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1IN WHICH FIX DOES NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND IN THE LEAST WHAT IS SAID TO HIM The "Rangoon"--one of the Peninsular and
2Oriental Company's boats plying in the Chinese and Japanese seas--was a screw steamer, built of iron, weighing about
3seventeen hundred and seventy tons, and with engines of four hundred horse-power. She was as fast, but not as well
4fitted up, as the "Mongolia," and Aouda was not as comfortably provided for on board of her as Phileas Fogg could have
5wished. However, the trip from Calcutta to Hong Kong only comprised some three thousand five hundred miles, occupying
6from ten to twelve days, and the young woman was not difficult to please. During the first days of the journey Aouda
7became better acquainted with her protector, and constantly gave evidence of her deep gratitude for what he had done.
8The phlegmatic gentleman listened to her, apparently at least, with coldness, neither his voice nor his manner betraying
9the slightest emotion; but he seemed to be always on the watch that nothing should be wanting to Aouda's comfort. He
10visited her regularly each day at certain hours, not so much to talk himself, as to sit and hear her talk. He treated
11her with the strictest politeness, but with the precision of an automaton, the movements of which had been arranged for
12this purpose. Aouda did not quite know what to make of him, though Passepartout had given her some hints of his master's
13eccentricity, and made her smile by telling her of the wager which was sending him round the world. After all, she owed
14Phileas Fogg her life, and she always regarded him through the exalting medium of her gratitude. Aouda confirmed the
15Parsee guide's narrative of her touching history. She did, indeed, belong to the highest of the native races of India.
16Many of the Parsee merchants have made great fortunes there by dealing in cotton; and one of them, Sir Jametsee
17Jeejeebhoy, was made a baronet by the English government. Aouda was a relative of this great man, and it was his cousin,
18Jeejeeh, whom she hoped to join at Hong Kong. Whether she would find a protector in him she could not tell; but Mr. Fogg
19essayed to calm her anxieties, and to assure her that everything would be mathematically--he used the very
20word--arranged. Aouda fastened her great eyes, "clear as the sacred lakes of the Himalaya," upon him; but the
21intractable Fogg, as reserved as ever, did not seem at all inclined to throw himself into this lake. The first few days
22of the voyage passed prosperously, amid favourable weather and propitious winds, and they soon came in sight of the
23great Andaman, the principal of the islands in the Bay of Bengal, with its picturesque Saddle Peak, two thousand four
24hundred feet high, looming above the waters. The steamer passed along near the shores, but the savage Papuans, who are
25in the lowest scale of humanity, but are not, as has been asserted, cannibals, did not make their appearance. The
26panorama of the islands, as they steamed by them, was superb. Vast forests of palms, arecs, bamboo, teakwood, of the
27gigantic mimosa, and tree-like ferns covered the foreground, while behind, the graceful outlines of the mountains were
28traced against the sky; and along the coasts swarmed by thousands the precious swallows whose nests furnish a luxurious
29dish to the tables of the Celestial Empire. The varied landscape afforded by the Andaman Islands was soon passed,
30however, and the "Rangoon" rapidly approached the Straits of Malacca, which gave access to the China seas. What was
31detective Fix, so unluckily drawn on from country to country, doing all this while? He had managed to embark on the
32"Rangoon" at Calcutta without being seen by Passepartout, after leaving orders that, if the warrant should arrive, it
33should be forwarded to him at Hong Kong; and he hoped to conceal his presence to the end of the voyage. It would have
34been difficult to explain why he was on board without awakening Passepartout's suspicions, who thought him still at
35Bombay. But necessity impelled him, nevertheless, to renew his acquaintance with the worthy servant, as will be seen.
36All the detective's hopes and wishes were now centred on Hong Kong; for the steamer's stay at Singapore would be too
37brief to enable him to take any steps there. The arrest must be made at Hong Kong, or the robber would probably escape
38him for ever. Hong Kong was the last English ground on which he would set foot; beyond, China, Japan, America offered to
39Fogg an almost certain refuge. If the warrant should at last make its appearance at Hong Kong, Fix could arrest him and
40give him into the hands of the local police, and there would be no further trouble. But beyond Hong Kong, a simple
41warrant would be of no avail; an extradition warrant would be necessary, and that would result in delays and obstacles,
42of which the rascal would take advantage to elude justice. Fix thought over these probabilities during the long hours
43which he spent in his cabin, and kept repeating to himself, "Now, either the warrant will be at Hong Kong, in which case
44I shall arrest my man, or it will not be there; and this time it is absolutely necessary that I should delay his
45departure. I have failed at Bombay, and I have failed at Calcutta; if I fail at Hong Kong, my reputation is lost: Cost
46what it may, I must succeed! But how shall I prevent his departure, if that should turn out to be my last resource?" Fix
47made up his mind that, if worst came to worst, he would make a confidant of Passepartout, and tell him what kind of a
48fellow his master really was. That Passepartout was not Fogg's accomplice, he was very certain. The servant, enlightened
49by his disclosure, and afraid of being himself implicated in the crime, would doubtless become an ally of the detective.
50But this method was a dangerous one, only to be employed when everything else had failed. A word from Passepartout to
51his master would ruin all. The detective was therefore in a sore strait. But suddenly a new idea struck him. The
52presence of Aouda on the "Rangoon," in company with Phileas Fogg, gave him new material for reflection. Who was this
53woman? What combination of events had made her Fogg's travelling companion? They had evidently met somewhere between
54Bombay and Calcutta; but where? Had they met accidentally, or had Fogg gone into the interior purposely in quest of this
55charming damsel? Fix was fairly puzzled. He asked himself whether there had not been a wicked elopement; and this idea
56so impressed itself upon his mind that he determined to make use of the supposed intrigue. Whether the young woman were
57married or not, he would be able to create such difficulties for Mr. Fogg at Hong Kong that he could not escape by
58paying any amount of money. But could he even wait till they reached Hong Kong? Fogg had an abominable way of jumping
59from one boat to another, and, before anything could be effected, might get full under way again for Yokohama. Fix
60decided that he must warn the English authorities, and signal the "Rangoon" before her arrival. This was easy to do,
61since the steamer stopped at Singapore, whence there is a telegraphic wire to Hong Kong. He finally resolved, moreover,
62before acting more positively, to question Passepartout. It would not be difficult to make him talk; and, as there was
63no time to lose, Fix prepared to make himself known. It was now the 30th of October, and on the following day the
64"Rangoon" was due at Singapore. Fix emerged from his cabin and went on deck. Passepartout was promenading up and down in
65the forward part of the steamer. The detective rushed forward with every appearance of extreme surprise, and exclaimed,
66"You here, on the 'Rangoon'?" "What, Monsieur Fix, are you on board?" returned the really astonished Passepartout,
67recognising his crony of the "Mongolia." "Why, I left you at Bombay, and here you are, on the way to Hong Kong! Are you
68going round the world too?" "No, no," replied Fix; "I shall stop at Hong Kong--at least for some days." "Hum!" said
69Passepartout, who seemed for an instant perplexed. "But how is it I have not seen you on board since we left Calcutta?"
70"Oh, a trifle of sea-sickness--I've been staying in my berth. The Gulf of Bengal does not agree with me as well as the
71Indian Ocean. And how is Mr. Fogg?" "As well and as punctual as ever, not a day behind time! But, Monsieur Fix, you
72don't know that we have a young lady with us." "A young lady?" replied the detective, not seeming to comprehend what was
73said. Passepartout thereupon recounted Aouda's history, the affair at the Bombay pagoda, the purchase of the elephant
74for two thousand pounds, the rescue, the arrest, and sentence of the Calcutta court, and the restoration of Mr. Fogg and
75himself to liberty on bail. Fix, who was familiar with the last events, seemed to be equally ignorant of all that
76Passepartout related; and the later was charmed to find so interested a listener. "But does your master propose to carry
77this young woman to Europe?" "Not at all. We are simply going to place her under the protection of one of her relatives,
78a rich merchant at Hong Kong." "Nothing to be done there," said Fix to himself, concealing his disappointment. "A glass
79of gin, Mr. Passepartout?" "Willingly, Monsieur Fix. We must at least have a friendly glass on board the 'Rangoon.'"
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