Вокруг света за 80 дней

Chapter 6

           "Fourhours;longenoughtogetinhercoal. ItisthirteenhundredandtenmilesfromSueztoAden,attheotherendoftheRedSea,andshehastotakeinafreshcoalsupply." 

           "AnddoesshegofromSuezdirectlytoBombay?" 

           "Withoutputtinginanywhere." 

           "Good!"saidFix."IftherobberisonboardhewillnodoubtgetoffatSuez,soastoreachtheDutchorFrenchcoloniesinAsiabysomeotherroute. HeoughttoknowthathewouldnotbesafeanhourinIndia,whichisEnglishsoil." 

           "Unless,"objectedtheconsul,"heisexceptionallyshrewd.AnEnglishcriminal,youknow,isalwaysbetterconcealedinLondonthananywhereelse." 

           Thisobservationfurnishedthedetectivefoodforthought,andmeanwhiletheconsulwentawaytohisoffice.Fix,leftalone,wasmoreimpatientthanever,havingapresentimentthattherobberwasonboardtheMongolia. IfhehadindeedleftLondonintendingtoreachtheNewWorld,hewouldnaturallytaketherouteviaIndia,whichwaslesswatchedandmoredifficulttowatchthanthatoftheAtlantic. ButFix’sreflectionsweresooninterruptedbyasuccessionofsharpwhistles,whichannouncedthearrivaloftheMongolia. Theportersandfellahsrusheddownthequay,andadozenboatspushedofffromtheshoretogoandmeetthesteamer. Soonhergigantichullappearedpassingalongbetweenthebanks,andeleveno’clockstruckassheanchoredintheroad. Shebroughtanunusualnumberofpassengers,someofwhomremainedondecktoscanthepicturesquepanoramaofthetown,whilethegreaterpartdisembarkedintheboats,andlandedonthequay. 

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