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‘WhodoyouthinkIam?’‘YouareworkingforthosefivemenfromtheReformClub,’smiledPassepartout.
OntheshiptoHongKong,theRangoon,AoudalearnedalittleaboutPhileasFogg.Shelikedhim.
Fixwasontheshiptoo.Hethoughtaboutthewarrant.WasitnowonitswayfromBombaytoHongKong?
Onthefirstday,PassepartoutdidnotknowthatFixwasontheshiptoo.Butthenhesawthedetective.
‘WhatisMr.Fixdoingonthisship?‘theFrenchmanthought.‘WesawhiminSuezandnowhereheisagain.Ishefollowingus?Why?’Passepartoutthoughtaboutit,andthenhehadanidea.’HeisfollowingMr.Fogg.HeisworkingforthefivemenattheReformClub.HeiswatchingMr.Foggbecauseofthebet.’
Passepartoutwasangrywiththefivemen,buthedidn’ttellPhileasFoggaboutFix.ThefivemenwereMr.Fogg’sfriends.Passepartoutdidn’twantMr.Foggtothinkbadlyofthem.HereallylikedMr.PhileasFoggnow.Hewantedhimtowinhisbet.Itwasimportanttohim.
TheweatherwasbadandtheRangoonarrivedatHongKongtwenty-fourhourslate.PhileasFogg,PassepartoutandAoudawenttotheofficeoftheshipcompany.
‘ArewetoolatefortheCarnaticJ’PhileasFoggasked.‘ThetimetablesayssheleftHongKongforYokohamayesterday.’
‘No,’saidthemanattheoffice.’TheCamatichadaproblemwithoneengine.She’shere.She’llleavetomorrow.’
‘Thankyou,’saidPhileasFogg.
PhileasFoggtookAoudatothebesthotelinHongKong.Thenhewentoutandlookedforheruncle.Anhourlater,hecameback.Aouda’suncledidnotliveinHongKongnow.HewasinHolland.
Aoudadidnotspeakforaminute.Shesatwithherheadinherhands.Then,veryquietly,sheasked,‘WhatdoIdonow,Mr.Fogg?’
‘That’seasy,’saidPhileasFogg.’CometoEurope.’
‘ButIwillbeonemoreproblemforyou’
‘You’renotaproblem.Andyouwon’tchangeourtimetable.Passepartout?’
‘Yes,MrFogg?’
‘GototheCamatk,Passepartout,andgetthreeticketstoYokohama.’
Passepartoutleftthehotelwithasmileonhisface.HewantedtohaveAoudawiththemonthejourney.Shealwaysspokekindlytohim.Toher,hewasafriendandnotaservant.
WhenPassepartoutarrivedattheport,hesawaveryunhappyFixbytheCamatic.
FixwasunhappybecausethewarrantwasinthepostfromBombayandnotinHongKong.TheCamaticcouldtakePhileasFoggawayfromHongKongbeforethewarrantarrived.PassepartoutsmiledatFix’sface.
‘Thefine,richmenoftheReformClubaregoingtolosetheirmoney,’theFrenchmanthought,‘andMr.Fixisunhappyaboutthat.’
‘AreyougoingtobuyaticketfortheCamatic’?’askedPassepartout.Helaughed,butFixsaidnothing.
TheFrenchmanwentontotheCamatic,andpaidforthreeticketstoYokohama.TheCamaticscaptainspoketohim.
‘Theengineisfinenow,’hesaid.’Theproblemwassmallerthanwethought.Theshipwillleaveat8o’clockthisevening.Nottomorrow.’
‘Good,’saidPassepartout.‘IwilltellmyMr.Fogg.Hewillbehappy.’
Whenhelefttheship.Fixcametohim.
‘BeforeyouseeMr.Fogg,’saidFix,‘won’tyouhaveadrinkwithmeinthisbar?’
Therewasabarattheport,neartheships.
‘Well,yes,thankyou.Iamquitethirsty,’theFrenchmansaid.
Inthebar,FixaskedPassepartout,’WhodoyouthinkIam?’
‘YouareworkingforthosefivemenfromtheReformClub,’smiledPassepartout.‘YouarewatchingMr.Fogg.’
Fixthoughtforaminute.Hedidn’thavethe-warrant,andhehadtostopFogg.
‘Yes,IamwatchingFogg,’saidFix.’ButI’mnotworkingforthemenfromtheclub.I’mapoliceman.I’mfollowingFoggbecausehe’sabankthief.Youhavetohelpme,orI’llgetawarrantforyoutoo.I’llputyouinprisonwithhim.Now,areyouwithmeorareyouwithhim?’
Passepartoutwasangry.‘Withhim,’hesaid,andhestartedtoleavethebar.
PassepartoutwasonhiswaybacktoPhileasFogg.Fixhadtostophim.Passepartoutknewabouttheship’snewtimetable,andPhileasFoggdidn’t.SoFixputsomethinginPassepartout’sdrink.
‘Wait!’calledFix.Hesmiled.’Whydon’tyoufinishyourdrinkbeforeyougo?It’shotoutthere.’Fixsmiledagain.
Passepartoutstopped.HelookedangrilyatFixbuthetookthedrink.Hesatdownandfinishedit.Thenhequietlywenttosleepinhischair.
Fixlefthiminthebar.
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