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Chapter 22

           "Itisevident,"saidhetohimself,"thatIhavebeenabominablydrunk!WhatwillMr.Foggsay?AtleastIhavenotmissedthesteamer,whichisthemostimportantthing."

           Then,asFixoccurredtohim:"Asforthatrascal,Ihopewearewellridofhim,andthathehasnotdared,asheproposed,tofollowusonboardtheCarnatic.AdetectiveonthetrackofMr.Fogg,accusedofrobbingtheBankofEngland!Pshaw!Mr.FoggisnomorearobberthanIamamurderer."

           ShouldhedivulgeFix’srealerrandtohismaster?Woulditdototellthepartthedetectivewasplaying.WoulditnotbebettertowaituntilMr.FoggreachedLondonagain,andthenimparttohimthatanagentofthemetropolitanpolicehadbeenfollowinghimroundtheworld,andhaveagoodlaughoverit?Nodoubt;atleast,itwasworthconsidering.ThefirstthingtodowastofindMr.Fogg,andapologiseforhissingularbehaviour.

           Passepartoutgotupandproceeded,aswellashecouldwiththerollingofthesteamer,totheafter-deck.HesawnoonewhoresembledeitherhismasterorAouda."Good!"mutteredhe;"Aoudahasnotgotupyet,andMr.Fogghasprobablyfoundsomepartnersatwhist."

           Hedescendedtothesaloon.Mr.Foggwasnotthere.Passepartouthadonly,however,toaskthepurserthenumberofhismaster’sstate-room.ThepurserrepliedthathedidnotknowanypassengerbythenameofFogg.

           "Ibegyourpardon,"saidPassepartoutpersistently."Heisatallgentleman,quiet,andnotverytalkative,andhaswithhimayounglady"

           "Thereisnoyoungladyonboard,"interruptedthepurser."Hereisalistofthepassengers;youmayseeforyourself."

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