The sun's disc, enlarged by the mist, seemed an enormous ring
of gold, and Passepartout was amusing himself by calculating its value
in pounds sterling, when he was diverted from this study by
a strange-looking personage who made his appearance on the platform.
of gold, and Passepartout was amusing himself by calculating its value
in pounds sterling, when he was diverted from this study by
a strange-looking personage who made his appearance on the platform.
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne