Phileas Fogg was seated squarely in his armchair, his feet close together like those of a grenadier on parade, his hands resting on his knees, his body straight, his head erect; he was steadily watching a complicated clock which indicated the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the days, the months, and the years.
Phileas Fogg, rectamente sentado en su butaca, los pies juntos como los de los soldados en formación, las manos sobre las rodillas, el cuerpo derecho, la cabeza erguida, veía girar el minutero del reloj, complicado aparato que señalaba las horas, los minutos, los segundos, los días y años.