“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—” Did Fix pay any attention to Passepartout’s trouble about the gas?  It is not probable.  He was not listening, but was cogitating a project. Passepartout and he had now reached the shop, where Fix left his companion to make his purchases, after recommending him not to miss the