American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-10-01
TOUR OF THE WORLD IN
EIGHTY DAYS.
CHAPTER XvIu.-CoNTINUED-

CHAPTER XvIIL-CoNTISUEn-
Fix did not look at these things in the
came light On the contrary. this tenn
pest pleased him very much. All these
delays suited him, for they would oblige
this man Fogg to remain some days at
Hong Kong. Finally the skies with
their squalls and tempests became his
ally. He was a little sick, 1t is true, but
what did that matter? He did not
count his nausea, and when his body
was writhing under the sea-sickness, his
spirit was merry with the height of its
satisfaction.
Passepartout. as if the twenty thou
sand pounds of the wager mad come out
of his purse. was no longer happy.
This tempest exasperated him, this
squall put him in a rage. and he would
have gladly whipped the disobedient
seal Poor fellow! Fix carefully con-
cealed from him his personal satisfac-
ton. and it was well, for if Passepar-
tout had guessed the secret delight of
Fix. Fix would have been roughly used.
Passepartout remained on the Ran
goon's deck during the entire continu-
ance of the blow. He could not re-
main below; he climbed up in the masts;
he astonished the crew and helped at
everything with the agility of a mon
key. A hundred times he questioned
the Captain, the officers. the sailors,
who could not help laughing at seeing
him SO much out of countenance.
Passepartout wanted to know positively
how long the storm would last. They
sent him to the barometer, which would
not decide to ascend. Passepartout
shook the barometer, but nothing came
of it. neither the shaking nor the in
suits that he heaped upon the irrespon-
sible instrument.
Finally the tempest subsidized The
sea became calmer on the 4th of No
vember. The wind veered two points
to the south and again became favorable.
But all the time lost could not be re-
gained. They could only submit, and
land was not signaled until the 9th at
five o'clock a. m. The diary of Philcas
Fogg put down the arrival of the steam
er ON the 9Th, nn.--i--- ---A:ioss OF TWEEN
ty-four hours, and 81 V Course they would
miss the Yokohama steamer.
At six O'Clock the pilot came aboard
the Rangoon and took his place on the
bridge to guide the vessel through the
channels into the port of Hong Kong.
Passepartout was dying to ask this
man whether the Yokohama steamer
had left Hong Kong. But he did not
dare, preferring to preserve little
hope until the last moment. He had
confided his anxiety to Fix, who-the
cunning fox-tried to console him by
saying that Mr.. Fogg would be in time
to take the next boat This put Passe-
partout in towering rage.
But If Passepartout did not venture
to ask the pilot, Mr.. Fogg. after con-
sulting his Bradshaw. asked in his quiet
manner of The said pilot if he knew
when q vessel would leave Hong Kong
for Yokohama.
Tomorrow morning, at high tide"
replied the pilot.
.Ah." said Mr.. Fogg. without show
ing any establishment.
Passepartout, who was present, would
have liked to hug the pilot, whose neck
Fix would have wrung with pleasure.
"What is the name of the steamer?"
asked Mr.. Fogg.
THE Carnatic," replied the pilot
"Was she not to leave yesterday
- Yes, sir, but they had to repair one
of her boilers, and her departure has
been put off until to morrow
THANK you," replied Mr.. Fogg,
who, with his automatic step. went
down again into the saloon of the Ran
gUon.
Passepartout caught the pilots hand,
and. pressing it warmly, said:
Eliot. you are good fellowr'
The pilot doubtless never knew why
his answers had procured him this
friendly expression. A whistle blew,
and he went again upon the bridge of
the steamer and guided her through
the fotilla of junks, tankas, fishing
boats and vessels of all kinds which
crowded the channels of Hong Kong.
In an hour the Rangoon was at the
wharf and the passengers landed.
1t must be confessed that in this cir
cumstance chance had singularly served
Phileas Fogg. Without the necessity
OF repairing her boilers, the Carnatic
would have left on the 9Th of Novem-
Der. and the passengers for Japan would
have had to wait \ week for the depart
ure Of the next steamer. Mr.. Fogg, it
is true, was twenty-four hours behind
time, but this delay could not have any
evil consequences for the rest of the
journey.
Pacific from Yokohama to San Francis
co was in direct connection with the
Hong Kong steamer, and the former
could not leave before the latter had
arrived. Evidently they would be
twcntyfour hours behind time at Yo-
kohama, but it would be easy to make
them up during the voyage across the
Pacific. lasting twenty-days. Phileas
Fogg found himself. then, within about
tw enty-four hours of the conditions of
his programme thirty-fye days after
leaving London
The Carnatic not leaving until five
o'clock the next morning. Mr.. Fogg
had sixteen hours to attend to his bust
ness-that is, that which concerned
Mrs Aouda- On landing from the YES
sci. he offered his arm to the Young
woman and led her to a palanguin. He
asked the men who carried it to point
him out n hotel. and they named the
Club Hotel. The palanquin started,
followed by Passepartout, and twenty
minutes after they arrived at their des-
tination.
An apartment was secured for the
young woman, and Phiieas Fogg saw
that she was made comfortable. Then
he told Mrs. Aouda that he was going
Immediately to look for the relative in
whose care he was to leave her at Hong
Kong. At the same time he ordered
Passepartcut to remain at the hotel I'M
Gil his return, SO that the young woman
should not be left alone.
The gentleman was shown the way to