The hotel refreshment-rooms were comfortable, and Mr.Fogg and Aouda, installing themselves at a table, were abundantly served on diminutive plates by negroes of darkest hue.
After breakfast, Mr.Fogg, accompanied by Aouda, started for the English consulate to have his passport visaed.

As he was going out, he met Passepartout, who asked him if it would not be well, before taking the train, to purchase some dozens of Enfield rifles and Colt's revolvers.

He had been listening to stories of attacks upon the trains by the Sioux and Pawnees.

Mr.Fogg thought it a useless precaution, but told him to do as he thought best, and went on to the consulate.
He had not proceeded two hundred steps, however, when, "by the greatest chance in the world," he met Fix.

The detective seemed wholly taken by surprise.