Part 17 (2/2)
”Yes; let us drink!”
Passepartout felt hithat he must, at all hazards, be separated from his master, wished to entirely overcome him Some pipes full of opium lay upon the table Fix slipped one into Passepartout's hand He took it, put it between his lips, lit it, drew several puffs, and his head, beco heavy under the influence of the narcotic, fell upon the table
”At last!” said Fix, seeing Passepartout unconscious ”Mr Fogg will not be informed of the Carnatic's departure; and, if he is, he will have to go without this cursed French his bill, Fix left the tavern
Chapter XX
IN WHICH FIX COMES FACE TO FACE WITH PHILEAS FOGG
While these events were passing at the opiuer he was in of losing the stealish quarter, e before the to ; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions He acquitted his task with characteristic serenity, and invariably replied to the remonstrances of his fair coenerosity:
”It is in the interest of ramme”
The purchases made, they returned to the hotel, where they dined at a su hands with her protector after the English fashi+on, retired to her roohout the evening in the perusal of The Times and Illustrated London News
Had he been capable of being astonished at anything, it would have been not to see his servant return at bedti that the stea, he did not disturb himself about theto answer histhe least vexation, contented hi for a palanquin
It was then eight o'clock; at half-past nine, it being then high tide, the Carnatic would leave the harbour Mr Fogg and Aouda got into the palanquin, their luggage being brought after on a wheelbarrow, and half an hour later stepped upon the quay whence they were to e then learned that the Carnatic had sailed the evening before He had expected to find not only the steaive up both; but no sign of disappointment appeared on his face, and hehi, addressed Mr Fogg: ”Were you not, like oon, which arrived yesterday?”
”I was, sir,” replied Mr Fogg coldly ”But I have not the honour--”
”Pardon ht I should find your servant here”
”Do you knohere he is, sir?” asked Aouda anxiously
”What!” responded Fix, feigning surprise ”Is he not with you?”
”No,” said Aouda ”He has not one on board the Carnatic without us?”
”Without you, madam?” answered the detective ”Excuse me, did you intend to sail in the Carnatic?”
”Yes, sir”
”So did I, madam, and I a co twelve hours before the stated tiiven; and we must noait a week for another steamer”
As he said ”a week” Fix felt his heart leap for joy Fogg detained at Hong Kong for a week! There would be time for the warrant to arrive, and fortune at last favoured the representative of the law His horrorsay, in his placid voice, ”But there are other vessels besides the Carnatic, it see his arm to Aouda, he directed his steps toward the docks in search of some craft about to start Fix, stupefied, followed; it see by an invisible thread
Chance, however, appeared really to have abandoned the man it had hitherto served so well For three hours Phileas Fogg wandered about the docks, with the determination, if necessary, to charter a vessel to carry him to Yokoha or unloading, and which could not therefore set sail Fix began to hope again
But Mr Fogg, far fro his search, resolved not to stop if he had to resort to Macao, when he was accosted by a sailor on one of the wharves