It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions.
• Ch. XX: In Which Fix Comes Face to Face with Phileas Fogg
• Ch. XX: In Which Fix Comes Face to Face with Phileas Fogg
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Qu'un Anglais comme lui fît le tour du monde un sac à la main, passe encore; mais une femme ne pouvait entreprendre une pareille traversée dans ces conditions.
— Jules Verne
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Qu'un Anglais comme lui fît le tour du monde un sac à la main, passe encore; mais une femme ne pouvait entreprendre une pareille traversée dans ces conditions." in the context of "It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions.
• Ch. XX: In Which Fix Comes Face to Face with Phileas Fogg" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jules Verne" (Quotes, Around the World in Eighty Days (1873): Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. French text here. English text here.)
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About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
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