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‘any man in the world from
Dover to Victoria Pier,
Folkestone, with hands and
feet tied, and allow them
thirty yards start. This is not
all. Gautier further undertakes
to dive one hundred feet with
hands and feet tied, and to
take a clean header from the
height of fifty feet with arms
bound behind and feet tied.
Jules, you see, is ready to
face the foe. Is the foe
forthcoming?’ The answer