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Chapter 21

           Dayreappeared.Thetempeststillragedwithundiminishedfury;butthewindnowreturnedtothesouth-east.Itwasafavourablechange,andtheTankadereagainboundedforwardonthismountainoussea,thoughthewavescrossedeachother,andimpartedshocksandcounter-shockswhichwouldhavecrushedacraftlesssolidlybuilt.Fromtimetotimethecoastwasvisiblethroughthebrokenmist,butnovesselwasinsight.TheTankaderewasaloneuponthesea.

           Thereweresomesignsofacalmatnoon,andthesebecamemoredistinctasthesundescendedtowardthehorizon.Thetempesthadbeenasbriefasterrific.Thepassengers,thoroughlyexhausted,couldnoweatalittle,andtakesomerepose.

           Thenightwascomparativelyquiet.Someofthesailswereagainhoisted,andthespeedoftheboatwasverygood.Thenextmorningatdawntheyespiedthecoast,andJohnBunsbywasabletoassertthattheywerenotonehundredmilesfromShanghai.Ahundredmiles,andonlyonedaytotraversethem!ThatveryeveningMr.FoggwasdueatShanghai,ifhedidnotwishtomissthesteamertoYokohama.Hadtherebeennostorm,duringwhichseveralhourswerelost,theywouldbeatthismomentwithinthirtymilesoftheirdestination.

           Thewindgrewdecidedlycalmer,andhappilytheseafellwithit.Allsailswerenowhoisted,andatnoontheTankaderewaswithinforty-fivemilesofShanghai.Thereremainedyetsixhoursinwhichtoaccomplishthatdistance.Allonboardfearedthatitcouldnotbedone,andeveryonePhileasFogg,nodoubt,exceptedfelthisheartbeatwithimpatience.Theboatmustkeepupanaverageofninemilesanhour,andthewindwasbecomingcalmereverymoment!Itwasacapriciousbreeze,comingfromthecoast,andafteritpassedtheseabecamesmooth.

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