Complete the text with the words from the table.
leave introduce began felt
replied stop think wants
Inspector Fix saw Passepartout and decided to talk to him.
- 'Egypt is а beautiful country,'
the Inspector.
- 'Yes, that's true, but we are travelling so quickly,'
Passepartout.
- 'Why are you travelling so quickly? Surely you can't see Egypt in only а few days.'
- 'Му master
to travel around the world in eighty days...I know, it's complete madness.' – said Passepartout.
- 'Well, your master is... an unusual man, but I
he must bе very rich to try to do а journey like that in such а short time.'
- 'He has the money he needs. But ... I really must
. Goodbye, Mr...?'
- 'Inspec…Fix, my name is Mr.Fix. And I believe that we are taking the same route. Are you also going to Bombay?'
- 'Yes, we are. Sorry, not to
myself. Му name's Jean Passepartout’ - Passepartout waved goodbye.
Inspector Fix
even more certain that Phileas Fogg was the thief.
‘I must
him, but how? Without the paper for his arrest it is impossible’. Thought Inspector Fix.
Answer the question:
When Passepartout asked the name of inspector, he told: 'Inspec…Fix, my name is Mr.Fix". Why did he introduce himself as Mr. Fix, not as Inspector Fix?
1) He didn't want to talk to Passepartout at all.
2) He didn't want to tell Passepartout that he is an inspector because he wanted to arest him and his master.
3) He forgot his own name.
Answers & Comments
?''Yes, we are.Sorry, not to introduce myself.My name's Jean Passepartout.I'm sure we'll see each other again.' Passepartout touched his hat and waved goodbye.His conversation with Passepartout made Inspector Fix feel even more certain that Phileas Fogg was the thief.'I must stop him,' he thought.