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 way 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