Today we arrived at Hong Kong a day late. Mr. Fogg believes the time can be made up in the journey across the Pacific if the weather favours us. Since we are a day late, we missed the steamer to Yokohama. However, the Carnatic is going to Japan tomorrow morning at five in the morning; Phileas is most certainly going to be on it. The boat was in because they had to repair her boiler, so we shall not have to wait a week.
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| Hong Kong |
Mr. Fix continues to follow us; I hear he is perhaps also to go to Japan, which worries me not a little, for he has followed us all the way from Suez. Passepartout has put me in his confidence and told me what he believes Mr. Fix is really here for. He thinks that he is from the Reform Club, sent by the members to make sure Fogg is doing as was promised; going around the world in 80 days. I agree that he is not just happening to be where ever we are, for I do believe he has entered this very hotel. He may or not may be from the Reform Club, but whether he is or not, I do not think he is all he appears.
Ah, Passepartout is back from reserving the cabins in the Carnatic; I believe I should end my writing and attend to Aouda, too. That is all for now. I close off with a small picture of Amsterdam I have carried with me since we were in London. I didn't quite know our route and thought we would pass by there.
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| Amsterdam |
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