"Yes."
"You will be pleased, I am sure. Is it for a trip that you require her?"
"Somewhat more than that; for a voyage."
"A voyage?"
"I want you to take me to Yokohama."
The sailor folded his arms and looked steadily at Mr. Fogg. "Is your honour serious?" he said.
"Yes. I have lost the Carnatic, and I must be at Yokohama on the 14th, at latest, to catch the steamer for San Francisco."
"I am very sorry," replied the pilot, "but it is impossible."
"I will give you a hundred pounds a day and a bonus of two hundred pounds, if you arrive in time."
"Are you in earnest?" asked the pilot.