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The sea rolled heavily, and the wind at intervals rose almost to a storm, but happily blew from the south-west, and thus aided the steamer's progress.
Fogg, I suppose, is anxious to catch the steamer for Yokohama?"
One day he was leaning on the railing of the engine-room, and was observing the engine, when a sudden pitch of the steamer threw the screw out of the water.
The wind, obstinately remaining in the north-west, blew a gale, and retarded the steamer.
The steamer was forced to proceed slowly, and the captain estimated that she would reach Hong Kong twenty hours behind time, and more if the storm lasted.
Land was not signalled until five o'clock on the morning of the 6th; the steamer was due on the 5th.
Phileas Fogg was twenty-four hours behind-hand, and the Yokohama steamer would, of course, be missed.
Passepartout longed to ask him if the steamer had left for Yokohama; but he dared not, for he wished to preserve the spark of hope, which still remained till the last moment.
Mr. Fogg, bolder than his servant, did not hesitate to approach the pilot, and tranquilly ask him if he knew when a steamer would leave Hong Kong for Yokohama.
"What is the steamer's name?" asked Mr. Fogg.
He remounted the bridge, and guided the steamer through the flotilla of junks, tankas, and fishing boats which crowd the harbour of Hong Kong.
Chance had strangely favoured Phileas Fogg, for had not the Carnatic been forced to lie over for repairing her boilers, she would have left on the 6th of November, and the passengers for Japan would have been obliged to await for a week the sailing of the next steamer.
The steamer which crossed the Pacific from Yokohama to San Francisco made a direct connection with that from Hong Kong, and it could not sail until the latter reached Yokohama; and if Mr. Fogg was twenty-four hours late on reaching Yokohama, this time would no doubt be easily regained in the voyage of twenty-two days across the Pacific.
They entered the steamer office and secured cabins for four persons.
The clerk, as he gave them the tickets, informed them that, the repairs on the Carnatic having been completed, the steamer would leave that very evening, and not next morning, as had been announced.
Chapter XX IN WHICH FIX COMES FACE TO FACE WITH PHILEAS FOGGWhile these events were passing at the opium-house, Mr. Fogg, unconscious of the danger he was in of losing the steamer, was quietly escorting Aouda about the streets of the English quarter, making the necessary purchases for the long voyage before them.
But, knowing that the steamer was not to leave for Yokohama until the next morning, he did not disturb himself about the matter.
He had expected to find not only the steamer, but his domestic, and was forced to give up both; but no sign of disappointment appeared on his face, and he merely remarked to Aouda, "It is an accident, madam; nothing more."
The Carnatic, its repairs being completed, left Hong Kong twelve hours before the stated time, without any notice being given; and we must now wait a week for another steamer."
"Pilot," said Mr. Fogg, "I must take the American steamer at Yokohama, and not at Shanghai or Nagasaki."
"The San Francisco steamer does not start from Yokohama.
That very evening Mr. Fogg was due at Shanghai, if he did not wish to miss the steamer to Yokohama.
It was the American steamer, leaving for Yokohama at the appointed time.
The flag was run up at half-mast, and, this being the signal of distress, it was hoped that the American steamer, perceiving it, would change her course a little, so as to succour the pilot-boat.
The steamer lay puffing alongside the quay, on the point of starting.
At least I have not missed the steamer, which is the most important thing."
Passepartout got up and proceeded, as well as he could with the rolling of the steamer, to the after-deck.
It was his fault, then, that Mr. Fogg and Aouda had missed the steamer.
What need would they have of a cook or servant on an American steamer, and what confidence would they put in him, dressed as he was?
"Very well; then let us go to the steamer, young man!"
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