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这条由横滨开往旧金山的邮船是太平洋轮船公司的船，船名叫格兰特将军号，这是一条两千五百吨的大轮船，设备很好，速度很快。甲板上露出一根很长的蒸汽机杠杆，两头一高一低地不停活动，这根杠杆的一端联接着活塞柄，另一头联着轮机上的曲轴，这样就把杠杆的直线推动力转变为直接推动轮机的动力，从而使轮轴不停地旋转起来。格兰特将军号装有三个大帆。帆面很宽，有力地协助发动机加快航行速度。按这样每小时十二海里的速度计算，这条邮船用不了二十一天就能横渡太平洋。因此，斐利亚·福克先生相信12月2号将能到达旧金山，11号就能到纽约，12月20号就可以回到伦敦。这样一来，他还能在原定的那个决定命运的时间--12月21日--之前几小时完成这次旅行的任务。 There was a full complement of passengers on board, among them English, many Americans, a large number of coolies on their way to California, and several East Indian officers, who were spending their vacation in making the tour of the world. Nothing of moment happened on the voyage; the steamer, sustained on its large paddles, rolled but little, and the Pacific almost justified its name. Mr. Fogg was as calm and taciturn as ever. His young companion felt herself more and more attached to him by other ties than gratitude; his silent but generous nature impressed her more than she thought; and it was almost unconsciously that she yielded to emotions which did not seem to have the least effect upon her protector. Aouda took the keenest interest in his plans, and became impatient at any incident which seemed likely to retard his journey. 船上旅客相当多，有一些英国人，但更多的是美国人；还有许多到美洲去的苦力移民；也有一部分是在印度军队中服役的军官，他们在利用假期作世界旅行。这一次，旅途中没有发生任何航海事故。格兰特将军号依靠巨大的轮机，借助于全面展开的大帆，四平八稳地顺利前进。太平洋确实可以说名副其实的“太平”。福克先生沉默寡言，依然如故。现在他那位年轻的旅伴艾娥达夫人，对他已经日益感到亲切，而这种亲切已经不止是感激之情了。他那样和蔼可亲的沉静的性格，在艾娥达夫人心中产生了一种连她自己都想象不到的影响，甚至可以说，艾娥达夫人已经不知不觉地堕入了一种微妙的幻想，而这位令人难以捉摸的福克先生对于艾娥达夫人这种心情却象是一无所知。 She often chatted with Passepartout, who did not fail to perceive the state of the lady's heart; and, being the most faithful of domestics, he never exhausted his eulogies of Phileas Fogg's honesty, generosity, and devotion. He took pains to calm Aouda's doubts of a successful termination of the journey, telling her that the most difficult part of it had passed, that now they were beyond the fantastic countries of Japan and China, and were fairly on their way to civilised places again. A railway train from San Francisco to New York, and a transatlantic steamer from New York to Liverpool, would doubtless bring them to the end of this impossible journey round the world within the period agreed upon. 此外，艾娥达夫人现在对于福克先生的旅行计划也显得非常关心。她总是担心着怕有什么意外事故会妨碍他们完成这个旅行计划。她经常和路路通闲谈，这个小伙子，从艾娥达夫人谈话的语气里已经猜透了对方的心事。他现在对于自己的主人简直象迷信人敬神一样地盲目崇拜，他滔滔不绝地夸赞福克先生如何诚实，如何宽厚，对人如何热心；然后他又安慰艾娥达夫人，说这次旅行一定会成功。他一次又一次他说，最困难的阶段已经过去了；我们已经离开了中国和日本的那些神奇莫测的地方，我们已经回到了这些文明的国度，最后只要坐上火车，从旧金山到纽约，再坐上横渡大洋的轮船，从纽约到伦敦，这样就毫无疑问能够按时完成这个人们认为不可能的环球旅行了。 On the ninth day after leaving Yokohama, Phileas Fogg had traversed exactly one half of the terrestrial globe. The General Grant passed, on the 23rd of November, the one hundred and eightieth meridian, and was at the very antipodes of London. Mr. Fogg had, it is true, exhausted fifty-two of the eighty days in which he was to complete the tour, and there were only twenty-eight left. But, though he was only half-way by the difference of meridians, he had really gone over two-thirds of the whole journey; for he had been obliged to make long circuits from London to Aden, from Aden to Bombay, from Calcutta to Singapore, and from Singapore to Yokohama. Could he have followed without deviation the fiftieth parallel, which is that of London, the whole distance would only have been about twelve thousand miles; whereas he would be forced, by the irregular methods of locomotion, to traverse twenty-six thousand, of which he had, on the 23rd of November, accomplished seventeen thousand five hundred. And now the course was a straight one, and Fix was no longer there to put obstacles in their way! 离开横滨九天之后，斐利亚·福克先生不多不少地正好绕了半个地球。格兰特将军号正是11月23日越过一百八十度子午线，位于南半球的这条子午线，正好和北半球的伦敦隔着地球成一条垂直线。不错，福克先生所预定的八十天期限现在已经用去了五十二天，他只剩下二十八天的时间了。但是，我们必须注意，如果说这位绅士按照地球经度子午线计算他才走完了一半路程，那么事实上他已经完成了三分之二以上的旅行计划。因为，他不得不绕这么大一个圈子，从伦敦到亚丁，从亚丁到孟买，从加尔各答到新加坡，再从新加坡到横滨！要是他顺着伦敦所在的纬度五十度线直线环绕地球的话，全程只不过一万二千英里上下；但是由于交通条件的限制，他必须绕道两万六千英里才能回到伦敦。目前，到11月23号这一天，他已经走完了大约一万七千五百英里，不过从此地到伦敦却都是直路了，而且眼前那个专门制造困难的费克斯也不在了。 It happened also, on the 23rd of November, that Passepartout made a joyful discovery. It will be remembered that the obstinate fellow had insisted on keeping his famous family watch at London time, and on regarding that of the countries he had passed through as quite false and unreliable. Now, on this day, though he had not changed the hands, he found that his watch exactly agreed with the ship's chronometers. His triumph was hilarious. He would have liked to know what Fix would say if he were aboard! 11 月23号这一天，路路通也发现了一件使他非常高兴的事。我们总还记得这个顽固的小伙子曾一直让他那个传家之宝的大银表，一成不变地保持着伦敦时间。他在沿途各地都一直认为别人的钟表所指示的时间是错误的。可是今天，虽然他从没有拔快或者倒拔自己的表针，但是却发现它和船上的大钟走得完全一样。路路通之所以感到一种胜利的喜悦，还有另外一个原因，那就是假如费克斯也在这里的话，他很想听听这家伙对他的表会说些什么。 
“这个混球儿，他给我罗嗦了一大堆什么子午线啦，什么太阳、月亮啦！”路路通说，“嘿！这种人，你要听了他们的话，就别想再有一个准钟点了。我早就知道，总有一天，太阳会照着我的表走的！……” Passepartout was ignorant that, if the face of his watch had been divided into twenty-four hours, like the Italian clocks, he would have no reason for exultation; for the hands of his watch would then, instead of as now indicating nine o'clock in the morning, indicate nine o'clock in the evening, that is, the twenty-first hour after midnight precisely the difference between London time and that of the one hundred and eightieth meridian. But if Fix had been able to explain this purely physical effect, Passepartout would not have admitted, even if he had comprehended it. Moreover, if the detective had been on board at that moment, Passepartout would have joined issue with him on a quite different subject, and in an entirely different manner. 但是路路通并不了解，如果他的表面象那种意大利钟一样分做二十四个小时的话，他就一点也不可能象现在这样洋洋得意了。若是那样，当船上的大钟指着早晨九点的时候，路路通表上的时针就会指着晚上九点，也就是二十四小时中的第二十一点，那么他的表和船上的大钟相差的时数就正好等于子午线一百八十度地区的时间和伦敦时间相差的时数。即使费克斯能够把这个道理讲清楚，路路通大概也不会理解，即使他理解了，他也不会承认费克斯是对的。可是，假定说--当然这是不会有的事--这个侦探现在真的突然出现在这条船上的话，这个对他恨之入骨而又理直气壮的路路通，准会用另外一种态度对待他，决不会跟他谈大银表的问题。 Where was Fix at that moment? 可是，费克斯现在到底跑到哪儿去了呢？…… He was actually on board the General Grant. 费克斯不在别处，正是在格兰特将军号上。 On reaching Yokohama, the detective, leaving Mr. Fogg, whom he expected to meet again during the day, had repaired at once to the English consulate, where he at last found the warrant of arrest. It had followed him from Bombay, and had come by the Carnatic, on which steamer he himself was supposed to be. Fix's disappointment may be imagined when he reflected that the warrant was now useless. Mr. Fogg had left English ground, and it was now necessary to procure his extradition! 实际上，这位密探一到了横滨就离开了福克先生，马上去找英国领事馆，不过他打算当天还能找着福克先生。他在领事馆终于拿到了那张从孟买开始一直跟在他后面转寄了四十天的拘票。因为有关当局以为费克斯一定会乘卡尔纳蒂克号，所以就把这张拘票也交这条船由香港寄来横滨。可以想见，这件事使我们这位侦探多么伤脑筋！拘票在这儿没用了，成了一张废纸！福克先生已经离开了英国的势力范围！现在要想逮捕他，就必须跟当地政府办理引渡手续！ 
“算了！”费克斯在一阵怒气平息了之后对自己说，“我的拘票在这儿是吃不开了。不过一到了英国本土，它还是照样管事儿。福克这流氓，看样子还真的是要回到英国去，他以为警察厅已经被他蒙过了。好吧！我就一直盯到底。至于说赃款，天知道还能剩下多少！旅费、奖金、诉讼费、保释金、买大象以及其他一路上的种种支出，他已经挥霍了五千多英镑了。不过，不管怎样，银行的钱反正多着呢！” His course decided on, he went on board the General Grant, and was there when Mr. Fogg and Aouda arrived. To his utter amazement, he recognised Passepartout, despite his theatrical disguise. He quickly concealed himself in his cabin, to avoid an awkward explanation, and hoped--thanks to the number of passengers--to remain unperceived by Mr. Fogg's servant. 他拿定了主意之后，立即登上了格兰特将军号。当福克先生和艾娥达夫人上船的时候，费克斯已经在船上了。这时他万想不到竟会看见了穿着一身日本古装的路路通，他马上躲进了自己的房舱，免得引起争辩，把事情弄糟了。有一天由于旅客很多，费克斯认为自己绝不会被对手发现，他就出来了，可是冤家路窄，就在这个时候，他在前甲板上碰上了路路通。 On that very day, however, he met Passepartout face to face on the forward deck. The latter, without a word, made a rush for him, grasped him by the throat, and, much to the amusement of a group of Americans, who immediately began to bet on him, administered to the detective a perfect volley of blows, which proved the great superiority of French over English pugilistic skill. 这个法国小伙子二话不说，上去就掐住了费克斯的脖子，这下子旁边围着看的一些美国佬可高兴了，他们立刻分成了两派，就拿路路通和费克斯的胜败赌起钱来了。小伙子左一拳，右一拳，把这个倒霉的密探结结实实地揍了一顿，从这可以看出，法国拳击术比英国把式高明得多。 When Passepartout had finished, he found himself relieved and comforted. Fix got up in a somewhat rumpled condition, and, looking at his adversary, coldly said, "Have you done?" 路路通把费克斯揍了一顿之后，心里象是得到了一点安慰，火气也比较小了。这时费克斯的仪表已经很不象话了，他爬起来望着路路通，冷冷地说：“打够了？” "For this time--yes." “嗯，暂时打够了。” 
“那好吧，走，咱们去谈谈。” "But I--" “我还跟你……” "In your master's interests." “对你主人有好处的事。”
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