Chapter 1 introduces Phileas Fogg, a wealthy Englishman living in London who has never traveled but knows maps well. Passepartout is hired as Fogg's servant. Chapter 2 reveals that during a game of whist with friends, Fogg bets that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days, which his friends think is impossible. Chapter 3 has Fogg and Passepartout departing London for their journey.