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Chapter 9

           "AndMr.Foggisgettingonwell?"askedFix,inthemostnaturaltoneintheworld. 

           "Quitewell,andItoo.Ieatlikeafamishedogre;it’stheseaair. 

           "ButIneverseeyourmasterondeck." 

           "Never;hehasn’ttheleastcuriosity." 

           "Doyouknow,Mr.Passepartout,thatthispretendedtourineightydaysmayconcealsomesecreterrandperhapsadiplomaticmission?" 

           "Faith,MonsieurFix,IassureyouIknownothingaboutit,norwouldIgivehalfacrowntofindout." 

           Afterthismeeting,PassepartoutandFixgotintothehabitofchattingtogether,thelattermakingitapointtogaintheworthyman’sconfidence. Hefrequentlyofferedhimaglassofwhiskeyorpalealeinthesteamerbar-room,whichPassepartoutneverfailedtoacceptwithgracefulalacrity,mentallypronouncingFixthebestofgoodfellows. 

           MeanwhiletheMongoliawaspushingforwardrapidly;onthe13th,Mocha,surroundedbyitsruinedwallswhereondate-treesweregrowing,wassighted,andonthemountainsbeyondwereespiedvastcoffee-fields. Passepartoutwasravishedtobeholdthiscelebratedplace,andthoughtthat,withitscircularwallsanddismantledfort,itlookedlikeanimmensecoffee-cupandsaucer. ThefollowingnighttheypassedthroughtheStraitofBab-el-Mandeb,whichmeansinArabicTheBridgeofTears,andthenextdaytheyputinatSteamerPoint,north-westofAdenharbour,totakeincoal. Thismatteroffuellingsteamersisaseriousoneatsuchdistancesfromthecoal-mines;itcoststhePeninsularCompanysomeeighthundredthousandpoundsayear.Inthesedistantseas,coalisworththreeorfourpoundssterlingaton. 

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