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Rumor has it the bloke's a foreigner.

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Nothing.

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Yes, I heard it was a Chinese fellow,
and he acted alone.

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[whispering]

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No. Actually,
they say he was Norwegian.

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[murmuring]

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In fact, though, it was a gang
of elderly Norwegians.

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I heard it from a very reliable source

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that it was a gang
of redheaded elderly Norwegians

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with very tiny feet.

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[murmuring]

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It's about time
someone robbed that bank.

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- [gasping]
- Like this very institution,

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the Bank of England is outdated.

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As usual, your contempt
for tradition is appalling.

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You rest on your traditions,
if you prefer,

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but, as with this bank robber,
progress waits for no one.

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So now you're an expert
on the bank thief as well.

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Give us the benefit
of your ineffable wisdom, Fogg.

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Twenty-six minutes ago,
a ship left Dover for Paris.

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From there, the thief
takes the Orient Express,

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where he transfers to a steamer,
from lstanbul to lndia.

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In little over a month,
that man could be in China.

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If we're to believe Fogg's calculations,
he will have circled the globe

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and returned to England in a fortnight.

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[laughing]

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Actually, by my calculations, it would
be closer to, uh, exactly 80 days.

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Outstanding idea.

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Well, then, Fogg,

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Iet's see you circumnavigate the world

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in 80 days.

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I... That would be
a fruitless use of my time.

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I'm on the verge of numerous...

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countless... scientific breakthroughs.

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You coward. Admit it.
It cannot be done.

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It can! I could do it.

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A wager.

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- ?1 0,000.
- [clamoring]

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Unlike you and your colleagues,
money does not inspire me.

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I believe every man has his price.

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Even you, o noble Phileas Fogg.

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There must be something I could offer
that would be worthy of your time.

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There is. Your position as head
of the Royal Academy.

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[clamoring]

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I could lead Britain
and the rest of the world

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into a new age of progress
and discovery.

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[laughing]

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- Fair enough.
- What?

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I, Lord Kelvin, hereby vow

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to surrender my position as minister
of science to Phileas Fogg...