Around the World in Eighty Days Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 25 Summary

Chapter 25 Summary

Fogg, Aouda, and Passepartout arrive on the American continent in San Francisco. After checking the train schedule, the travelers take rooms at the International Hotel. Passepartout gazes at the city with great amazement at the buildings and churches. Fogg and Aouda have decided to find the British Consulate to get his passport countersigned and stamped with the visa. Passepartout has gone on an errand to buy some guns for self defense, while crossing the American continent. After leaving the hotel Fogg and Aouda run into Fix, he greets them as if he has never seen them after leaving Yokohama. He asks to accompany them back to London. He walks along with them during their stroll over to Montgomery Street. On their walk, the travelers find themselves embroiled in a political campaign, which turns into a small riot. During the confusion of the riot, an American throws a punch at Fogg,...
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