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Chapter 35

           "Madam,"headded,"Icandonothingmyselfnothing!Ihavenoinfluenceovermymaster;butyou,perhaps"

           "WhatinfluencecouldIhave?"repliedAouda."Mr.Foggisinfluencedbynoone.Hasheeverunderstoodthatmygratitudetohimisoverflowing?Hasheeverreadmyheart?Myfriend,hemustnotbeleftaloneaninstant!Yousayheisgoingtospeakwithmethisevening?"

           "Yes,madam;probablytoarrangeforyourprotectionandcomfortinEngland."

           "Weshallsee,"repliedAouda,becomingsuddenlypensive.

           Throughoutthisday(Sunday)thehouseinSavilleRowwasasifuninhabited,andPhileasFogg,forthefirsttimesincehehadlivedinthathouse,didnotsetoutforhisclubwhenWestminsterclockstruckhalf-pasteleven.

           WhyshouldhepresenthimselfattheReform?Hisfriendsnolongerexpectedhimthere.AsPhileasFogghadnotappearedinthesaloonontheeveningbefore(Saturday,the21stofDecember,ataquarterbeforenine),hehadlosthiswager.Itwasnotevennecessarythatheshouldgotohisbankersforthetwentythousandpounds;forhisantagonistsalreadyhadhischequeintheirhands,andtheyhadonlytofillitoutandsendittotheBaringstohavetheamounttransferredtotheircredit.

           Mr.Fogg,therefore,hadnoreasonforgoingout,andsoheremainedathome.Heshuthimselfupinhisroom,andbusiedhimselfputtinghisaffairsinorder.Passepartoutcontinuallyascendedanddescendedthestairs.Thehourswerelongforhim.Helistenedathismaster’sdoor,andlookedthroughthekeyhole,asifhehadaperfectrightsotodo,andasifhefearedthatsomethingterriblemighthappenatanymoment.

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