“And in what country is Bombay?”

“India.”

“In Asia?”

“Certainly.”

“The deuce! I was going to tell you there’s one thing that worries me⁠—my burner!”

“What burner?”

“My gas-burner, which I forgot to turn off, and which is at this moment burning at my expense. I have calculated, monsieur , that I lose two shillings every four and twenty hours, exactly sixpence more than I earn; and you will understand that the longer our journey⁠—”