AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS P1-10

hello,this quarter i chose a short novel named AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS by JULES VERNE, translated with Notes by MICHAEL GLENCROSS (original edition is French).The leading role,Phileas Fogg,who was the most courteous(/ˈkɜrtiəs/,polite) and one of the most hamdsome gentlemen in English high society.He was also a mystery man -- he didn't have a wife or children,even had no relatives or friends.He walked each day from his house straight to his club ,where he took lunch and dinner like clockwork, always in the same dinin-room and at the same table. His only pastimes were reading newspapers and playing whist(a card game).One day, a new servant, Passepartout,begain to serve him.



i like exploration,so i chose this book. According to the chapter one and tow, i can find that Mr.Fogg is a very punctual ,polite, alone and rich English gentleman. So i thought there would be many ladies admire him.He must be have a colourful life,but i was wrong.Then i began to admire him and his self-control. Also,he was a very magnaious man that he played the game of whist just for fun and not to win. And speak to his new servant,Passepartout, i thought he would be a very good servant,because he had a lot of work experience before he came here.