The mysterious habits of Phileas Fogg were recalled; his solitary ways, his sudden departure; and it seemed clear that, in undertaking a tour round the world on the pretext of a wager, he had had no other end in view than to elude the detectives, and throw them off his track.
Todos recordaron lo que tenía de misteriosa la existencia de Phileas Fogg, su aislamiento, su partida repentina, y pareció evidente que este personaje, pretextando un viaje alrededor del mundo y apoyándose en una apuesta insensata, no tenía otro objeto que hacer perder la pista a los agentes de la policía inglesa.