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Chapter 29

           "Well,itpleasesmetohaveitdiamonds,"repliedColonelProctor,inaninsolenttone.

           Hemadeamovementasiftoseizethecardwhichhadjustbeenplayed,adding,"Youdon’tunderstandanythingaboutwhist."

           "PerhapsIdo,aswellasanother,"saidPhileasFogg,rising.

           "Youhaveonlytotry,sonofJohnBull,"repliedthecolonel.

           Aoudaturnedpale,andherbloodrancold.SheseizedMr.Fogg’sarmandgentlypulledhimback.PassepartoutwasreadytopounceupontheAmerican,whowasstaringinsolentlyathisopponent.ButFixgotup,and,goingtoColonelProctorsaid,"YouforgetthatitisIwithwhomyouhavetodeal,sir;foritwasIwhomyounotonlyinsulted,butstruck!"

           "Mr.Fix,"saidMr.Fogg,"pardonme,butthisaffairismine,andmineonly.Thecolonelhasagaininsultedme,byinsistingthatIshouldnotplayaspade,andheshallgivemesatisfactionforit."

           "Whenandwhereyouwill,"repliedtheAmerican,"andwithwhateverweaponyouchoose."

           AoudainvainattemptedtoretainMr.Fogg;asvainlydidthedetectiveendeavourtomakethequarrelhis.Passepartoutwishedtothrowthecoloneloutofthewindow,butasignfromhismastercheckedhim.PhileasFoggleftthecar,andtheAmericanfollowedhimupontheplatform."Sir,"saidMr.Foggtohisadversary,"IaminagreathurrytogetbacktoEurope,andanydelaywhateverwillbegreatlytomydisadvantage."

           "Well,what’sthattome?"repliedColonelProctor.

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