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Chapter 24

           Passepartoutdidnotchangecountenanceonhearingthisname.Hethoughtthatthetimehadnotyetarrivedtodivulgetohismasterwhathadtakenplacebetweenthedetectiveandhimself;and,intheaccounthegaveofhisabsence,hesimplyexcusedhimselfforhavingbeenovertakenbydrunkenness,insmokingopiumatataverninHongKong.

           Mr.Foggheardthisnarrativecoldly,withoutaword;andthenfurnishedhismanwithfundsnecessarytoobtainclothingmoreinharmonywithhisposition.WithinanhourtheFrenchmanhadcutoffhisnoseandpartedwithhiswings,andretainednothingabouthimwhichrecalledthesectaryofthegodTingou.

           ThesteamerwhichwasabouttodepartfromYokohamatoSanFranciscobelongedtothePacificMailSteamshipCompany,andwasnamedtheGeneralGrant.Shewasalargepaddle-wheelsteameroftwothousandfivehundredtons;wellequippedandveryfast.Themassivewalking-beamroseandfellabovethedeck;atoneendapiston-rodworkedupanddown;andattheotherwasaconnecting-rodwhich,inchangingtherectilinearmotiontoacircularone,wasdirectlyconnectedwiththeshaftofthepaddles.TheGeneralGrantwasriggedwiththreemasts,givingalargecapacityforsails,andthusmateriallyaidingthesteampower.Bymakingtwelvemilesanhour,shewouldcrosstheoceanintwenty-onedays.PhileasFoggwasthereforejustifiedinhopingthathewouldreachSanFranciscobythe2ndofDecember,NewYorkbythe11th,andLondononthe20ththusgainingseveralhoursonthefataldateofthe21stofDecember.

           Therewasafullcomplementofpassengersonboard,amongthemEnglish,manyAmericans,alargenumberofcooliesontheirwaytoCalifornia,andseveralEastIndianofficers,whowerespendingtheirvacationinmakingthetouroftheworld.

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