she well? Good evening,
Captain, you Schungle Speedy. Youwill forgive me if any slight inconvenience
I have caused you. But youare an obstinate man, and my business
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is urgent hurt. Where are weseven hundred and seventy miles from London?
Gees shimmer? What have you donewith my ship? I have sent for
you, captain, to ask youto sell it to me. No,
I, all the devil snow,then I shall be obliged to burn,
to burn my ship her upper portions, for we are out of fuel.
Burn my ship, a ship that'sworth fifty I offer you sixty thousand mighty
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hip. Well, captain, whatyou say, and the iron hull will
be left, the iron hull andthe entrance, Sir, is it a
bargain? A bargain? Half twoa carpet bag, Captain Speedy? Here
is your money? Count it please, and don't let all this astonish you
know that I shall lose twenty thousandpounds if I'm not in London on the
twenty first of December at quarter beforenine in the evening. The ship is
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now mine, certainly, am keelto the truck of the match. All
the wood, all the wood shecarries very well, Captain Speedy, you
may resume command of your ship.This meant the furniture and fire up with
the breeze hoop deck cabins about thespare deck were burned. Today reached the
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thirteen knots nineteen rocks, knots andspars consumed the ratings and remaining portions of
the deck patter the furnace. Atseven in the evening, sighted coast of
Ireland past the flight at keen o'clock, arrived off Queenstown. Mister Fogg.
Yes, captain mister Fogg, you'rea brave man. Thank you from the
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buttom of my eyes I pity you. Everything is against you. You have
twenty four hours in which to reachLondon, and yet we are only off
Queenstown and there's no more wood.Is that Queenstown where I perceived the lights?
Yes? Can we enter the harbor? Not for three hours? Only
at high tide? Very well,we won't wait. At one in the
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morning, what was left for theHenrietta entered Queenstown Harbor. We landed immediately
at one point thirty we boarded thetrain arrived at Dublin at dawn embarked on
the Liverpool packet. At twenty minutesbefore noon, the twenty first of December,
Phileas Fogg finally landed on the keyat Liverpool. He was now only
nine hours from London at this moment. With what I must admit was a
heavy heart, I approached him andput my hand on his shoulder. Sir,
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you are really Phileas Fogg? Yes, sir. Then with this warrant
in the name of the Queen,I arrest you, Monsieur monjun So,
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on the eightieth day of his touron the world, only nine hours from
London, with three hours and fiveminutes to spare, and twenty thousand pounds
at stake, My master is imprisonedhere in the custom house that live opool.
I am desolate. It is snowing. What shall I do? All
morning? We wait on the portraitof the custom house where we wait.
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It is dampened cold. But MadameAouda will not desert my kind master,
who sits inside alone. What willbecome of him? The last train for
London leaves at two o'clock. Alas, I feel my master is ruined.
Won't you s all about? Restwell? Free? The last train has
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left. Ah. Yes, madam, this is truly the ends. Mister,
what is it, scoundre, Ihave made a mistake of terrible thing.
Quickly, quickly come with me,hurry, or your master will be
ruined. Oh, forgive me,sir, pardon. I made a terrible
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mistake, a greadful error, anunfortunate resemblance. Sir, you are not
the rubber. You are not therubber. The robber was arrested in Endur
this morning. You may go,sir, you are free. Then my
master does a wonderful thing. Hewastes five seconds. He goes to the
detective. He looks him well inthe face, and then, with the
only rapid movement he has ever madein his life, he draws both his
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arms back, and then, withthe precision of an automaton, with both
his feasts, he strike Take that. Sir. We should into a carriage,
and in five minutes we are atthe station. It is forty minutes
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past two. Phillias fun orders aspecial frame. Six hours and twenty minutes
later we are in London. Aswe enter the station, the clocks aside.
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My friends, I've been around theworld in eighty days. In fifteen
minutes, I've lost. My masteris ruined with my own eyes. In
these eighty days I have watched himspend more than nineteen thousand pounds of his
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money. The carpet bag is flatand empty, and tomorrow the gentlemen of
the Reform Club will catch their sickfor twenty thousand that bearing brothers. Sadly,
this evening we returned to the housein Savyar. All in the kitchen.
The gas is still burning. Ourneighbors do not know we have returned.
The doors and the windows of thehouse are kept close. Sadly,
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I took the dinner. Sadly,I prepare an apartment for the Princess Aouda.
Sadly I tell her the truth thatfor my master, as a man
of honor, there is only onecourse open Taspa two. We must do
something to prevent it. Madam,I can do nothing by myself, nothing
at all. I have no influenceover my master's mind. Of you,
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perhaps what influence would I have?Mister Fogg is subject to none. Has
he ever understood that my gratitude forhim was overflowing? Has he ever read
my heart? My friend, youmust not leave him for a single instant.
The night parties. Mishr Fogg getsretired, but as he slept me
I have watched like a dog atmy master's feet all night till mom I
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have heard him restlessly fainting the floor. You call, Sir, I did
you will prepare the princess I wutat breakfast for myself. I will be
satisfied with a cup of tea apiece of toast. You will beg her
to be good enough to excuse mefrom luncheon and dinner. I have certain
affairs to set in order. Youwill say that I would like to see
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her in the library at eight o'clock. Then you will not go to the
club that day, Missue. No, my master, I wish you to
know that whatever happens, I shallall away go. I have desired to
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speak with you this evening, Madame, in order to beg your forgiveness.
Mind, Sir, can you everforgive me, madam, for having brought
you to England, I, misterFogg, be kind enough to allow me
to finish When I thought of takingyou so far away from that country which
had become so dangerous for you.I was rich, and I counted on
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facing a portion of my fortune atyour disposal, your life would have been
happy and free. But now,Madam, as you know, I am
ruined. I can no longer.I know it, mister Fogg, and
I in turn ask you, willyou pardon me for having followed you?
And who knows for having perhaps assistedin your ruin by delaying? Madam,
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you could not remain in India,and your safety was only assured by removing
you so far that those fanatics couldnot retake you. But mister Fogg,
was it not enough that you shouldrescue me from a horrible death without feeling
that you are obliged to assure myposition abroad? It would have been my
pleasure, Madam devents of ten.However, I ask your permission to dispose
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of the little I have left inyour favor. But you, mister Fogg,
what will become of you? Hi? Madam shall not need anything?
But how sir do you look uponthe fate that awaits you as I ought
to look at it? Whatever thefuture holds for you? So kind a
man as you could never be inwant, I am sure your friend.
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I have no friends, Madam,your relatives, I have no relatives.
I pity you, mister Fogg.Solitude is a sad thing? Is there
not one heart into which you canpour your troubles? They say that with
true misery itself is bearable. Theysay so, madam, mister Fogg,
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you will not take me bold ifI ask you whether you might wish at
once a relative and a friend,will you have me for your wife?
You close your eyes, mister Fogg. Will you not look at me and
answer my question? I love you? Yes, in truth, by everything
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most sacred in the world, Ilove you, and I am yours.
Ah, my friend? Did youleave the hospitals? You will notify the
Reverend Samuel Wilson a Medti Bonk Parishof our intention to be married as soon
as possible. Oh, but youit's not too late to go now.
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Is never too late that you?It will be for tomorrow Monday, For
tomorrow Monday, my dear, fortomorrow Monday. Yes, yes, Madam
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Dethiden. In fifteen minutes, thetime of great department between Phileas Farg and
ourselves will have expired. M atwhat how did the last train arrived from
liver til twenty three minutes after sevenand the next train doesn't arrive to arive
to midnight? And gentlemen, ifPhillas Farget arrived on the trail of twenty
three minutes after seven, he wouldalready be here. We can therefore consider
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we have won the bet, andit wouldn't be too short. Gentlemen,
mister Fogg is an eccent trigger withthe first order. His punctuality is by
word, never arrives too late ortoo soon. He'll appear here the very
last minute. Generation should be verymuch surprised. Prince, continue our game,
gentlemen, no deal Forrenagan. Thisis the Webber game. He has
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eleven minutes. What's the matter?Pas two? The marriage? It's impossible?
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Impossible? What do you mean?What stands the way? Impossible?
Tomorrow, sir, explain yourself.Past two is impossible? Tomorrow is you?
Tomorrow is Sunday? Monday past two? Gooday is Saturdays? You have
you lost your mind? Today isSunday, pa Thaday is Fatursday? Saturday
impossible? Yes, you have madea mistake of one day. We have
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a lie. Twenty four hours ofa birst. Today is Saturday, the
twenty first we have. We haveone. We are say, ten minutes
nine of hots neven March. Myfather, Ralph I would not believe it
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was here if I saw him China. The only steamer from New York that
could be very used to him arrivedyesterday. Name was not on the passenger
list, mitting the most favorable chances. Phileas Fargus scarcely reached America. I
calculate twenty days at least as thetime he'll be behind, if that is
he is still alive. This thingwas sensless from the very start. However
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exact he may be, it isbeyond human power to prevent the occurrence of
inevitable delays, and in the delayof only two or three days would be
enough to destroy his chances. Tomorrowmorning we can present bearing brothers, mister
Fogg's check for twenty thousand pounds.Three minutes produced. Jane Hots trumps tioth
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crabs, Jane Grubs, I trumpher Rave Hoots, you know tricks juard
one at one half minutes to uh, jentlemen, it is now eight forty
three in the quarter. I proposewe resume this game at eight forty five
pm. You're coming. We maysee if we congratulate ourselves. The Betty's
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won one minute, five seconds,fifty seconds left forty eight twenty five fifteen,
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fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten, nine, eight,
seven, six, five, fourthree two. Greeting gentlemen, it's a
good wager. I'm afraid you've lostif you don't mind, mister Phileas Fogg.
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That is, mister Rawson, wells, how did the man of your
character happen to be on time whenall along you thought you were a day
late? Well, mister Seymour,it's this way, you know. Speaking
out of character, and as oneof the least punctual of mortals, I'm
always happiest on the seventy ninth dayof the Jules ver An Adventure Here for
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a blissful pager two. It doesreally look as though all my life's long
list of trains missed and appointments forgottenmay be finally justified in the delirious unlikelihood
of mister Fogg losing his bet.We of the world who can't read timetables,
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wind watches, or get out ofbed, We for whom traffic jams
were made, and for whom thealarm clock never rings, We more than
any regard with benevolent suspicion those incidentswhich delayed the undelayable Englishman to us,
they are less like incidents than excuses. The whole story is too good to
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be true, an alibi we'd neverdare, at least I'd never dare anything
like this. Excuse me, oldman, I tried to make it,
but you see, there was anOriental princess and a tribe of red Indians,
and then we had to burn upour ship on the way over for
fuel. I'm sure you know howit is most annoying for fe'll forgive as
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I say. It sounds like theultimately magnificent alibi it ought to be.
But oh horror, there appears inthe last chapter at Jules Verne nick in
time, an unpredictable split in infinitythat flings the truth in our teeth and
turns the timetables. And here ourenvy turns to loathing, as we who
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are always late, realize that theeighty first day is actually the eightieth,
that the five minutes after midnight isreally the eleventh hour. That Phileas Fogg
made it and is lost to us. Why, mister Seymour, hear's the
solution at a period when your grandfathersaw the sun past the meridian eighty times,
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mister Fogg rushing precisely around the globetoward the sun, celebrated this solemn
and unavoidable occasion seventy nine times only, and gained a day myself. I
don't understand it even after I've explainedit. But you do. I'm sure
you who get there and keep nobodywaiting. You probably guessed it before we
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began. You have just heard OrsonWells's original adaptation for radio of Jules Byrne's
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classic Around the World in Eighty Days. It was the sixteenth in the Columbia
Broadcasting Systems weekly dramatic series featuring OrsonWells and the Mercury Theater on the air.
In the cast to Night were RayCollins as mister fix Edgar Barrier as
Pasperitout, Eustace Wyatt as Ralph,Frank Reddick as Stuart Arline Francis as Madame
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Aouda, Stefan Schnabel as the posse, Al Swanson as the Captain, William
Allen as the Officer, and OrsonWells as phileas Fogg. The original music
was composed and conducted by Bernard Hermanand Davidson Taylor supervised the production for CBS.
This is Dan Seymour speaking next week. The War of the World by
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H. G. Wells with OrsonWells as producer, director and featured artist,
supported by the Mercury Theater on theair. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.
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