Part 31 (1/2)

The train passed rapidly across the State of Iowa, by Council Bluffs, Des Moines, and Iowa City During the night it crossed the Mississippi at Davenport, and by Rock Island entered Illinois The next day, which was the 10th, at four o'clock in the evening, it reached Chicago, already risen from its ruins, and more proudly seated than ever on the borders of its beautiful Lake Michigan

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 traversed 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 xxxII

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 to-morrow Come”

The party crossed the Hudson in the Jersey City ferryboat, and drove in a carriage to the St Nicholas Hotel, on Broadway Rooht passed, briefly to Phileas Fogg, 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 espied, anchored at the Battery, a cable's length off atvessel, with a screell-shaped, whose 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 forthwith 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?”