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  AtthesametableswhichwerearrangedabouttheroomsomethirtycustomersweredrinkingEnglishbeer,porter,ginandbrandy;smoking,thewhile,longredclaypipesstuffedwithlittleballsofopiummingledwithessenceofrose。Fromtimetotimeoneofthesmokers,overcomewiththenarcotic,wouldslipunderthetable,whereuponthewaiters,takinghimbytheheadandfeet,carriedandlaidhimuponthebed。Thebedalreadysupportedtwentyofthesestupefiedsots。

  FixandPassepartoutsawthattheywereinasmoking-househauntedbythosewretched,cadaverous,idioticcreatures,towhomtheEnglishmerchantsselleveryyearthemiserabledrugcalledopium,totheamountofonemillionfourhundredthousandpounds-thousandsdevotedtooneofthemostdespicableviceswhichafflicthumanity!TheChinesegovernmenthasinvainattemptedtodealwiththeevilbystringentlaws。Itpassedgraduallyfromtherich,towhomitwasatfirstexclusivelyreserved,tothelowerclasses,andthenitsravagescouldnotbearrested。Opiumissmokedeverywhere,atalltimes,bymenandwomen,intheCelestialEmpire;and,onceaccustomedtoit,thevictimscannotdispensewithit,exceptbysufferinghorriblebodilycontortionsandagonies。Agreatsmokercansmokeasmanyaseightpipesaday;buthediesinfiveyears。ItwasinoneofthesedensthatFixandPassepartout,insearchofafriendlyglass,foundthemselves。

  Passepartouthadnomoney,butwillinglyacceptedFix\'sinvitationinthehopeofreturningtheobligationatsomefuturetime。

  Theyorderedtwobottlesofport,towhichtheFrenchmandidamplejustice,whilstFixobservedhimwithcloseattention。Theychattedaboutthejourney,andPassepartoutwasespeciallymerryattheideathatFixwasgoingtocontinueitwiththem。Whenthebottleswereempty,however,herosetogoandtellhismasterofthechangeinthetimeofthesailingofthe`Carnatic\'。

  Fixcaughthimbythearm,andsaid,`Waitamoment。\'

  `Whatfor,MrFix?\'

  `Iwanttohaveaserioustalkwithyou。\'

  `Aserioustalk!\'criedPassepartout,drinkingupthelittlewinethatwasleftinthebottomofhisglass。`Well,we\'lltalkaboutitto-morrow;

  Ihaven\'ttimenow。\'

  `Stay!WhatIhavetosayconcernsyourmaster。\'

  Passepartout,atthis,lookedattentivelyathiscompanion。Fix\'sfaceseemedtohaveasingularexpression。Heresumedhisseat。

  `Whatisitthatyouhavetosay?\'

  FixplacedhishanduponPassepartout\'sarm,and,loweringhisvoice,said,`YouhaveguessedwhoIam?\'

  `Parbleu!\'saidPassepartout,smiling。`ThenI\'mgoingtotellyoueverything——\'

  `NowthatIknoweverything,myfriend!Ah!that\'sverygood。Butgoon,goon。First,though,letmetellyouthatthosegentlemenhaveputthemselvestoauselessexpense。\'

  `Useless!\'saidFix。`Youspeakconfidently。It\'sclearthatyoudon\'tknowhowlargethesumis。\'

  `OfcourseIdo,\'returnedPassepartout。`Twentythousandpounds。\'

  `Fifty-fivethousand!\'answeredFix,pressinghiscompanion\'shand。

  `What!\'criedtheFrenchman。`HasMonsieurFoggdared-fifty-fivethousandpounds!Well,there\'sallthemorereasonfornotlosinganinstant,\'hecontinued,gettinguphastily。

  FixpushedPassepartoutbackinhischair,andresumed:`Fifty-fivethousandpounds;andifIsucceed,Igettwothousandpounds。Ifyou\'llhelpme,I\'llletyouhavefivehundredofthem。\'

  `Helpyou?\'criedPassepartout,whoseeyeswerestandingwideopen。

  `Yes;helpmekeepMrFoggherefortwoorthreedays。\'

  `Why,whatareyousaying?Thosegentlemenarenotsatisfiedwithfollowingmymasterandsuspectinghishonour,buttheymusttrytoputobstaclesinhisway!Iblushforthem!\'

  `Whatdoyoumean?\'

  `Imeanthatitisapieceofshamefultrickery。TheymightaswellwaylayMrFoggandputhismoneyintheirpockets!\'

  `That\'sjustwhatwecountondoing。\'

  `It\'saconspiracy,then,\'criedPassepartout,whobecamemoreandmoreexcitedastheliquormountedinhishead,forhedrankwithoutperceivingit。`Arealconspiracy!Andgentlemen,too。Bah!\'

  Fixbegantobepuzzled。

  `MembersoftheReformClub!\'continuedPassepartout。`Youmustknow,MonsieurFix,thatmymasterisanhonestman,andthat,whenhemakesawager,hetriestowinitfairly!\'

  `ButwhodoyouthinkIam?\'askedFix,lookingathimintently。

  `Parbleu!AnagentofthemembersoftheReformClub,sentoutheretointerruptmymaster\'sjourney。But,thoughIfoundyououtsometimeago,I\'vetakengoodcaretosaynothingaboutittoMrFogg。\'

  `Heknowsnothing,then?\'

  `Nothing,\'repliedPassepartout,againemptyinghisglass。

  Thedetectivepassedhishandacrosshisforehead,hesitatingbeforehespokeagain。Whatshouldhedo?Passepartout\'smistakeseemedsincere,butitmadehisdesignmoredifficult。Itwasevidentthattheservantwasnotthemaster\'saccomplice,asFixhadbeeninclinedtosuspect。

  `Well,\'saidthedetectivetohimself,`asheisnotanaccomplice,hewillhelpme。\'

  Hehadnotimetolose:FoggmustbedetainedatHongKong,soheresolvedtomakeacleanbreastofit。

  `Listentome,\'saidFixabruptly。`Iamnot,asyouthink,anagentofthemembersoftheReformClub——\'

  `Bah!\'retortedPassepartout,withanairofraillery。

  `Iamapolicedetective,sentoutherebytheLondonoffice。\'

  `You,adetective?\'

  `Iwillproveit。Hereismycommission。\'

  PassepartoutwasspeechlesswithastonishmentwhenFixdisplayedthisdocument,thegenuinenessofwhichcouldnotbedoubted。

  `MrFogg\'swager,\'resumedFix,`isonlyapretext,ofwhichyouandthegentlemenoftheReformaredupes。Hehadamotiveforsecuringyourinnocentcomplicity。\'

  `Butwhy?\'

  `Listen。Onthe28thoflastSeptemberarobberyoffifty-fivethousandpoundswascommittedattheBankofEnglandbyapersonwhosedescriptionwasfortunatelysecured。Hereisthisdescription;itanswersexactlytothatofMrPhileasFogg。\'

  `Whatnonsense!\'criedPassepartout,strikingthetablewithhisfist。

  `Mymasteristhemosthonourableofmen!\'

  `Howcanyoutell?Youknowscarcelyanythingabouthim。Youwentintohisservicethedayhecameaway;andhecameawayonafoolishpretext,withouttrunks,andcarryingalargeamountinbank-notes。Andyetyouareboldenoughtoassertthatheisanhonestman!\'

  `Yes,yes,\'repeatedthepoorfellow,mechanically。`Wouldyouliketobearrestedashisaccomplice?\'Passepartout,overcomebywhathehadheard,heldhisheadbetweenhishands,anddidnotdaretolookatthedetective。PhileasFogg,thesaviourofAouda,thatbraveandgenerousman,arobber!Andyethowmanypresumptionstherewereagainsthim!Passepartoutessayedtorejectthesuspicionswhichforcedthemselvesuponhismind;

  hedidnotwishtobelievethathismasterwasguilty。

  `Well,whatdoyouwantofme?\'saidhe,atlast,withaneffort。

  `Seehere,\'repliedFix;`IhavetrackedMrFoggtothisplace,butasyetIhavefailedtoreceivethewarrantofarrestforwhichIsenttoLondon。YoumusthelpmetokeephimhereinHongKong——\'

  `I!ButI——\'

  `IwillsharewithyouthetwothousandpoundsrewardofferedbytheBankofEngland。\'

  `Never!\'repliedPassepartout,whotriedtorise,butfellback,exhaustedinmindandbody。

  `MrFix,\'hestammered;`evenshouldwhatyousaybetrue-ifmymasterisreallytherobberyouareseekingfor-whichIdeny-Ihavebeen,am,inhisservice;Ihaveseenhisgenerosityandgoodness;andIwillneverbetrayhim-notforallthegoldintheworld。Icomefromavillagewheretheydon\'teatthatkindofbread!\'

  `Yourefuse?\'

  `Irefuse。\'

  `ConsiderthatI\'vesaidnothing,\'saidFix;`andletusdrink。\'

  `Yes;letusdrink!\'

  Passepartoutfelthimselfyieldingmoreandmoretotheeffectsoftheliquor。Fix,seeingthathemust,atallhazards,beseparatedfromhismaster,wishedtoentirelyovercomehim。Somepipesfullofopiumlayuponthetable。FixslippedoneintoPassepartout\'shand。Hetookitputitbetweenhislips,litit,drewseveralpuffs,andhishead,becomingheavyundertheinfluenceofthenarcotic,felluponthetable。

  `Atlast!\'saidFix,seeingPassepartoutunconscious。`MrFoggwillnotbeinformedofthe\"Carnatic\'s\"departure;and,ifheis,hewillhavetogowithoutthiscursedFrenchman!\'

  And,afterpayinghisbill,Fixleftthetavern。

  CHAPTERXXINWHICHFIXCOMESFACETOFACEWITHPHILEASFOGG。

  Whiletheseeventswerepassingattheopium-house,MrFogg,unconsciousofthedangerhewasinoflosingthesteamer,wasquietlyescortingAoudaaboutthestreetsoftheEnglishquarter,makingthenecessarypurchasesforthelongvoyagebeforethem。ItwasallverywellforanEnglishmanlikeMrFoggtomakethetouroftheworldwithacarpet-bag;aladycouldnotbeexpectedtotravelcomfortablyundersuchconditions。Heacquittedhistaskwithcharacteristicserenity,andinvariablyrepliedtotheremonstrancesofhisfaircompanion,whowasconfusedbyhispatienceandgenerosity,——

  `Itisintheinterestofmyjourney-apartofmyprogramme。\'

  Thepurchasesmade,theyreturnedtothehotel,wheretheydinedatasumptuouslyservedtable-d\'hôte;afterwhichAouda,shakinghandswithherprotectoraftertheEnglishfashion,retiredtoherroomforrest。MrFoggabsorbedhimselfthroughouttheeveningintheperusaloftheTimesandIllustratedLondonNews。

  Hadhebeencapableofbeingastonishedatanything,itwouldhavebeennottoseehisservantreturnatbed-time。But,knowingthatthesteamerwasnottoleaveforYokohamauntilthenextmorning,hedidnotdisturbhimselfaboutthematter。

  WhenPassepartoutdidnotappearthenextmorningtoanswerhismaster\'sbell,MrFogg,notbetrayingtheleastvexation,contentedhimselfwithtakinghiscarpet-bag,callingAouda,andsendingforapalanquin。

  Itwastheneighto\'clock;athalf-pastnine,itbeingthenhightide,the`Carnatic\'wouldleavetheharbour。MrFoggandAoudagotintothepalanquin,theirluggagebeingbroughtafteronawheelbarrow,andhalf-an-hourlatersteppeduponthequaywhencetheyweretoembark。MrFoggthenlearnedthatthe`Carnatic\'hadsailedtheeveningbefore。Hehadexpectedtofindnotonlythesteamer,buthisdomestic,andwasforcedtogiveupboth;

  butnosignofdisappointmentappearedonhisface,andhemerelyremarkedtoAouda,`Itisanaccident,madam;nothingmore。\'

  Atthismomentamanwhohadbeenobservinghimattentivelyapproached。

  ItwasFix,who,bowing,addressedMrFogg:`Wereyounot,likeme,sir,apassengerbythe\"Rangoon\",whicharrivedyesterday?\'

  `Iwas,sir,\'repliedMrFoggcoldly。`ButIhavenotthehonour——\'

  `Pardonme;IthoughtIshouldfindyourservanthere。

  `Doyouknowwhereheis,sir?\'askedAoudaanxiously。

  `What!\'respondedFix,feigningsurprise。`Ishenotwithyou?\'

  `No,\'saidAouda。`Hehasnotmadehisappearancesinceyesterday。Couldhehavegoneonboardthe\"Carnatic\"withoutus?\'

  `Withoutyou,madam?\'answeredthedetective。`Excuseme,didyouintendtosailinthe\"Carnatic\"?\'

  `Yes,sir。\'

  `SodidI,madam,andIamexcessivelydisappointed。The\"Carnatic\",itsrepairsbeingcompleted,leftHongKongtwelvehoursbeforethestatedtime,withoutanynoticebeinggiven;andwemustnowwaitaweekforanothersteamer。\'

  Ashesaid`aweek\'Fixfelthisheartleapforjoy。FoggdetainedatHongKongaweek!Therewouldbetimeforthewarranttoarrive,andfortuneatlastfavouredtherepresentativeofthelaw。HishorrormaybeimaginedwhenheheardMrFoggsay,inhisplacidvoice,`Butthereareothervesselsbesidesthe\"Carnatic\",itseemstome,intheharbourofHongKong。\'

  And,offeringhisarmtoAouda,hedirectedhisstepstowardthedocksinsearchofsomecraftabouttostart。Fix,stupefied,followed;itseemedasifhewereattachedtoMrFoggbyaninvisiblethread。Chance,however,appearedreallytohaveabandonedthemanithadhithertoservedsowell。

  ForthreehoursPhileasFoggwanderedaboutthedocks,withthedetermination,ifnecessary,tocharteravesseltocarryhimtoYokohama;buthecouldonlyfindvesselswhichwereloadingorunloading,andwhichcouldnotthereforesetsail。Fixbegantohopeagain。

  ButMrFogg,farfrombeingdiscouraged,wascontinuinghissearch,resolvednottostopifhehadtoresorttoMacao,whenhewasaccostedbyasailorononeofthewharves。

  `Isyourhonourlookingforaboat?\'

  `Haveyouaboatreadytosail?\'

  `Yes,yourhonour;apilot-boat-No。43-thebestintheharbour。\'

  `Doesshegofast?\'

  `Betweeneightandnineknotsthehour。Willyoulookather?\'

  `Yes。\'

  `Yourhonourwillbesatisfiedwithher。Isitforaseaexcursion?\'

  `No;foravoyage。\'

  `Avoyage?\'

  `Yes;willyouagreetotakemetoYokohama?\'

  Thesailorleanedontherailing,openedhiseyeswide,andsaid,`Isyourhonourjoking?\'

  `No。Ihavemissedthe\"Carnatic\",andImustgettoYokohamabythe14thatthelatest,totaketheboatforSanFrancisco。\'

  `Iamsorry,\'saidthesailor;`butitisimpossible。\'

  `Iofferyouahundredpoundsperday,andanadditionalrewardoftwohundredpoundsifIreachYokohamaintime。\'

  `Areyouinearnest?\'

  `Verymuchso。\'

  Thepilotwalkedawayalittledistance,andgazedouttosea,evidentlystrugglingbetweentheanxietytogainalargesumandthefearofventuringsofar。Fixwasinmortalsuspense。

  MrFoggturnedtoAoudaandaskedher,`Youwouldnotbeafraid,wouldyou,madam?\'

  `Notwithyou,MrFogg,\'washeranswer。

  Thepilotnowreturned,shufflinghishatinhishands。

  `Well,pilot?\'askedMrFogg。

  `Well,yourhonour,\'repliedhe;`Icouldnotriskmyself,mymen,ormylittleboatofscarcelytwentytonsonsolongavoyageatthistimeofyear。Besides,wecouldnotreachYokohamaintime,foritissixteenhundredandsixtymilesfromHongKong。\'

  `Onlysixteenhundred,\'saidMrFogg。

  `It\'sthesamething。\'Fixbreathedmorefreely。

  `But,\'addedthepilot;`itmightbearrangedanotherway。\'

  Fixceasedtobreatheatall。

  `How?\'askedMrFogg。

  `BygoingtoNagasaki,attheextremesouthofJapan,oreventoShanghai,whichisonlyeighthundredmilesfromhere。IngoingtoShanghaiweshouldnotbeforcedtosailwideoftheChinesecoast,whichwouldbeagreatadvantage,asthecurrentsrunnorthward,andwouldaidus。

  `Pilot,\'saidMrFogg,`ImusttaketheAmericansteameratYokohama,andnotatShanghaiorNagasaki。\'

  `Whynot?\'returnedthepilot。`TheSanFranciscosteamerdoesnotstartfromYokohama。ItputsinatYokohamaandNagasaki,butitstartsfromShanghai。\'

  `Youaresureofthat?\'

  `Perfectly。\'

  `AndwhendoestheboatleaveShanghai?\'

  `Onthe11th,atsevenintheevening。Wehave,therefore,fourdaysbeforeus,thatisninety-sixhours;andinthattime,ifwehadgoodluckandasouth-westwind,andtheseawascalm,wecouldmakethoseeighthundredmilestoShanghai。\'

  `Andyoucouldgo——\'

  `Inanhour;assoonasprovisionscouldbegotaboardandthesailsputup。\'

  `Itisabargain。Areyouthemasteroftheboat?\'

  `Yes;JohnBunsby,masterofthe\"Tankadere\"。\'

  `Wouldyoulikesomeearnest-money?\'

  `Ifitwouldnotputyourhonourout——\'

  `Herearetwohundredpoundsonaccount。Sir,\'addedPhileasFogg,turningtoFix,`ifyouwouldliketotakeadvantage——\'

  `Thanks,sir;Iwasabouttoaskthefavour。\'

  `Verywell。Inhalf-an-hourweshallgoonboard。\'

  `ButpoorPassepartout?\'urgedAouda,whowasmuchdisturbedbytheservant\'sdisappearance。

  `IshalldoallIcantofindhim,\'repliedPhileasFogg。

  WhileFix,inafeverish,nervousstate,repairedtothepilot-boattheothersdirectedtheircoursetothepolice-stationatHongKong。PhileasFoggtheregavePassepartout\'sdescription,andleftasumofmoneytobespentinthesearchforhim。ThesameformalitieshavingbeengonethroughattheFrenchconsulate,andthepalanquinhavingstoppedatthehotelfortheluggage,whichhadbeensentbackthere,theyreturnedtothewharf。

  Itwasnowthreeo\'clock;andpilot-boatNo。43,withitscrewonboard,anditsprovisionsstoredaway,wasreadyfordeparture。

  The`Tankadere\'wasaneatlittlecraftoftwentytons,asgracefullybuiltasifshewerearacingyacht。Hershiningcoppersheathing,hergalvanizediron-work,herdeck,whiteasivory,betrayedthepridetakenbyJohnBunsbyinmakingherpresentable。Hertwomastsleanedatriflebackward;shecarriedbrigantine,foresail,storm-jibandstanding-jib,andwaswellriggedforrunningbeforethewind;andsheseemedcapableofbriskspeed,which,indeed,shehadalreadyprovedbygainingseveralprizesinpilot-boatraces。Thecrewofthe`Tankadere\'wascomposedofJohnBunsby,themaster,andfourhardymariners,whowerefamiliarwiththeChineseseas。JohnBunsbyhimself,amanofforty-fiveorthereabouts,vigorous,sunburnt,withasprightlyexpressionoftheeye,andenergeticandself-reliantcountenance,wouldhaveinspiredconfidenceinthemosttimid。

  PhileasFoggandAoudawentonboard,wheretheyfoundFixalreadyinstalled。

  Belowdeckwasasquarecabin,ofwhichthewallsbulgedoutintheformofcots,aboveacirculardivan;inthecentrewasatableprovidedwithaswinginglamp。Theaccommodationwasconfined,butneat。

  `Iamsorrytohavenothingbettertoofferyou,\'saidMrFoggtoFix,whobowedwithoutresponding。

  ThedetectivehadafeelingakintohumiliationinprofitingbythekindnessofMrFogg。

  `It\'scertain,\'thoughthe,`thoughrascalasheis,heisapoliteone!\'

  ThesailsandtheEnglishflagwerehoistedattenminutespastthree。

  MrFoggandAouda,whowereseatedondeck,castalastglanceatthequay,inthehopeofespyingPassepartout。Fixwasnotwithouthisfearslestchanceshoulddirectthestepsoftheunfortunateservant,whomhehadsobadlytreated,inthisdirection;inwhichcaseanexplanationthereverseofsatisfactorytothedetectivemusthaveensued。ButtheFrenchmandidnotappear,and,withoutdoubt,wasstilllyingunderthestupefyinginfluenceoftheopium。

  JohnBunsby,master,atlengthgavetheordertostart,andthe`Tankadere\',takingthewindunderherbrigantine,foresailandstanding-jib,boundedbrisklyforwardoverthewaves。

  CHAPTERXXIINWHICHTHEMASTEROFTHETANKADERERUNSGREATRISKOFLOSINGAREWARD

  OFTWOHUNDREDPOUNDS。

  Thisvoyageofeighthundredmileswasaperilousventure,onacraftoftwentytons,andatthatseasonoftheyear。TheChineseseasareusuallyboisterous,subjecttoterriblegalesofwind,andespeciallyduringtheequinoxes;anditwasnowearlyNovember。

  Itwouldclearlyhavebeentothemaster\'sadvantagetocarryhispassengerstoYokohama,sincehewaspaidacertainsumperday;buthewouldhavebeenrashtoattemptsuchavoyage,anditwasimprudenteventoattempttoreachShanghai。ButJohnBunsbybelievedinthe`Tankadere\',whichrodeonthewaveslikeaseagull;andperhapshewasnotwrong。

  LateinthedaytheypassedthroughthecapriciouschannelsofHongKong,andthe`Tankadere\',impelledbyfavourablewinds,conductedherselfadmirably。

  `Idonotneed,pilot,\'saidPhileasFogg,whentheygotintotheopensea,`toadviseyoutouseallpossiblespeed。\'

  `Trustme,yourhonour。Wearecarryingallthesailthewindwillletus。Thepoleswouldaddnothing,andareonlyusedwhenwearegoingintoport。\'

  `It\'syourtrade,notmine,pilot,andIconfideinyou。\'

  PhileasFogg,withbodyerectandlegswideapart,standinglikeasailor,gazedwithoutstaggeringattheswellingwaters。Theyoungwoman,whowasseatedaft,wasprofoundlyaffectedasshelookedoutupontheocean,darkeningnowwiththetwilight,onwhichshehadventuredinsofrailavessel。

  Aboveherheadrustledthewhitesails,whichseemedlikegreatwhitewings。

  Theboat,carriedforwardbythewind,seemedtobeflyingintheair。

  Nightcame。Themoonwasenteringherfirstquarter,andherinsufficientlightwouldsoondieoutinthemistonthehorizon。Cloudswererisingfromtheeast,andalreadyovercastapartoftheheavens。

  Thepilothadhungouthislights,whichwasverynecessaryintheseseascrowdedwithvesselsboundlandward;forcollisionsarenotuncommonoccurrences,and,atthespeedshewasgoingtheleastshockwouldshatterthegallantlittlecraft。

  Fix,seatedinthebow,gavehimselfuptomeditation。Hekeptapartfromhisfellow-travellers,knowingMrFogg\'staciturntastes;besides,hedidnotquiteliketotalktothemanwhosefavourshehadaccepted。

  Hewasthinking,too,ofthefuture。ItseemedcertainFoggwouldnotstopatYokohama,butwouldatoncetaketheboatforSanFrancisco;andthevastextentofAmericawouldinsurehimimpunityandsafety。Fogg\'splanappearedtohimthesimplestintheworld。InsteadofsailingdirectlyfromEnglandtotheUnitedStates,likeacommonvillain,hehadtraversedthreequartersoftheglobe,soastogaintheAmericancontinentmoresurely;andthere,afterthrowingthepoliceoffhistrack,hewouldquietlyenjoyhimselfwiththefortunestolenfromthebank。But,onceintheUnitedStates,whatshouldhe,Fix,do?Shouldheabandonthisman?No,ahundredtimesno!Untilhehadsecuredhisextradition,hewouldnotlosesightofhimforanhour。Itwashisduty,andhewouldfulfilittotheend。

  Atallevents,therewasonethingtobethankfulfor;Passepartoutwasnotwithhismaster;anditwasaboveallimportant,aftertheconfidencesFixhadimpartedtohim,thattheservantshouldneverhavespeechwithhismaster。

  PhileasFoggwasalsothinkingofPassepartout,whohadsostrangelydisappeared。Lookingatthematterfromeverypointofview,itdidnotseemtohimimpossiblethat,bysomemistake,themanmighthaveembarkedonthe`Carnatic\'atthelastmoment;andthiswasalsoAouda\'sopinion,whoregrettedverymuchthelossoftheworthyfellowtowhomsheowedsomuch。TheymightthenfindhimatYokohama;forifthe`Carnatic\'wascarryinghimthither,itwouldbeeasytoascertainifhehadbeenonboard。

  Abriskbreezearoseaboutteno\'clock;but,thoughitmighthavebeenprudenotakeinareef,thepilot,aftercarefullyexaminingtheheavens,letthecraftremainriggedasbefore。The`Tankadere\'boresailadmirablyasshedrewagreatdealofwater,andeverythingwaspreparedforhighspeedincaseofagale。

  MrFoggandAoudadescendedintothecabinatmidnight,havingbeenalreadyprecededbyFix,whohadlaindownononeofthecots。Thepilotandcrewremainedondeckallnight。

  Atsunrisethenextday,whichwasNovember8th,theboathadmademorethanonehundredmiles。

  Thelogindicatedameanspeedofbetweeneightandninemiles。The`Tankadere\'stillcarriedallsail,andwasaccomplishinghergreatestcapacityofspeed。Ifthewindheldasitwas,thechanceswouldbeinherfavour。Duringthedayshekeptalongthecoast,wherethecurrentswerefavourable;thecoast,irregularinprofile,andvisiblesometimesacrosstheclearings,wasatmostfivemilesdistant。Theseawaslessboisterous,sincethewindcameoffland-afortunatecircumstancefortheboat,whichwouldsuffer,owingtoitssmalltonnage,byaheavysurgeonthesea。

  Thebreezesubsidedalittletowardsnoon,andsetinfromthesouth-west。

  Thepilotputuphispoles,buttookthemdownagainwithintwohours,asthewindfreshenedupanew。

  MrFoggandAouda,happilyunaffectedbytheroughnessofthesea,atewithgoodappetite,Fixbeinginvitedtosharetheirrepast,whichheacceptedwithsecretchagrin。Totravelatthisman\'sexpenseandliveuponhisprovisionswasnotpalatabletohim。Still,hewasobligedtoeat,andsoheate。

  Whenthemealwasover,hetookMrFoggapart,andsaid,`Sir,\'-this`sir\'scorchedhislips,andhehadtocontrolhimselftoavoidcollaringthis`gentleman\'-`sir,youhavebeenverykindtogivemeapassageonthisboat。But,thoughmymeanswillnotadmitofmyexpendingthemasfreelyasyou,Imustasktopaymyshare——\'

  `Letusnotspeakofthat,sir,\'repliedMrFogg。

  `But,ifIinsist——\'

  `No,sir,\'repeatedMrFogg,inatonewhichdidnotadmitofareply。

  `Thisentersintomygeneralexpenses。\'

  Fix,ashebowed,hadastifledfeeling,andgoingforward,whereheensconcedhimself,didnotopenhismouthfortherestoftheday。

  Meanwhiletheywereprogressingfamously,andJohnBunsbywasinhighhope。HeseveraltimesassuredMrFoggthattheywouldreachShanghaiintime;towhichthatgentlemanrespondedthathecounteduponit。Thecrewsettoworkingoodearnest,inspiredbytherewardtobegained。Therewasnotasheetwhichwasnottightened,notasailwhichwasnotvigorouslyhoisted;notalurchcouldbechargedtothemanatthehelm。TheyworkedasdesperatelyasiftheywerecontestinginaRoyalYachtregatta。

  Byevening,thelogshowedthattwohundredandtwentymileshadbeenaccomplishedfromHongKong,andMrFoggmighthopethathewouldbeabletoreachYokohamawithoutrecordinganydelayinhisjournal;inwhichcase,theonlymisadventurewhichhadovertakenhimsinceheleftLondonwouldnotseriouslyaffecthisjourney。

  The`Tankadere\'enteredtheStraitsofFo-Kien,whichseparatetheislandofFormosafromtheChinesecoast,inthesmallhoursofthenight,andcrossedtheTropicofCancer。Theseawasveryroughinthestraits,fullofeddiesformedbythecountercurrents,andthechoppingwavesbrokehercourse,whilstitbecameverydifficulttostandondeck。

  Atdaybreakthewindbegantoblowhardagain,andtheheavensseemedtopredictagale。Thebarometerannouncedaspeedychange,themercuryrisingandfallingcapriciously;theseaalso,inthesouth-east,raisedlongsurgeswhichindicatedatempest。Thesunhadsettheeveningbeforeinaredmist,inthemidstofthephosphorescentscintillationsoftheocean。

  JohnBunsbylongexaminedthethreateningaspectoftheheavens,mutteringindistinctlybetweenhisteeth。AtlasthesaidinalowvoicetoMrFogg。

  `ShallIspeakouttoyourhonour?\'

  `Ofcourse。\'

  `Well,wearegoingtohaveasquall。\'

  `Isthewindnorthorsouth?\'askedMrFoggquietly。

  `South。Look!atyphooniscomingup。\'

  `Gladit\'satyphoonfromthesouth,foritwillcarryusforward。\'

  `Oh,ifyoutakeitthatway,\'saidJohnBunsby,`I\'venothingmoretosay。\'JohnBunsby\'ssuspicionswereconfirmed。Atalessadvancedseasonoftheyearthetyphoon,accordingtoafamousmeteorologist,wouldhavepassedawaylikealuminouscascadeofelectricflame;butinthewinterequinox,itwastobefearedthatitwouldburstuponthemwithgreatviolence。

  Thepilottookhisprecautionsinadvance。Hereefedallsail,thepole-mastsweredispensedwith;allhandswentforwardtothebows。Asingletriangularsail,ofstrongcanvas,washoistedasastorm-jib,soastoholdthewindfrombehind。Thentheywaited。

  JohnBunsbyhadrequestedhispassengerstogobelow;butthisimprisonmentinsonarrowaspace,withlittleair,andtheboatbouncinginthegale,wasfarfrompleasant。NeitherMrFogg,Fix,norAoudaconsentedtoleavethedeck。

  Thestormofrainandwinddescendeduponthemtowardseighto\'clock。

  Withbutitsbitofsail,the`Tankadere\'wasliftedlikeafeatherbyawind,anideaofwhoseviolencecanscarcelybegiven。Tocompareherspeedtofourtimesthatofalocomotivegoingonfullsteamwouldbebelowthetruth。

  Theboatscuddedthusnorthwardduringthewholeday,borneonbymonstrouswaves,preservingalways,fortunately,aspeedequaltotheirs。Twentytimessheseemedalmosttobesubmergedbythesemountainsofwaterwhichrosebehindher;buttheadroitmanagementofthepilotsavedher。Thepassengerswereoftenbathedinspray,buttheysubmittedtoitphilosophically。

  Fixcursedit,nodoubt;butAouda,withhereyesfasteneduponherprotector,whosecoolnessamazedher,showedher-selfworthyofh~,andbravelyweatheredthestorm。AsforPhileasFogg,itseemedjustasifthetyphoonwereapartofhisprogramme。

  Uptothistimethe`Tankadere\'hadalwaysheldhercoursetothenorth;

  buttowardseveningthewind,veeringthreequarters,boredownfromthenorth-west。Theboat,nowlyinginthetroughofthewaves,shookandrolledterribly;theseastruckherwithfearfulviolence。Atnightthetempestincreasedinviolence。JohnBunsbysawtheapproachofdarknessandtherisingofthestormwithdarkmisgivings。Hethoughtawhile,andthenaskedhiscrewifitwasnottimetoslackenspeed。AfteraconsultationheapproachedMrFogg,andsaid,`Ithinkyourhonour,thatweshoulddowelltomakeforoneoftheportsonthecoast。\'

  `Ithinksotoo。\'

  `Ah!\'saidthepilot。`Butwhichone?\'

  `Iknowofbutone,\'returnedMrFoggtranquilly。

  `Andthatis——

  `Shanghai。\'

  Thepilot,atfirst,didnotseemtocomprehend;hecouldscarcelyrealizesomuchdeterminationandtenacity。Thenhecried,`Well-yes!Yourhonourisright。ToShanghai!\'

  Sothe`Tankadere\'keptsteadilyonhernorthwardtrack。

  Thenightwasreallyterrible;itwouldbeamiracleifthecraftdidnotfounder。Twiceitwouldhavebeenalloverwithherifthecrewhadnotbeenconstantlyonthewatch。Aoudawasexhausted,butdidnotutteracomplaint。MorethanonceMrFoggrushedtoprotectherfromtheviolenceofthewaves。

  Dayreappeared。Thetempeststillragedwithundiminishedfury;butthewindnowreturnedtothesouth-east。Itwasafavourablechange,andthe`Tankadere\'againboundedforwardonthismountainoussea,thoughthewavescrossedeachother,andimpartedshocksandcounter-shockswhichwouldhavecrushedacraftlesssolidlybuilt。Fromtimetotimethecoastwasvisiblethroughthebrokenmist,butnovesselwasinsight。The`Tankadere\'

  wasaloneuponthesea。

  Thereweresomesignsofacalmatnoon,andthesebecamemoredistinctasthesundescendedtowardthehorizon。Thetempesthadbeenasbriefasterrific。Thepassengers,thoroughlyexhausted,couldnoweatalittle,andtakesomerepose。

  Thenightwascomparativelyquiet。Someofthesailswereagainhoisted,andthespeedoftheboatwasverygood。Thenextmorningatdawntheyespiedthecoast,andJohnBunsbywasabletoassertthattheywerenotonehundredmilesfromShanghai。Ahundredmiles,andonlyonedaytotraversethem!

  ThatveryeveningMrFoggwasdueatShanghai,ifhedidnotwishtomissthesteamertoYokohama。Hadtherebeennostorm,duringwhichseveralhourswerelost,theywouldbeatthismomentwithinthirtymilesoftheirdestination。

  Thewindgrewdecidedlycalmer,andhappilytheseafellwithit。Allsailswerenowhoisted,andatnoonthe`Tankadere\'waswithinforty-fivemilesofShanghai。Thereremainedyetsixhoursinwhichtoaccomplishthatdistance。Allonboardfearedthatitcouldnotbedone,andeveryone-PhileasFogg,nodoubt,excepted-felthisheartbeatwithimpatience。

  Theboatmustkeepupanaverageofninemilesanhour,andthewindwasbecomingcalmereverymoment!Itwasacapriciousbreeze,comingfromthecoast,andafteritpassedtheseabecamesmooth。Still,the`Tankadere\'

  wassolight,andherfinesailscaughttheficklezephyrssowell,that,withtheaidofthecurrent,JohnBunsbyfoundhimselfatsixo\'clocknotmorethantenmilesfromthemouthofShanghairiver。Shanghaiitselfissituatedatleasttwelvemilesupthestream。AtseventheywerestillthreemilesfromShanghai。Thepilotsworeanangryoath;therewardoftwohundredpoundswasevidentlyonthepointofescapinghim。HelookedatMrFogg。MrFoggwasperfectlytranquil;andyethiswholefortunewasatthismomentatstake。

  Atthismoment,also,alongblackfunnel,crownedwithwreathsofsmoke,appearedontheedgeofthewaters。ItwastheAmericansteamer,leavingforYokohamaattheappointedtime。

  `Confoundher!\'criedJohnBunsby,pushingbacktherudderwithadesperatejerk。

  `Signalher!\'saidPhileasFoggquietly。

  Asmallbrasscannonstoodontheforwarddeckofthe`Tankadere\',formakingsignalsinthefogs。Itwasloadedtothemuzzle;butjustasthepilotwasabouttoapplyared-hotcoaltothetouchhole,MrFoggsaid,`Hoistyourflag!\'

  Theflagwasrunupathalfmast,and,thisbeingthesignalofdistress,itwashopedthattheAmericansteamer,perceivingit,wouldchangehercoursealittle,soastosuccourthepilot-boat。

  `Fire!\'saidMrFogg。Andtheboomingofthelittlecannonresoundedintheair。

  CHAPTERXXIIINWHICHPASSEPARTOUTFINDSOUTTHAT,EVENATTHEANTIPODES,ITISCONVENIENT

  TOHAVESOMEMONEYINONE\'SPOCKET。

  The`Carnatic\',settingsailfromHongKongathalf-pastsixonthe7thNovember,directedhercourseatfullsteamtowardsJapan。Shecarriedalargecargoandawell-filledcabinofpassengers。Twostate-roomsintherearwere,however,unoccupied,-thosewhichhadbeenengagedbyPhileasFogg。

  Thenextdayapassengerwithahalf-stupefiedeye,staggeringgait,anddisorderedhair,wasseentoemergefromthesecondcabin,andtotottertoaseatondeck。

  ItwasPassepartout;andwhathadhappenedtohimwasasfollows:-

  ShortlyafterFixlefttheopiumden,twowaitershadliftedtheunconsciousPassepartout,andhadcarriedhimtothebedreservedforthesmokers。

  Threehourslater,pursuedeveninhisdreamsbyafixedidea,thepoorfellowawoke,andstruggledagainstthestupefyinginfluenceofthenarcotic。

  Thethoughtofadutyunfulfilledshookoffhistorpor,andhehurriedfromtheabodeofdrunkenness。Staggeringandholdinghimselfupbykeepingagainstthewalls,fallingdownandcreepingupagain,andirresistiblyimpelledbyakindofinstinct,hekeptcryingout,`The\"Carnatic\"!the\"Carnatic\"!\'

  Thesteamerlaypuffingalongsidethequay,onthepointofstarting。

  Passepartouthadbutfewstepstogo;and,rushingupontheplank,hecrossedit,andfellunconsciousonthedeck,justasthe`Carnatic\'wasmovingoff。Severalsailors,whowereevidentlyaccustomedtothissortofscene,carriedthepoorFrenchmandownintothesecondcabin,andPassepartoutdidnotwakeuntiltheywereonehundredandfiftymilesawayfromChina。

  Thushefoundhimselfthenextmorningonthedeckofthe`Carnatic\',andeagerlyinhalingtheexhilaratingsea-breeze。Thepureairsoberedhim。

  Hebegantocollecthissenses,whichhefoundadifficulttask;butatlastherecalledtheeventsoftheeveningbefore,Fix\'srevelation,andtheopium-house。

  `Itisevident,\'hesaidtohimself,`thatIhavebeenabominablydrunk!

  WhatwillMrFoggsay?AtleastIhavenotmissedthesteamer,whichisthemostimportantthing。\'

  Then,asFixoccurredtohim:-`Asforthatrascal,Ihopewearewellridofhim,andthathehasnotdared,asheproposed,tofollowusonboardthe`Carnatic\'。AdetectiveonthetrackofMrFogg,accusedofrobbingtheBankofEngland!Pshaw!MrFoggisnomorearobberthanIamamurderer。\'

  ShouldhedivulgeFix\'srealerrandtohismaster?Woulditdototellthepartthedetectivewasplaying?WoulditnotbebettertowaituntilMrFoggreachedLondonagain,andthenimparttohimthatanagentofthemetropolitanpolicehadbeenfollowinghimroundtheworld,andhaveagoodlaughoverit?Nodoubt;atleast,itwasworthconsidering。ThefirstthingtodowastofindMrFogg,andapologizeforhissingularbehaviour。

  Passepartoutgotupandproceeded,aswellashecouldwiththerollingofthesteamer,totheafter-deck。HesawnoonewhoresembledeitherhismasterorAouda。`Good!\'mutteredhe;`Aoudahasnotgotupyet,andMrFogghasprobablyfoundsomepartnersatwhist。\'

  Hedescendedtothesaloon。MrFoggwasnotthere。Passepartouthadonly,however,toaskthepurserthenumberofhismaster\'sstate-room。

  ThepurserrepliedthathedidnotknowanypassengerbythenameofFogg。

  `Ibegyourpardon,\'saidPassepartoutpersistently。`Heisatallgentleman,quietandnotverytalkative,andhaswithhimayounglady——\'

  `Thereisnoyoungladyonboard,\'interruptedthepurser。`Hereisalistofthepassengers;youmayseeforyourself。\'

  Passepartoutscannedthelist,buthismaster\'snamewasnotuponit。

  Allatonceanideastruckhim。

  `Ah!amIonthe\"Carnatic\"?\'

  `Yes。\'

  `OnthewaytoYokohama?\'

  `Certainly。\'

  Passepartouthadforaninstantfearedthathewasonthewrongboat;

  but,thoughhewasreallyonthe`Carnatic\',hismasterwasnotthere。

  Hefellthunderstruckonaseat。Hesawitallnow。Herememberedthatthetimeofsailinghadbeenchanged,thatheshouldhaveinformedhismasterofthatfact,andthathehadnotdoneso。Itwashisfault,then,thatMrFoggandAoudahadmissedthesteamer。Yes,butitwasstillmorethefaultofthetraitorwho,inordertoseparatehimfromhismaster,anddetainthelatteratHongKong,hadinveigledhimintogettingdrunk!

  Henowsawthedetective\'strick;andatthismomentMrFoggwascertainlyruined,hisbetwaslost,andhehimselfperhapsarrestedandimprisoned!

  AtthisthoughtPassepartouttorehishair。Ah,ifFixevercamewithinhisreach,whatasettlingofaccountstherewouldbe!

  Afterhisfirstdepression,Passepartoutbecamecalmer,andbegantostudyhiituation。Itwascertainlynotanenviableone。HefoundhimselfonthewaytoJapan,andwhatshouldhedowhenhegotthere?Hispocketwasempty;hehadnotasolitaryshilling-notsomuchasapenny。Hispassagehadfortunatelybeenpaidforinadvance;hehadfiveorsixdaysinwhichtodecideuponhisfuturecourse。Hefelltoatmealswithanappetite,andateforMrFogg,Aoudaandhimself。HehelpedhimselfasgenerouslyasifJapanwereadesert,wherenothingtoeatwastobelookedfor。

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