how did mr.fix trick paasepartout to not to inform about the steamer leaving that evening
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When they reach Hong Kong they discover that the steamer for Yokohama will not be leaving until the
following day, since it needed an extra day for repairs.
Passepartout goes to book cabins in the Carnatic and there he runs into Fix, who is extremely upset;
Passepartout takes this to be because since they are in time for the ship, Fogg may still win the bet after all,
which would be bad for the Reform Club. Fix tells Passepartout that he will be going on to America with
them. During this conversation, the clerk of the steamer Carnatic tells them that since the repairs had been
finished the ship would be leaving for Yokohama that evening instead of the following morning.
Passepartout goes to tell his master the good news—however, before he can, Fix makes the decision to tell
Passepartout everything, and takes him to a tavern near the harbour, which turns out to be an opium den.
They sit down over drinks, and Fix asks Passepartout if he has guessed who he actually is. Passepartout says
yes, and Fix is confused when he reveals that he thinks he is an agent sent by the reform club to monitor
Fogg's progress. Mr Fix tells Passepartout that he is actually a detective, and that Mr. Fogg robbed the Bank
of England. Passepartout repeatedly denies this, insisting that his master is an honest man. Mr Fix then
ensures that Passepartout is intoxicated and cannot inform his master about the Carnatic’s departure on time.
Meanwhile, it turns out that Passepartout is on the Carnatic after all. He had awoken from his opium stupor
three hours after Fix left him in the opium den, still extremely disoriented but feeling some sense of duty to
board the Carnatic, which he does, just as it is leaving. When he comes to his senses again, he is glad that he
did not miss the steamer; however, he soon realizes that Mr. Fogg and Aouda missed it, since he did not tell
them about the earlier departure time. He realizes that this was all part of Detective Fogg's trick to keep Mr.
Fogg in Hong Kong.
Passepartout is upset, but has no choice but to continue on to Yokohama. When the steamer reaches Japan,
he gets off to explore the area. He starts to get hungry, but has absolutely no money with which to buy food.
The following morning, starving, he realizes he needs to find something to eat as soon as possible. He
decides to hold a street concert to earn money from Japanese passerby. He trades his very European outfit
for old clothes that seem better suited for a wandering artist. The clothing dealer also pays him a few small
coins, with which he purchases breakfast at a teahouse.
Trying to figure out how he will get on to the United States without being able to pay his passage, he spots a
poster advertising a Japanese acrobatic troupe performing once more before their passage to the U.S. He
asks the director of the troupe, whether he can be of use. He refuses to take Passepartout as a servant, but
agrees to take him as a clown.