Part 5 (2/2)
IN WHICH PassEPARTOUT TALKS RATHER MORE, PERHAPS, THAN IS PRUDENT
Fix soon rejoined Passepartout, as lounging and looking about on the quay, as if he did not feel that he, at least, was obliged not to see anything
”Well,up with him, ”is your passport visaed?”
”Ah, it's you, is it, monsieur?” responded Passepartout ”Thanks, yes, the passport is all right”
”And you are looking about you?”
”Yes; but we travel so fast that I see in a dreaypt?”
”Certainly, in Egypt”
”And in Africa?”
”In Africa”
”In Africa!” repeated Passepartout ”Just think, o farther than Paris; and all that I saw of Paris was between twenty minutes past seven and twenty , between the Northern and the Lyons stations, through the s of a car, and in a driving rain! How I regret not having seen once more Pere la Chaise and the circus in the Chareat hurry, then?”
”I am not, but my master is By the way, I must buy some shoes and shi+rts We ca”
”I will show you an excellent shop for getting what you want”
”Really, ether, Passepartout chatting volubly as they went along
”Above all,” said he; ”don't let me lose the steamer”
”You have plenty of time; it's only twelve o'clock”
Passepartout pulled out his big watch ”Twelve!” he exclaiht minutes before ten”
”Your watch is slow”
”My watch? A farandfather! It doesn't vary five minutes in the year It's a perfect chronometer, look you”
”I see how it is,” said Fix ”You have kept London tiulate your watch at noon in each country”
”I regulate ree with the sun”