around the world in 80 days(环游世界80天)-第6部分

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had　just　passed　concerning　the　passport。　
‘Well；　Mr　Fix；'　replied　the　consul；　‘I　shall　not　be　sorry　to　see　the　rascal's　face；　but　perhaps　he　won't　come　here；　…　that　is；　if　he　is　the　person　you　suppose　him　to　be。　A　robber　doesn't　quite　like　to　leave　traces　of　his　flight　behind　him；　and；　besides；　he　is　not　obliged　to　have　his　passport　countersigned。'　
‘If　he　is　as　shrewd　as　I　think　he　is；　consul；　he　will　come。'　
‘To　have　his　passport　visaed？'　
‘Yes。　Passports　are　only　good　for　annoying　honest　folks；　and　aiding　in　the　flight　of　rogues。　I　assure　you　it　will　be　quite　the　thing　for　him　to　do；　but　I　hope　you　will　not　visa　the　passport。'　
‘Why　not？　If　the　passport　is　genuine　I　have　no　right　to　refuse。'　
‘Still；　I　must　keep　this　man　here　until　I　can　get　a　warrant　to　arrest　him　from　London。'　
‘Ah；　that's　your　look…out。　But　I　cannot'　
The　consul　did　not　finish　his　sentence；　for　as　he　spoke　a　knock　was　heard　at　the　door；　and　two　strangers　entered；　one　of　whom　was　the　servant　whom　Fix　had　met　on　the　quay。　The　other；　who　was　his　master；　held　out　his　passport　with　the　request　that　the　consul　would　do　him　the　favour　to　visa　it。　The　consul　took　the　document　and　carefully　read　it；　whilst　Fix　observed；　or　rather　devoured；　the　stranger　with　his　eyes　from　a　corner　of　the　room。　
‘You　are　Mr　Phileas　Fogg？'　said　the　consul；　after　reading　the　passport。　
‘I　am。'　
‘And　this　man　is　your　servant？'　
‘He　is；　a　Frenchman；　named　Passepartout。'　
‘You　are　from　London？'　
‘Yes。'　
‘And　you　are　going'　
‘To　Bombay。'　
‘Very　good；　sir。　You　know　that　a　visa　is　useless；　and　that　no　passport　is　required？'　
‘I　know　it；　sir；'　replied　Phileas　Fogg；　‘But　I　wish　to　prove；　by　your　visa；　that　I　came　by　Suez。'　
‘Very　well；　Sir。'　
The　consul　proceeded　to　sign　and　date　the　passport；　alter　which　he　added　his　official　seal。　Mr　Fogg　paid　the　customary　fee；　coldly　bowed；　and　went　out；　followed　by　his　servant。　
‘Well？'　queried　the　detective。　
‘Well；　he　looks　and　acts　like　a　perfectly　honest　man；'　replied　the　consul。　
‘Possibly；　but　that　is　not　the　question。　Do　you　think；　consul；　that　this　phlegmatic　gentleman　resembles；　feature　by　feature；　the　robber　whose　description　I　have　received？'　
‘I　concede　that；　but　then；　you　know；　all　descriptions'　
‘I'll　make　certain　of　it；'　interrupted　Fix。　‘The　servant　seems　to　me　less　mysterious　than　the　master；　besides；　he's　a　Frenchman；　and　can't　help　talking。　Excuse　me　for　a　little　while；　consul。'　
Fix　started　off　in　search　of　Passepartout。　
Meanwhile　Mr　Fogg；　after　leaving　the　consulate；　repaired　to　the　quay；　gave　some　orders　to　Passepartout；　went　off　to　the　‘Mongolia'　in　a　boat；　and　descended　to　his　cabin。　He　took　up　his　note…book；　which　contained　the　following　memoranda：　
‘Left　London；　Wednesday；　October　2nd；　at　8。45　p。m。　
‘Reached　Paris；　Thursday；　October　3rd；　at　7。20　a。m。　
‘Left　Paris；　Thursday；　at　8。40　a。m。　
‘Reached　Turin　by　Mont　Cenis；　Friday；　October　4th；　at　6。35　a。m。　
‘Left　Turin；　Friday；　at　7。20　a。m。　
‘Arrived　at　Brindisi；　Saturday；　October　5th；　at　4　p。m。　
‘Sailed　on　the　〃Mongolia〃；　Saturday；　at　5　p。m。　
‘Reached　Suez；　Wednesday；　October　9th；　at　11　a。m。　
‘Total　of　hours　spent；　1581/2；　or；　in　days；　six　days　and　a　half。
These　dates　were　inscribed　in　an　itinerary　divided　into　columns；　indicating　the　month；　the　day　of　the　month；　and　the　day　for　the　stipulated　and　actual　arrivals　at　each　principal　point；　…　Paris；　Brindisi；　Suez；　Bombay；　Calcutta；　Singapore；　Hong　Kong；　Yokohama；　San　Francisco；　New　York；　and　London；　…　from　the　2nd　of　October　to　the　21st　of　December；　and　giving　a　space　for　setting　down　the　gain　made　or　the　loss　suffered　on　arrival　at　each　locality。　This　methodical　record　thus　contained　an　account　of　everything　needed；　and　Mr　Fogg　always　knew　whether　he　was　behindhand　or　in　advance　of　his　time。　On　this　Friday；　October　9th；　he　noted　his　arrival　at　Suez；　and　observed　that　he　had　as　yet　neither　gained　nor　lost。　He　sat　down　quietly　to　breakfast　in　his　cabin；　never　once　thinking　of　inspecting　the　town；　being　one　of　those　Englishmen　who　are　wont　to　see　foreign　countries　through　the　eyes　of　their　domestics。　

CHAPTER　VIII
IN　WHICH　PASSEPARTOUT　TALKS　RATHER　MORE；　PERHAPS；　THAN　IS　PRUDENT。

Fix　soon　rejoined　Passepartout；　who　was　lounging　and　looking　about　on　the　quay；　as　if　he　did　not　feel　that　he；　at　least；　was　obliged　not　to　see　anything。；　
‘Well；　my　friend；'　said　the　detective；　coming　up　with　him；　‘is　your　passport　visaed？'　
‘Ah；　it's　you；　is　it；　monsieur？'　responded　Passepartout。　‘Thanks；　yes；　the　passport　is　all　right。'　
‘And　you　are　looking　about　you？'　
‘Yes；　but　we　travel　so　fast　that　I　seem　to　be　journeying　in　a　dream。　So　this　is　Suez？'　
‘Yes。'　
‘In　Egypt？'　
‘Certainly；　in　Egypt。'　
‘And　in　Africa？'　
‘In　Africa。'　
‘In　Africa！'　repeated　Passepartout。　‘Just　think；　monsieur；　I　had　no　idea　that　we　should　go　farther　than　Paris；　and　all　that　I　saw　of　Paris　was　between　twenty　minutes　past　seven　and　twenty　minutes　before　nine　in　the　morning；　between　the　Northern　and　the　Lyons　stations；　through　the　windows　of　a　car；　and　in　a　driving　rain！　How　I　regret　not　having　seen　once　more　Père　la　Chaise　and　the　circus　in　the　Champs　Elysées！'　
‘You　are　in　a　great　hurry；　then？'　
‘I　am　not；　but　my　master　is。　By　the　way；　I　must　buy　some　shoes　and　shirts。　We　came　away　without　trunks；　only　with　a　carpet…bag。'　
‘I　will　show　you　an　excellent　shop　for　getting　what　you　want。'　
‘Really；　monsieur；　you　are　very　kind。'　
And　they　walked　off　together；　Passepartout　chatting　volubly　as　they　went　along。　
‘Above　all；'　said　he；　‘don't　let　me　lose　the　steamer。'　
‘You　have　plenty　of　time；　it's　only　twelve　o'clock。'　
Passepartout　pulled　out　his　big　watch。　‘Twelve！'　he　exclaimed；　‘why　it's　only　eight　minutes　before　ten。'　
‘Your　watch　is　slow。'　
‘My　watch？　A　family　watch；　monsieur；　which　has　come　down　from　my　great…grandfather！　It　doesn't　vary　five　minutes　in　the　year；　it's　a　perfect　chronometer；　look　you。'　
‘I　see　how　it　is；'　said　Fix。　‘You　have　kept　London　time；　which　is　two　hours　behind　that　of　Suez。　You　ought　to　regulate　your　watch　at　noon　in　each　country。'　
‘I　regulate　my　watch？　Never！'　
‘Well；　then；　it　will　not　agree　with　the　sun。'　
‘So　much　the　worse　for　the　sun；　monsieur。　The　sun　will　be　wrong；　then！'　
And　the　worthy　fellow　returned　the　watch　to　its　fob　with　a　defiant　gesture。　After　a　few　minutes'　silence；　Fix　resumed：　‘You　left　London　hastily；　then？'　
‘I　rather　think　so！　Last　Friday　at　eight　o'clock　in　the　evening；　Monsieur　Fogg　came　home　from　his　club；　and　three…quarters　of　an　hour　afterwards　we　were　off。'　
‘But　where　is　your　master　going？'　
‘Always　straight　ahead。　He　is　going　round　the　world。'　
‘Round　the　world？'　cried　Fix。　
‘Yes；　and　in　eighty　days！　He　says　it　is　on　a　wager；　but；　between　us；　I　don't　believe　a　word　of　it。　That　wouldn't　be　common　sense。　There's　something　else　in　the　wind。'　
‘Ah！　Mr　Fogg　is　a　character；　is　he？'　
‘I　should　say　he　was。'　
‘Is　he　rich？'　
‘No　doubt；　for　he　is　carrying　an　enormous　sum　in　brand…new　bank…notes　with　him。　And　he　doesn't　spare　the　money　on　the　way；　either：　he　has　offered　a　large　reward　to　the　engineer　of　the　‘Mongolia'　if　he　gets　us　to　Bombay　well　in　advance　of　time。'　
‘And　you　have　known　your　master　a　long　time？'　
‘Why；　no；　I　entered　his　service　the　very　day　we　left　London。'　
The　effect　of　these　replies　upon　the　already　suspicious　and　excited　detective　may　be　imagined。　The　hasty　departure　from　London　Soon　after　the　robbery；　the　large　sum　carried　by　Mr　Fogg；　his　eagerness　to　reach　distant　countries；　the　pretext　of　an　eccentric　and　foolhardy　bet；　…　all　confirmed　Fix　in　his　theory。　He　continued　to　pump　poor　Passepartout；　and　learned　that　he　really　knew　little　or　nothing　of　his　master；　who　lived　a　solitary　existence　in　London；　was　said　to　be　rich；　though　no　one　knew　whence　came　his　riches；　and　was　mysterious　and　impenetrable　in　his　affairs　and　habits。　Fix　felt　sure　that　Phileas　Fogg　would　not　land　at　Suez；　but　was　really　going　on　to　Bombay。　
‘Is　Bombay　far　from　here？'　asked　Passepartout。　
‘Pretty　far。　It　is　a　ten　days'　voyage　by　sea。'　
‘And　in　what　country　is　Bombay？'　
‘India。'　
‘In　Asia？'　
‘Certainly。'　
‘The　deuce！　I　was　going　to　tell　you　…　there's　one　thing　that　worries　me　…　my　burner！'　
‘What　burner？'　
‘My　gas…burner；　which　I　forgot　to　turn　off；　and　which　is　at　this　moment　burning　…　at　my　expense。　I　have　calculated；　monsieur；　that　I　lose　two　shillings　every　four　and　twenty　hours；　exactly　sixpence　more　than　I　earn；　and　you　will　understand　that　the　longer　our　journey'　
Did　Fix　pay　any　attention　to　Passepartout's　trouble　about　the　gas？　It　is　not　probable。　He　was　not　listening；　but　was　cogitating　a　project。　Passepartout　and　he　had　now　reached　the　shop；　where　Fix　left　his　companion　to　make　his　purchases；　after　recommending　him　not　to　miss　the　steamer；　and　hurried　back　to　the　consulate。　Now　that　he　was　fully　convinced；　Fix　had　quite　recovered　his　equanimity。　
‘Consul；'　said　he；　‘I　have　no　longer　any　doubt。　I　have　spotted　my　man。　He　passes　himself　off　as　an　odd　stick；　who　is　going　round　the　world　in　eighty　days。　
‘Then　he's　a　sharp　fellow；'　returned　the　consul；　and　counts　on　returning　to　London　after　putting　the　police　of　the　two　continents　off　his　track。'　
‘We'll　see　about　that；'　replied　Fix。　
‘But　are　you　not　mistaken？'　
‘I　am　not　mistaken。'　
‘Why　was　this