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Chapter 17

           "Mr.Fix,"saidhe,inabanteringtone,"shallwebesounfortunateastoloseyouwhenwegettoHongKong?"

           "Why,"respondedFix,alittleembarrassed,"Idon’tknow;perhaps"

           "Ah,ifyouwouldonlygoonwithus!AnagentofthePeninsularCompany,youknow,can’tstopontheway!YouwereonlygoingtoBombay,andhereyouareinChina.Americaisnotfaroff,andfromAmericatoEuropeisonlyastep."

           Fixlookedintentlyathiscompanion,whosecountenancewasassereneaspossible,andlaughedwithhim.ButPassepartoutpersistedinchaffinghimbyaskinghimifhemademuchbyhispresentoccupation.

           "Yes,andno,"returnedFix;"thereisgoodandbadluckinsuchthings.ButyoumustunderstandthatIdon’ttravelatmyownexpense."

           "Oh,Iamquitesureofthat!"criedPassepartout,laughingheartily.

           Fix,fairlypuzzled,descendedtohiscabinandgavehimselfuptohisreflections.Hewasevidentlysuspected;somehoworothertheFrenchmanhadfoundoutthathewasadetective.Buthadhetoldhismaster?Whatpartwasheplayinginallthis:washeanaccompliceornot?Wasthegame,then,up?Fixspentseveralhoursturningthesethingsoverinhismind,sometimesthinkingthatallwaslost,thenpersuadinghimselfthatFoggwasignorantofhispresence,andthenundecidedwhatcourseitwasbesttotake.

           Nevertheless,hepreservedhiscoolnessofmind,andatlastresolvedtodealplainlywithPassepartout.IfhedidnotfinditpracticabletoarrestFoggatHongKong,andifFoggmadepreparationstoleavethatlastfootholdofEnglishterritory,he,Fix,wouldtellPassepartoutall.

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