This noble lord, who was fastened to his chair, would have given his fortune to be able to make the tour of the world, if it took ten years; and he bet five thousand pounds on Phileas Fogg.
El honorable gentleman, clavado en su butaca, hubiera dado su fortuna por poder hacer el mismo viaje aunque fuera de diez años, y apostó cuatro mil libras en favor de Phileas Fogg.