Chapter 21

           Thisvoyageofeighthundredmileswasaperilousventureonacraftoftwentytons,andatthatseasonoftheyear.TheChineseseasareusuallyboisterous,subjecttoterriblegalesofwind,andespeciallyduringtheequinoxes;anditwasnowearlyNovember.

           Itwouldclearlyhavebeentothemaster’sadvantagetocarryhispassengerstoYokohama,sincehewaspaidacertainsumperday;buthewouldhavebeenrashtoattemptsuchavoyage,anditwasimprudenteventoattempttoreachShanghai.ButJohnBunsbybelievedintheTankadere,whichrodeonthewaveslikeaseagull;andperhapshewasnotwrong.

           LateinthedaytheypassedthroughthecapriciouschannelsofHongKong,andtheTankadere,impelledbyfavourablewinds,conductedherselfadmirably.

           "Idonotneed,pilot,"saidPhileasFogg,whentheygotintotheopensea,"toadviseyoutouseallpossiblespeed."

           "Trustme,yourhonour.Wearecarryingallthesailthewindwillletus.Thepoleswouldaddnothing,andareonlyusedwhenwearegoingintoport."

           "Itsyourtrade,notmine,pilot,andIconfideinyou."

           PhileasFogg,withbodyerectandlegswideapart,standinglikeasailor,gazedwithoutstaggeringattheswellingwaters.Theyoungwoman,whowasseatedaft,wasprofoundlyaffectedasshelookedoutupontheocean,darkeningnowwiththetwilight,onwhichshehadventuredinsofrailavessel.Aboveherheadrustledthewhitesails,whichseemedlikegreatwhitewings.Theboat,carriedforwardbythewind,seemedtobeflyingintheair.

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