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Chapter 33

           Itwasnecessarytohavedrywoodtokeepthesteamuptotheadequatepressure,andonthatdaythepoop,cabins,bunks,andthesparedeckweresacrificed.Onthenextday,the19thofDecember,themasts,rafts,andsparswereburned;thecrewworkedlustily,keepingupthefires.Passepartouthewed,cut,andsawedawaywithallhismight.Therewasaperfectragefordemolition.

           Therailings,fittings,thegreaterpartofthedeck,andtopsidesdisappearedonthe20th,andtheHenriettawasnowonlyaflathulk.ButonthisdaytheysightedtheIrishcoastandFastnetLight.BytenintheeveningtheywerepassingQueenstown.PhileasFogghadonlytwenty-fourhoursmoreinwhichtogettoLondon;thatlengthoftimewasnecessarytoreachLiverpool,withallsteamon.Andthesteamwasabouttogiveoutaltogether!

           "Sir,"saidCaptainSpeedy,whowasnowdeeplyinterestedinMr.Fogg’sproject,"Ireallycommiserateyou.Everythingisagainstyou.WeareonlyoppositeQueenstown."

           "Ah,"saidMr.Fogg,"isthatplacewhereweseethelightsQueenstown?"

           "Yes."

           "Canweentertheharbour?"

           "Notunderthreehours.Onlyathightide."

           "Stay,"repliedMr.Foggcalmly,withoutbetrayinginhisfeaturesthatbyasupremeinspirationhewasabouttoattemptoncemoretoconquerill-fortune.

           QueenstownistheIrishportatwhichthetrans-Atlanticsteamersstoptoputoffthemails.

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