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Chapter 17

           Afteradriveoftwohoursthroughthecountry,AoudaandMr.Foggreturnedtothetown,whichisavastcollectionofheavy-looking,irregularhouses,surroundedbycharminggardensrichintropicalfruitsandplants;andatteno’clocktheyre-embarked,closelyfollowedbythedetective,whohadkeptthemconstantlyinsight.

           Passepartout,whohadbeenpurchasingseveraldozenmangoesafruitaslargeasgood-sizedapples,ofadark-browncolouroutsideandabrightredwithin,andwhosewhitepulp,meltinginthemouth,affordsgourmandsadelicioussensationwaswaitingforthemondeck.HewasonlytoogladtooffersomemangoestoAouda,whothankedhimverygracefullyforthem.

           Ateleveno’clocktheRangoonrodeoutofSingaporeharbour,andinafewhoursthehighmountainsofMalacca,withtheirforests,inhabitedbythemostbeautifully-furredtigersintheworld,werelosttoview.SingaporeisdistantsomethirteenhundredmilesfromtheislandofHongKong,whichisalittleEnglishcolonyneartheChinesecoast.PhileasFogghopedtoaccomplishthejourneyinsixdays,soastobeintimeforthesteamerwhichwouldleaveonthe6thofNovemberforYokohama,theprincipalJapaneseport.

           TheRangoonhadalargequotaofpassengers,manyofwhomdisembarkedatSingapore,amongthemanumberofIndians,Ceylonese,Chinamen,Malays,andPortuguese,mostlysecond-classtravellers.

           Theweather,whichhadhithertobeenfine,changedwiththelastquarterofthemoon.Thesearolledheavily,andthewindatintervalsrosealmosttoastorm,buthappilyblewfromthesouth-west,andthusaidedthesteamer’sprogress.Thecaptainasoftenaspossibleputuphissails,andunderthedoubleactionofsteamandsailthevesselmaderapidprogressalongthecoastsofAnamandCochinChina.

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