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Chapter 24

           WherewasFixatthatmoment?

           HewasactuallyonboardtheGeneralGrant.

           OnreachingYokohama,thedetective,leavingMr.Fogg,whomheexpectedtomeetagainduringtheday,hadrepairedatoncetotheEnglishconsulate,whereheatlastfoundthewarrantofarrest.IthadfollowedhimfromBombay,andhadcomebytheCarnatic,onwhichsteamerhehimselfwassupposedtobe.Fix’sdisappointmentmaybeimaginedwhenhereflectedthatthewarrantwasnowuseless.Mr.FogghadleftEnglishground,anditwasnownecessarytoprocurehisextradition!

           "Well,"thoughtFix,afteramomentofanger,"mywarrantisnotgoodhere,butitwillbeinEngland.Therogueevidentlyintendstoreturntohisowncountry,thinkinghehasthrownthepoliceoffhistrack.Good!IwillfollowhimacrosstheAtlantic.Asforthemoney,heavengranttheremaybesomeleft!Butthefellowhasalreadyspentintravelling,rewards,trials,bail,elephants,andallsortsofcharges,morethanfivethousandpounds.Yet,afterall,theBankisrich!"

           Hiscoursedecidedon,hewentonboardtheGeneralGrant,andwastherewhenMr.FoggandAoudaarrived.Tohisutteramazement,herecognisedPassepartout,despitehistheatricaldisguise.Hequicklyconcealedhimselfinhiscabin,toavoidanawkwardexplanation,andhopedthankstothenumberofpassengerstoremainunperceivedbyMr.Fogg’sservant.

           Onthatveryday,however,hemetPassepartoutfacetofaceontheforwarddeck.Thelatter,withoutaword,madearushforhim,graspedhimbythethroat,and,muchtotheamusementofagroupofAmericans,whoimmediatelybegantobetonhim,administeredtothedetectiveaperfectvolleyofblows,whichprovedthegreatsuperiorityofFrenchoverEnglishpugilisticskill.

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