AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS(环游世界80天)-第16章

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‘Ah；　these　are　pretty　dear　shoes！'　he　muttered；　as　they　were　handed　to　him。　‘More　than　a　thousand　pounds　apiece；　besides；　they　pinch　my　feet。'　
Mr　Fogg；　offering　his　arm　to　Aouda；　then　departed；　followed　by　the　crestfallen　Passepartout。　Fix　still　nourished　hopes　that　the　robber　would　not；　after　all；　leave　the　two　thousand　pounds　behind　him；　but　would　decide　to　serve　out　his　week　in　jail；　and　issued　forth　on　Mr　Fogg's　traces。　That　gentleman　took　a　carriage；　and　the　party　were　soon　landed　on　one　of　the　quays。　
The　‘Rangoon'　was　moored　half　a　mile　off　in　the　harbour；　its　signal　of　departure　hoisted　at　the　mast…head。　Eleven　o'clock　was　striking；　Mr　Fogg　was　an　hour　in　advance　of　time。　Fix　saw　them　leave　the　carriage　and　push　off　in　a　boat　for　the　steamer；　and　stamped　his　feet　with　disappointment。　
‘The　rascal　is　off；　after　all！'　he　exclaimed。　‘Two　thousand　pounds　sacrificed！　He's　as　prodigal　as　a　thief！　I'll　follow　him　to　the　end　of　the　world　if　necessary；　but　at　the　rate　he's　going　on；　the　stolen　money　will　soon　be　exhausted。'　
The　detective　was　not　far　wrong　in　making　this　conjecture。　Since　leaving　London；　what　with　travelling　expenses；　bribes；　the　purchase　of　the　elephant；　bails　and　fines；　Mr　Fogg　had　already　spent　more　than　five　thousand　pounds　on　the　way；　and　the　percentage　of　the　sum　recovered　from　the　bank　robber；　promised　to　the　detectives；　was　rapidly　diminishing。　

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CHAPTER　XVI
IN　WHICH　FIX　DOES　NOT　SEEM　TO　UNDERSTAND　IN　THE　LEAST　WHAT　IS　SAID　TO　HIM。
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The　‘Rangoon'　…　one　of　the　Peninsular　and　Oriental　Company's　boats　plying　in　the　Chinese　and　Japanese　seas　…　was　a　screw　steamer；　built　of　iron；　weighing　about　seventeen　hundred　and　seventy　tons；　and　with　engines　of　four　hundred　horse…power。　She　was　as　fast；　but　not　as　well　fitted　up；　as　the　‘Mongolia'；　and　Aouda　was　not　as　comfortably　provided　for　on　board　of　her　as　Phileas　Fogg　could　have　wished。　However；　the　trip　from　Calcutta　to　Hong　Kong　only　comprised　some　three　thousand　five　hundred　miles；　ocomupying　from　ten　to　twelve　days；　and　the　young　woman　was　not　difficult　to　please。　
During　the　first　days　of　the　journey　Aouda　became　better　acquainted　with　her　protector；　and　constantly　gave　evidence　of　her　deep　gratitude　for　what　he　had　done。　The　phlegmatic　gentleman　listened　to　her；　apparently　at　least；　with　coldness；　neither　his　voice　nor　his　manner　betraying　the　slightest　emotion；　but　he　seemed　to　be　always　on　the　watch　that　nothing　should　be　wanting　to　Aouda's　comfort。　He　visited　her　regularly　each　day　at　certain　hours；　not　so　much　to　talk　himself　as　to　sit　and　hear　her　talk。　He　treated　her　with　the　strictest　politeness；　but　with　the　precision　of　an　automaton；　the　movements　of　which　had　been　arranged　for　this　purpose。　Aouda　did　not　quite　know　what　to　make　of　him；　though　Passepartout　had　given　her　some　hints　of　his　master's　ecomentricity；　and　made　her　smile　by　telling　her　of　the　wager　which　was　sending　him　round　the　world。　After　all；　she　owed　Phileas　Fogg　her　life；　and　she　always　regarded　him　through　the　exalting　medium　of　her　gratitude。　
Aouda　confirmed　the　Parsee　guide's　narrative　of　her　touching　history。　She　didndeed；　belong　to　the　highest　of　the　native　races　of　India。　Many　of　the　Parsee　merchants　have　made　great　fortunes　there　by　dealing　in　cotton；　and　one　of　them；　Sir　Jametsee　Jeejeebhoy；　was　made　a　baronet　by　the　English　government。　Aouda　was　a　relative　of　this　great　man；　and　it　was　his　cousin　Jeejeeh；　whom　she　hoped　to　join　at　Hong　Kong。　Whether　she　would　find　a　protector　in　him　she　could　not　tell；　but　Mr　Fogg　essayed　to　calm　her　anxieties；　and　to　assure　her　that　everything　would　be　mathematically　…　he　used　the　very　word　…　arranged。　Aouda　fastened　her　great　eyes；　‘clear　as　the　sacred　lakes　of　the　Himalaya'；　upon　him；　but　the　intractable　Fogg；　as　reserved　as　ever；　did　not　seem　at　all　inclined　to　throw　himself　into　this　lake。　
The　first　few　days　of　the　voyage　passed　prosperously；　amid　favourable　weather　and　propitious　winds；　and　they　soon　came　in　sight　of　the　great　Andaman；　the　principal　of　the　islands　in　the　Bay　of　Bengal；　with　its　picturesque　Saddle　Peak；　two　thousand　four　hundred　feet　high；　looming　above　the　waters。　The　steamer　passed　along　near　the　shores；　but　the　savage　Papuans；　who　are　in　the　lowest　scale　of　humanity；　but　are　not；　as　has　been　asserted；　cannibals；　did　not　make　their　appearance。　
The　panorama　of　the　islands；　as　they　steamed　by　them；　was　superb。　Vast　forests　of　palms；　arecs；　bamboo；　teakwood；　of　the　gigantic　mimosa；　and　tree…like　ferns　covered　the　foreground；　while　behind；　the　graceful　outlines　of　the　mountains　were　traced　against　the　sky；　and　along　the　coasts　swarmed　by　thousands　the　precious　swallows　whose　nests　furnish　a　luxurious　dish　to　the　tables　of　the　Celestial　Empire。　The　varied　landscape　afforded　by　the　Andaman　Islands　was　soon　passed；　however；　and　the　‘Rangoon'　rapidly　approached　the　Straits　of　Malacoma；　which　give　acomess　to　the　China　seas。　
What　was　detective　Fix；　so　unluckily　drawn　on　from　country　to　country；　doing　all　this　while？　He　had　managed　to　embark　on　the　‘Rangoon'　at　Calcutta　without　being　seen　by　Passepartout；　after　leaving　orders　that；　if　the　warrant　should　arrive；　it　should　be　forwarded　to　him　at　Hong　Kong；　and　he　hoped　to　conceal　his　presence　to　the　end　of　the　voyage。　It　would　have　been　difficult　to　explain　why　he　was　on　board　without　awaking　Passepartout's　suspicions；　who　thought　him　still　at　Bombay。　But　necessity　impelled　him；　nevertheless；　to　renew　his　acquaintance　with　the　worthy　servant；　as　will　be　seen。　
All　the　detective's　hopes　and　wishes　were　now　centred　on　Hong　Kong；　for　the　steamer's　stay　at　Singapore　would　be　too　brief　to　enable　him　to　take　any　steps　there。　The　arrest　must　be　made　at　Hong　Kong；　or　the　robber　would　probably　escape　him　for　ever。　Hong　Kong　was　the　last　English　ground　on　which　he　would　set　foot；　beyond；　China；　Japan；　America　offered　to　Fogg　an　almost　certain　refuge。　If　the　warrant　should　at　last　make　its　appearance　at　Hong　Kong；　Fix　could　arrest　him　and　give　him　into　the　hands　of　the　local　police；　and　there　would　be　no　further　trouble。　But　beyond　Hong　Kong；　a　simple　warrant　would　be　of　no　avail；　an　extradition　warrant　would　be　necessary；　and　that　would　result　in　delays　and　obstacles；　of　which　the　rascal　would　take　advantage　to　elude　justice。　
Fix　thought　over　these　probabilities　during　the　long　hours　which　he　spent　in　his　cabin；　and　kept　repeating　to　himself；　‘Now　either　the　warrant　will　be　at　Hong　Kong；　in　which　case　I　shall　arrest　my　man；　or　it　will　not　be　there；　and　this　time　it　is　absolutely　necessary　that　I　should　delay　his　departure。　I　have　failed　at　Bombay；　and　I　have　failed　at　Calcutta：　if　I　fail　at　Hong　Kong；　my　reputation　is　lost。　Cost　what　it　may；　I　must　sucomeed！　But　how　shall　I　prevent　his　departure；　if　that　should　turn　out　to　be　my　last　resource？'　
Fix　made　up　his　mind　that；　if　worst　came　to　worst；　he　would　make　a　confidant　of　Passepartout；　and　tell　him　what　kind　of　a　fellow　his　master　really　was。　That　Passepartout　was　not　Fogg's　acomomplice；　he　was　very　certain。　The　servant；　enlightened　by　his　disclosure；　and　afraid　of　being　himself　implicated　in　the　crime；　would　doubtless　become　an　ally　of　the　detective。　But　this　method　was　a　dangerous　one；　only　to　be　employed　when　everything　else　had　failed。　A　word　from　Passepartout　to　his　master　would　ruin　all。　The　detective　was　therefore　in　a　sore　strait。　But　suddenly　a　new　idea　struck　him。　The　presence　of　Aouda　on　the　‘Rangoon'；　in　company　with　Phileas　Fogg；　gave　him　new　material　for　reflection。　
Who　was　this　woman？　What　combination　of　events　had　made　her　Fogg's　travelling　companion？　They　had　evidently　met　somewhere　between　Bombay　and　Calcutta；　but　where？　Had　they　met　acomidentally；　or　had　Fogg　gone　into　the　interior　purposely　in　quest　of　this　charming　damsel？　Fix　was　fairly　puzzled。　He　asked　himself　whether　there　had　not　been　a　wicked　elopement；　and　this　idea　so　impressed　itself　upon　his　mind　that　he　determined　to　make　use　of　the　supposed　intrigue。　Whether　the　young　woman　were　married　or　not；　he　would　be　able　to　create　such　difficulties　for　Mr　Fogg　at　Hong　Kong；　that　he　could　not　escape　by　paying　any　amount　of　money。　
But　could　he　even　wait　till　they　reached　Hong　Kong？　Fogg　had　an　abominable　way　of　jumping　from　one　boat　to　another；　and；　before　anything　could　be　effected；　might　get　full　under　weigh　again　for　Yokohama。　
Fix　decided　that　he　must　warn　the　English　authorities；　and　Signal　the　‘Rangoon'　before　her　arrival。　This　was　easy　to　do；　since　the　steamer　stopped　at　Singapore；　whence　there　is　a　telegraphic　wire　to　Hong　Kong。　He　finally　resolved；　moreover；　before　acting　more　positively；　to　question　Passepartout。　It　would　not　be　difficult　to　make　him　talk；　and；　as　there　was　no　time　to　lose；　Fix　prepared　to　make　himself　known。　
It　was　now　the　30th　of　October；　and　on　the　following　day　the　‘Rangoon'　was　due　at　Singapore。　
Fix　emerged　from　his　cabin　and　went　on　deck。　Passepartout　was　promenading　up　and　down　in　the　forward　part　of　the　steamer。　The　detective　rushed　forward　with　every　appearance　of　extreme　surprise；　and　exclaimed；　‘You　here；　on　the　〃Rangoon〃？'　
‘What；　Monsieur　Fix；　are