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Chapter 32

           "Four."

           CaptainSpeedybegantoscratchhishead.Therewereeightthousanddollarstogain,withoutchanginghisroute;forwhichitwaswellworthconqueringtherepugnancehehadforallkindsofpassengers.Besides,passenger’sattwothousanddollarsarenolongerpassengers,butvaluablemerchandise."Istartatnineo’clock,"saidCaptainSpeedy,simply."Areyouandyourpartyready?"

           "Wewillbeonboardatnineo’clock,"replied,nolesssimply,Mr.Fogg.

           Itwashalf-pasteight.TodisembarkfromtheHenrietta,jumpintoahack,hurrytotheSt.Nicholas,andreturnwithAouda,Passepartout,andeventheinseparableFixwastheworkofabrieftime,andwasperformedbyMr.Foggwiththecoolnesswhichneverabandonedhim.TheywereonboardwhentheHenriettamadereadytoweighanchor.

           WhenPassepartoutheardwhatthislastvoyagewasgoingtocost,heutteredaprolonged"Oh!"whichextendedthroughouthisvocalgamut.

           AsforFix,hesaidtohimselfthattheBankofEnglandwouldcertainlynotcomeoutofthisaffairwellindemnified.WhentheyreachedEngland,evenifMr.Foggdidnotthrowsomehandfulsofbank-billsintothesea,morethanseventhousandpoundswouldhavebeenspent!

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