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Chapter 16

           Whethershewouldfindaprotectorinhimshecouldnottell;butMr.Foggessayedtocalmheranxieties,andtoassureherthateverythingwouldbemathematicallyheusedtheverywordarranged.Aoudafastenedhergreateyes,"clearasthesacredlakesoftheHimalaya,"uponhim;buttheintractableFogg,asreservedasever,didnotseematallinclinedtothrowhimselfintothislake.

           Thefirstfewdaysofthevoyagepassedprosperously,amidfavourableweatherandpropitiouswinds,andtheysooncameinsightofthegreatAndaman,theprincipaloftheislandsintheBayofBengal,withitspicturesqueSaddlePeak,twothousandfourhundredfeethigh,loomingabovethewaters.Thesteamerpassedalongneartheshores,butthesavagePapuans,whoareinthelowestscaleofhumanity,butarenot,ashasbeenasserted,cannibals,didnotmaketheirappearance.

           Thepanoramaoftheislands,astheysteamedbythem,wassuperb.Vastforestsofpalms,arecs,bamboo,teakwood,ofthegiganticmimosa,andtree-likefernscoveredtheforeground,whilebehind,thegracefuloutlinesofthemountainsweretracedagainstthesky;andalongthecoastsswarmedbythousandsthepreciousswallowswhosenestsfurnishaluxuriousdishtothetablesoftheCelestialEmpire.ThevariedlandscapeaffordedbytheAndamanIslandswassoonpassed,however,andtheRangoonrapidlyapproachedtheStraitsofMalacca,whichgaveaccesstotheChinaseas.

           WhatwasdetectiveFix,sounluckilydrawnonfromcountrytocountry,doingallthiswhile?HehadmanagedtoembarkontheRangoonatCalcuttawithoutbeingseenbyPassepartout,afterleavingordersthat,ifthewarrantshouldarrive,itshouldbeforwardedtohimatHongKong;andhehopedtoconcealhispresencetotheendofthevoyage.

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