Chapter 6
Who travels
on the KARNATIK ?..................Paspartu gets
a very long
nose……………..…On the way to
San-Francisco
The ship
KARNATIC left Hong-Kong
At
It was
full with many passengers. Only
two cabins remained
empty : those that were
reserved for Fog
and Auda.
The next
morning one could see on the deck a
strange fellow, very
dirty and unshaved,
his hair not
combed. He looked
really lost.
Here is what
happened : After Paspartu
got drunk in the
pub, he fell asleep. After few
hours he got up
and went out, still confused and
drunk. He remembered
about the ship
and was shouting :
"KARNATIC…..KARNATIC……"
Some good
people took him to the
ship and put
him in his
cabin, where he
fell asleep again.
In the
morning he started
to remember what
happened last night.
"The most
important thing now is to
find Fog and
apologize for not
coming back to the hotel
last night" He
thought.
He was
very angry at
Fix for accusing
Fog with the
bank robbery. He
decided not to
tell Fog about
this until they get
back to England, where they
can see the whole
silly thing as a
jock……….
Fog and
Auda where not seen
on the deck.
Psapartu went to
look in the dinning
hall, but could
not find them.
So he
ate a very
big breakfast, and
than went to
check at the
ship's office.
"No", he was told, "Nobody
by the names
Fog or Auda
is on this
ship".
"Is this
the ship KARNATK ?" Asked
Paspartu.
"Yes"
"And is
it going to
"Yes"
Paspartu was
shocked. Only now he understood
that Fog and Auda
missed the ship because
he did not
tell them it
was leaving early !
Only now he
understood Fix tricks !
Now Fog will
loose his money
in the bet !
And Fix may put him
in prison !
And all
this was his
fault !
But more
than this, it was because
of Fix !
Paspartu had
another 5 days before
arriving to
He did
not have any
money, he did
not know how he may
go back to
England, how he
will buy food and if there
is any chance
to find Fog
and Auda.
For the
meantime, he ate
as much as
he could in
the ship's restaurant.
Everything was prepaid
by Fog………………
In Yokohama
he started to walk
around in the
streets, looking for
Fog and Auda.
The streets
were full of Japanese
people. Women with
colorful kimonos, man
with braided hair,
most of them
wearing sandals
made of
wood or cloth.
Rich people
were carried in special
chairs, carried on the
shoulders of strong
men.
There were many
temples, but after
what happened in
Bombay, Paspartu did
not dare to
enter…………………………..
Soon he
became hungry. He
thought about selling
his watch (Which
still showed London
time), but first
he tried something
else.
He put
his hat on
the ground, and
started to sing.
But nobody paid
attention, and nobody
gave him any
money.
There was
not any sign
of Fog or Auda.
He entered
a small shop, and
offered his English
clothes for sale.
This was a
good deal. He
received a simple
Japanese robe, and
also some money !
He bought
some soup and
rice, than went
back to the
harbor.
Maybe he will
find Fog there, he
thought…. Maybe one
of the captains
going to San-Francisco
will agree to
take him as
a cook……..
On the
way he saw
a big sign :
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THE GREAT
CIRCUS OF
TONIGHT LAST PERFORMANCE OF THE
LONG-NOSE ACROBATS BEFORE GOING
TO SAN-FRANCISCO |
"Is not
that great !" shouted
Paspartu. "I will go
to
He entered
the circus and
found the manager.
"Do you
need a servant ?" Paspartu
asked him.
"I have
already two", answered
the manager. "But
I may need
you for something
else. Are you
strong ?"
"Yes, very
strong"
"Can you
sing ?"
"Yes, I
have very god
voice !"
"But can
you sing while
standing on your
hands, a top
rotating on your
left foot, and
a sword balanced
on your right
foot ?"
"Of course"
answered Paspartu, "It
is no problem
at all for me
!"
Paspartu got
the job on the
spot !
Paspartu had
to appear at the end
of the show,
in the great
pyramid. He received
two wings, a
long nose made
of bamboo, and
funny clothes.
He and
few others lay down
on the stage,
their long noses
up.
On the
noses, a second
group o acrobats
was sitting, and on
their noses a third
row…….. It was
really fantastic ! Best
of the show !
The audience
was excited. Suddenly,
the whole pyramid
collapsed and came
down like a
tower of cards.
It was
Paspartu's fault. He
left his position,
left the stage,
ran into the
audience shouting :
"Mister Fog
! Mister Fog
!"
"is it you
?" Asked Fog.
"Yes, that's
me !"
"If so,
than lets go to the
ship !"
The circus
manager ran after
them. He demanded
money for the
damage. Fog threw
him some money,
and they ran
to the harbor.
At 6:30
pm, Fog, Auda
and Paspartu were
on the ship
CAPTAIN GRANT, on
their way to
America.
Paspartu was
still wearing his wings
and long nose…………………
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|
The
pyramid came down
like a tower of
cards. |
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Paspartu with
his wings and long
nose entering the
ship CAPTAIN GRANT |
It is
easy to understand
what happened at
sea near Shanghai.
The captain
of the large ship,
CAPTAIN GRANT, heard
the cannon of
the small ship
TANKADERE. He directed
his ship towards
it and stopped.
Fog paid Bunsby
for the trip,
and together with
Auda and Fix
went on the
CAPTAIN GRANT.
They reached
The
KARNATIC was already
there, it arrived
the previous evening.
Fog and
Auda went to
look Paspartu, and
were told that
he traveled on
it, and left
last night with
all other passengers.
They had
the whole day
free, before leaving
for America, and
they started to
look for Paspartu.
Just by chance
they entered the
circus. They did
not recognize Paspartu
with the long
nose, but he
recognized them, his
nose moved a
little, the pyramid
collapsed, and what
happened next we
know already……….
Paspartu apologized
to Fog for
what happened in
Hong-Kong.
He said
he got drunk,
but he decided
not to mention
Fix yet.
Fog said nothing, and
gave him money
to buy new
clothes.
The CAPTAIN
GRANT was a
large and fast
ship. But the
Pacific-Ocean is very large.
It the largest
ocean in the
world, and they
had to travel
22 days in order
to cross it.
Fog and
Auda spent lot
of time together
on the ship.
Auda started to
like Fog very
much, but it
looked like Fog
did not noticed
it, and he
just behaved nice
and polite to
her.
Nine days
after leaving Yokohama
they reached the LONGITUDE of
180***. This was
exactly half the
trip ! Fog made
already half a
circle around the
globe !
|
***You can
see it and
understand it on
your GLOBUS ! |
This was
a special day
for Paspartu. You
may remember that
he never changed
the time on
his watch, that
still showed London
time. But on
this day his
watch showed the
same time like
all other watches
of the ship.
London time
was now exactly
12 hours earlier,
half a day !
(because it was
half the globe).
At 12:00 noon,
his watch showed
12:00 midnight of
the previous day,
but he did not
know it !
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And where
was Fix on
this day ?
Well, he
was also on
the CAPTAIN GRANT !
When they
reached Yokohama, Fix went
to the office
of the British
Consul. There, finally,
he found the
arrest-order for Fog
that arrived from
London. He could
not use it
in
He decided
now to help
Fog come back
to England and to arrest
him there.
Fix was
sure that Fog,
the thief, was
so clever, and
wanted to confuse
the British police
by going around
the world, and then
back to England…………..
Paspartu was
happy with his
watch when suddenly
he saw Fix.
He was
mad at him.
He jumped on
him and started
to hit him
very hard. Fix
fell down. Passengers
gathered around, enjoying
the fight.
Lying on
the floor, Fix
asked :
"Are you
finished ? I want
to speak with
you "
"Do you
believe now that
Fog is an
honest man ?" Asked
Paspartu.
"I still suspect
him" Answered Fix,
"but I am
going now to
help him to
get back to
England. There I
will check everything. "
Paspartu thought
this is good.
He decided not
to tell Fog anything
about Fix.
"So, are
we friends again ?"
Asked Fix.
"No, not
friends" said Paspartu.
"We are going
to help Fog
together. But if
you play any
tricks, I am
going to hit
you again !"
The ship
entered the GOLDEN-GATE
bay*** in the
morning.
|
***The GOLDEN-GATE
bridge was not
built yet. |
The train
to New-York had to leave
at 6:00 pm.
Fog knew
that the most
difficult part of
the trip was
over.
He finished
with the wild
countries of the
east. No more
small ships, elephants,
strange temples…….
Now, just
the train to
new-York, than by
ship to England.
As you
will see, there were
still many adventures
ahead !
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