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Chapter 20

           HishorrormaybeimaginedwhenheheardMr.Foggsay,inhisplacidvoice,"ButthereareothervesselsbesidestheCarnatic,itseemstome,intheharbourofHongKong."

           And,offeringhisarmtoAouda,hedirectedhisstepstowardthedocksinsearchofsomecraftabouttostart.Fix,stupefied,followed;itseemedasifhewereattachedtoMr.Foggbyaninvisiblethread.Chance,however,appearedreallytohaveabandonedthemanithadhithertoservedsowell.ForthreehoursPhileasFoggwanderedaboutthedocks,withthedetermination,ifnecessary,tocharteravesseltocarryhimtoYokohama;buthecouldonlyfindvesselswhichwereloadingorunloading,andwhichcouldnotthereforesetsail.Fixbegantohopeagain.

           ButMr.Fogg,farfrombeingdiscouraged,wascontinuinghissearch,resolvednottostopifhehadtoresorttoMacao,whenhewasaccostedbyasailorononeofthewharves.

           "Isyourhonourlookingforaboat?"

           "Haveyouaboatreadytosail?"

           "Yes,yourhonour;apilot-boatNo.43thebestintheharbour."

           "Doesshegofast?"

           "Betweeneightandnineknotsthehour.Willyoulookather?"

           "Yes."

           "Yourhonourwillbesatisfiedwithher.Isitforaseaexcursion?"

           "No;foravoyage."

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