# In which Phileas Fogg at last reaches London explained — Around the World in Eighty Days

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

## What happens

Phileas Fogg is arrested by Fix upon arriving in Liverpool, but is soon released when the real bank robber is caught. Fogg punches Fix, then rushes to catch a train to London, but arrives five minutes late, losing his wager.

## Themes in this chapter

### Time and Punctuality

Fogg's precise timing is central: he notes his watch is two hours fast, calculates travel times, and ultimately loses the wager by five minutes.

### Justice and Mistaken Identity

Fogg is wrongly arrested due to a resemblance to the real bank robber, then freed when the true culprit is caught.

### Determination and Resilience

Despite imprisonment and the apparent ruin of his plans, Fogg remains calm and immediately orders a special train to continue his journey.

## Character check-ins

### Phileas Fogg

Arrested in Liverpool, remains calm in prison, punches Fix upon release, and rushes to London only to arrive five minutes late.

### Passepartout

Distraught over Fogg's arrest, blames himself for not revealing Fix's mission, and cheers when Fogg knocks down Fix.

### Fix

Arrests Fogg in Liverpool, later discovers his mistake and frees Fogg, then is knocked down by Fogg.

### Aouda

Thunderstruck by Fogg's arrest, weeps bitterly, and waits with Passepartout under the Custom House portico.

## Key lines

> Phileas Fogg was in prison. He had been shut up in the Custom House, and he was to be transferred to London the next day.

Fogg was locked in the Custom House, awaiting transfer to London the following day.

_Describes Fogg's immediate situation after arrest._

> Having made the tour of the world, he was behindhand five minutes. He had lost the wager!

After circumnavigating the globe, Fogg arrived five minutes late and thus lost his bet.

_Climactic moment revealing the outcome of the wager._

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