He began to ask himself if this bet that Mr. Fogg talked about was not really in good earnest, and whether his fate was not in truth forcing him, despite his love of repose, around the world in eighty days!
Y empezó a pensar si la apuesta sería cosa formal, y si la fatalidad no le llevaría a él, que quería vivir descansado, a dar la vuelta al mundo en ochenta días.