# Showing what happened on the voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong explained — Around the World in Eighty Days

> Chapter companion for Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.

## What happens

On the voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong, Passepartout grows suspicious of Fix's constant presence and concludes he is a spy sent by the Reform Club. Fix, in turn, suspects that Passepartout may have discovered his true identity as a detective. The Rangoon makes a stop at Singapore, where Fogg and Aouda go ashore briefly, and the journey continues with rough weather. Passepartout's impatience grows, while Fogg remains calmly indifferent.

## Themes in this chapter

### Time and Punctuality

Fogg notes the half-day gain in schedule at Singapore and aims to reach Hong Kong in six days to catch the Yokohama steamer, highlighting his obsession with precise timing.

### Order and Method

Fogg moves methodically in his orbit around the world, indifferent to the disturbances around him, while Passepartout's impatience contrasts with his master's calm.

### Justice and Mistaken Identity

Fix pursues Fogg as a suspected bank robber, while Passepartout mistakenly believes Fix is a spy from the Reform Club, creating a web of misidentification.

## Character check-ins

### Phileas Fogg

Remains calm and indifferent, keeping to his cabin or playing whist, and notes the half-day gain in schedule at Singapore.

### Passepartout

Grows suspicious of Fix, believing him to be a Reform Club spy; chaffs Fix with banter and becomes impatient with the ship's slow progress.

### Fix

Follows Fogg and Aouda ashore at Singapore, suspects Passepartout has discovered his detective identity, and considers revealing his purpose to Passepartout.

### Aouda

Accompanies Fogg on a walk ashore at Singapore and gracefully accepts mangoes from Passepartout.

## Key lines

> He was passing methodically in his orbit around the world, regardless of the lesser stars which gravitated around him.

Fogg continued his journey with calm precision, ignoring the people and events swirling around him.

_Highlights Fogg's detached, methodical nature._

> Passepartout began very seriously to conjecture what strange chance kept Fix still on the route that his master was pursuing.

Passepartout started to wonder why Fix kept appearing wherever Fogg traveled.

_Shows Passepartout's growing suspicion of Fix's motives._

> If this was an American craft, we should blow up, perhaps, but we should at all events go faster!

Passepartout complains that an American ship would be faster, even if it risked exploding.

_Reflects Passepartout's impatience with the ship's speed and his admiration for American engineering._

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