Around the World in Eighty Days Exploration Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

He was quite ignorant that it is forbidden to Christians to enter certain temples, and that even the faithful must not go in without first leaving their shoes outside the door. (10.11)

And then there's that pesky problem of different countries having different cultures and customs. Maybe ignorance really isn't bliss… Poor Passepartout should have read up on Indian customs before blundering around in Bangladesh.

Quote #5

The agile Frenchman was soon upon his feet again, and lost no time in knocking down two of his long-gowned adversaries with his fists and a vigorous application of his toes […]. (10.12)

What's an adventure without a little fistfight now and then? Wait—is it okay for Passepartout to hit a priest? Note to selves: Brass knuckles may come in handy while exploring.

Quote #6

Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee; but they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm. (11.2)

When the adventurers' train breaks down, it seems the only way to traverse the Indian jungle is to hang off the side of an elephant in a basket. How… comfortable?