Вокруг света за 80 дней / Around the World in 80 Days

Fogg’s usual partners at whist: Andrew Stuart[22 - Andrew Stuart – Эндрю Стюарт], an engineer; John Sullivan[23 - John Sullivan – Джон Салливан] and Samuel Fallentin[24 - Samuel Fallentin – Сэмюэл Фаллентин], bankers; Thomas Flanagan[25 - Thomas Flanagan – Томас Флэнаган], a brewer; and Gauthier Ralph[26 - Gauthier Ralph – Готье Ральф], one of the Directors of the Bank of England—all rich and highly respectable personages.

“Well, Ralph,” said Thomas Flanagan, “what about that robbery?”

“Oh,” replied Stuart, “the Bank will lose the money.”

“On the contrary,” broke in Ralph, “I hope we may put our hands on the robber. Skilful detectives have been sent to all the principal ports of America and the Continent, and he’ll be a clever fellow if he slips through their fingers.

”

“But have you got the robber’s description?” asked Stuart.

“In the first place, he is no robber at all,” returned Ralph, positively.

“What! A fellow who makes off[27 - to make off – стащить] with fifty-five thousand pounds, no robber?”

“No.”

“Perhaps he’s a manufacturer, then.”

“The Daily Telegraph[28 - The Daily Telegraph – «Дэйли Телеграф» (название газеты)] says that he is a gentleman.

”

Phileas Fogg bowed to his friends, and entered into the conversation about the affair which had occurred three days before at the Bank of England. A package of banknotes, to the value of fifty-five thousand pounds, had been taken from the principal cashier’s[29 - principal cashier’s – главный кассир] table, who was engaged in registering the receipt of three shillings and sixpence.

Of course, he could not have his eyes everywhere. Let it be known[30 - let it be known – да будет известно] that the Bank of England has no guards, nor gratings to protect its treasures, showing a touching confidence in the honesty of the public.