Will of an Eccentric Quotes

“Regarding the State of Illinois, appearing fourteen times on the map, the numbers 5, 9, 14, 18, 23, 27, 32, 36, 41, 45, 50, 54, 59, and 63 borne by it corresponded to those of the geese. But the players could never stop there; and according to the rule, they doubled the points obtained until they lighted on a number not reserved”
― Jules Verne, William J. Hypperbone, or The Will of an Eccentric

“Here is the order in which he had numbered and arranged the fifty States of which the Republic was composed at this epoch: 1. Rhode Island. 2. Maine. 3. Tennessee. 4. Utah. 5. Illinois. 6. New York. 7. Massachusetts. 8. Kansas. 9. Illinois. 10. Colorado. 11. Texas. 12. New Mexico. 13. Montana. 14. Illinois. 15. Mississippi. 16. Connecticut. 17. Iowa. 18. Illinois. 19. Louisiana. 20. Delaware. 21. New Hampshire. 22. South Carolina. 23. Illinois. 24. Michigan. 25. Georgia. 26. Wisconsin. 27. Illinois.”
― Jules Verne, William J. Hypperbone, or The Will of an Eccentric