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'I blame no one,' returned Phileas Fogg, with perfect

calmness. 'Go!'

Passepartout left the room, and went to find Aouda, to

whom he delivered his master's message.

'Madam,' he added, 'I can do nothing myself—

nothing! I have no influence over my master; but you,

perhaps—'

'What influence could I have?' replied Aouda. 'Mr.

Fogg is influenced by no one. Has he ever understood that

my gratitude to him is overflowing? Has he ever read my

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If, then—for there were 'ifs' still—the sea did not


become too boisterous, if the wind did not veer round to

the east, if no accident happened to the boat or its

machinery, the Henrietta might cross the three thousand

miles from New York to Liverpool in the nine days,

between the 12th and the 21st of December. It is true

that, once arrived, the affair on board the Henrietta, added

to that of the Bank of England, might create more

difficulties for Mr. Fogg than he imagined or could desire.

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'And when will another train pass here from San

Francisco?'

'To-morrow evening, madam.'

'To-morrow evening! But then it will be too late! We

must wait—'

'It is impossible,' responded the conductor. 'If you wish

to go, please get in.'

'I will not go,' said Aouda.

Fix had heard this conversation. A little while before,

when there was no prospect of proceeding on the journey,

he had made up his mind to leave Fort Kearney; but now

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Around the World in 80 Days


After a comfortable breakfast, served in the car, Mr.

Fogg and his partners had just resumed whist, when a

violent whistling was heard, and the train stopped.

Passepartout put his head out of the door, but saw nothing

to cause the delay; no station was in view.

Aouda and Fix feared that Mr. Fogg might take it into

his head to get out; but that gentleman contented himself

with saying to his servant, 'See what is the matter.'

Passepartout rushed out of the car. Thirty or forty

passengers had already descended, amongst them Colonel

Stamp Proctor.