Part 31 (1/2)
Nine hundred o fro passed at once froh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway left at full speed, as if it fully coentleman had no time to lose It raced over Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey like a flash, rushi+ng through toith antique names, some of which had streets and car-tracks, but as yet no houses At last the Hudson ca of the 11th, the train stopped in the station on the right bank of the river, before the very pier of the Cunard line
The China, for Liverpool, had started three-quarters of an hour before!
Chapter 32
In Which Phileas Fogg Engages in a Direct Struggle with Bad Fortune
The China, in leaving, see's last hope None of the other steamers were able to serve his projects The Pereire, of the French Transatlantic Company, whose admirable steamers are equal to any in speed and co boats did not go directly to Liverpool or London, but to Havre; and the additional trip fro's last efforts of no avail The Inman steamer did not depart till the next day, and could not cross the Atlantic in ti learned all this in consulting his Bradshahich gave him the daily movements of the trans-Atlantic steamers
Passepartout was crushed It overwhelmed him to lose the boat by three-quarters of an hour It was his fault, for, instead of helping hisobstacles in his path! And when he recalled all the incidents of the tour, when he counted up the suht that the ies of this useless journey, would co, he overwhel, however, did not reproach hi the Cunard pier, only said: ”We will consult about what is best tomorrow Come”
The party crossed the Hudson in the Jersey City ferryboat, and drove in a carriage to the St Nicholas Hotel on Broadway Roog, who slept profoundly, but very long to Aouda and the others, whose agitation did not permit them to rest
The next day was the 12th of Dece of the 12th to a quarter before nine in the evening of the 21st there were nine days, thirteen hours, and forty-fivehad left in the China, one of the fastest steamers on the Atlantic, he would have reached Liverpool, and then London, within the period agreed upon
Mr Fogg left the hotel alone, after giving Passepartout instructions to await his return, and inform Aouda to be ready at an instant's notice He proceeded to the banks of the Hudson, and looked about a the vessels moored or anchored in the river, for any that were about to depart Several had departure signals, and were preparing to put to sea attide; for in this immense and admirable port there is not one day in a hundred that vessels do not set out for every quarter of the globe But they werecould ive up all hope, when he sighted, anchored at the Battery, a cable's length off atvessel, with a well-shaped screhose funnel, puffing a cloud of s ready for departure
Phileas Fogg hailed a boat, got into it, and soon found himself on board the Henrietta, iron-hulled, wood-built above He ascended to the deck, and asked for the captain, who presented hi eyes, a corowling voice
”The captain?” asked Mr Fogg
”I a of London”
”And I a to put to sea?”
”In an hour”
”You are bound for--”
”Bordeaux”
”And your cargo?”
”No freight Going in ballast”
”Have you any passengers?”
”No passengers Never have passengers Too much in the way”
”Is your vessel a swift one?”
”Between eleven and twelve knots The Henrietta is well known”