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Chapter 36

           Hispunctualityiswellknown;heneverarrivestoosoon,ortoolate;andIshouldnotbesurprisedifheappearedbeforeusatthelastminute."

           "Why,"saidAndrewStuartnervously,"ifIshouldseehim,Ishouldnotbelieveitwashe."

           "Thefactis,"resumedThomasFlanagan,"Mr.Fogg’sprojectwasabsurdlyfoolish.Whateverhispunctuality,hecouldnotpreventthedelayswhichwerecertaintooccur;andadelayofonlytwoorthreedayswouldbefataltohistour."

           "Observe,too,"addedJohnSullivan,"thatwehavereceivednointelligencefromhim,thoughtherearetelegraphiclinesallalongisroute."

           "Hehaslost,gentleman,"saidAndrewStuart,"hehasahundredtimeslost!Youknow,besides,thattheChinatheonlysteamerhecouldhavetakenfromNewYorktogethereintimearrivedyesterday.Ihaveseenalistofthepassengers,andthenameofPhileasFoggisnotamongthem.Evenifweadmitthatfortunehasfavouredhim,hecanscarcelyhavereachedAmerica.Ithinkhewillbeatleasttwentydaysbehind-hand,andthatLordAlbemarlewillloseacoolfivethousand."

           "Itisclear,"repliedGauthierRalph;"andwehavenothingtodobuttopresentMr.Fogg’schequeatBaringsto-morrow."

           Atthismoment,thehandsoftheclubclockpointedtotwentyminutestonine.

           "Fiveminutesmore,"saidAndrewStuart.

           Thefivegentlemenlookedateachother.Theiranxietywasbecomingintense;but,notwishingtobetrayit,theyreadilyassentedtoMr.Fallentin’sproposalofarubber.

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