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Chapter 18

           PassepartoutlongedtoaskhimifthesteamerhadleftforYokohama;buthedarednot,forhewishedtopreservethesparkofhope,whichstillremainedtillthelastmoment.HehadconfidedhisanxietytoFixwhotheslyrascal!triedtoconsolehimbysayingthatMr.Foggwouldbeintimeifhetookthenextboat;butthisonlyputPassepartoutinapassion.

           Mr.Fogg,bolderthanhisservant,didnothesitatetoapproachthepilot,andtranquillyaskhimifheknewwhenasteamerwouldleaveHongKongforYokohama.

           "Athightideto-morrowmorning,"answeredthepilot.

           "Ah!"saidMr.Fogg,withoutbetrayinganyastonishment.

           Passepartout,whoheardwhatpassed,wouldwillinglyhaveembracedthepilot,whileFixwouldhavebeengladtotwisthisneck.

           "Whatisthesteamer’sname?"askedMr.Fogg.

           "TheCarnatic."

           "Oughtshenottohavegoneyesterday?"

           "Yes,sir;buttheyhadtorepaironeofherboilers,andsoherdeparturewaspostponedtillto-morrow."

           "Thankyou,"returnedMr.Fogg,descendingmathematicallytothesaloon.

           Passepartoutclaspedthepilot’shandandshookitheartilyinhisdelight,exclaiming,"Pilot,youarethebestofgoodfellows!"

           Thepilotprobablydoesnotknowtothisdaywhyhisresponseswonhimthisenthusiasticgreeting.

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