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ThewarrantwastherefromHongKongbutitwastoolate.Fixcouldn’tusethewarrantinJapanorAmerica.
NearShanghai,thecaptainoftheGeneralGrantlistenedtotheradio.Asmallerboat,Tankedere,wantedhishelp.TheAmericanshipstoppednexttotheTankedere.PhileasFogggaveBunsbyfivehundredandfiftypoundsandclimbedontotheGeneralGrant.HepaidforthreeticketstoSanFrancisco,andthenAoudaandFixgotontotheAmericanshiptoo.
ThefirststopwasYokohama.WhentheGeneralGrantarrivedthereonthemorningof14thNovember,FoggandAoudawenttotheCarnatic.ButPassepartoutwasnotthere.PhileasFoggandAoudalookedforPassepartoutinthetown.Theyaskedquestionseverywhere.TheyonlyhadonedaybeforetheGeneralGrantleftforSanFrancisco.PhileasFoggandAoudawalkedthroughthestreetsofYokohama—north,south,eastandwest.Buttheycouldn’tfindPassepartout.
Ontheirwaybacktotheport,theylookedinthegardens.TherewerealotofgardensinYokohama.Andinthelastgardenbeforetheport,theysawPassepartoutonachairinthesun.Theservantwasveryhappy,andtheyallwentquicklytotheGeneralGrant.
InYokohama,Fixwenttothepolice.ThewarrantwastherefromHongKongbutitwastoolate.Fixcouldn’tusethewarrantinJapanorAmerica.
PassepartoutsawFixontheshipthenextday,andtheFrenchmanhitthedetective.Fixfelldownonhisback.
‘Doyoufeelbetter?’askedFix.Hegotupslowly.
‘Yes,fornow.’
‘Let’stalk.’
‘Talk?’
‘Yes.IwanttohelpyourMr.Foggnow.’
‘Oh!’saidPassepartout.’SonowyouknowthatMr.Foggisnotathief.’
‘No.He’sathiefandIhaveawarrantforhim.’Passepartoutstartedtohithimagain,soFixsaidquickly,’Wait!Ican’tusethewarranthere.ButMr.FoggisgoingtoEngland.Icanusethewarrantthere.SoIwanttohelphim.HewantstogettoEnglandquickly,andIwanthimtogettheretoo.SoIcanhelpyounow,andyoucanhelpme.Wecanbefriends.’
‘Friends?Never!’saidPassepartout.‘ButyoucanhelpMr.Fogg.That’sfine:
‘I’llhelphim.AScotlandYarddetectivecandoalotofthings.Butdon’ttellhimaboutthebarinHongKong.Anddon’tsayI’madetective.ThenI’llhelphim:
Passepartoutthoughthardbutsaidnothing.
TheGeneralGranthadthewindbehindherandagoodengine,too.On3rdDecember,shewentthroughtheGoldenGateandintoSanFrancisco.
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