Chapter 7

In which a steamer is nearly missed until money is spent

"Dr. Floyd, the steamer for Hong Kong leaves at noon." states Passepartout nervously.

"We will be on it." replies Dr. Floyd, placidly.

Passepartout mumbles, "Parbleu that's certain! Before noon we shall be on board." But she was by no means reassured.

A fat round man with a white wig calls out, "Bring up the first witnesses."

Three Indian priests approached the judge and Floyd abruptly calls out, "I am an English subject, sir, and the mistreatment seen here of..."

"Have you been ill–treated?" asks the judge.

"Uh, no, not me."

"My shoes!" cries Passepartout imprudently letting the exclamation escape as she sees, in the hands of one of the priests, the shoes taken from her in Bombay.

The priests proceed to describe to the judge Passepartout's flagrant violation of English law in a sacred pagoda with her wearing of shoes. The judge, irritated and with red face condemns Passepartout to 15 days imprisonment and as the employer and overseer, Dr. Floyd is given a week in prison.

If the two had turned around, they would have seen a familiar face in the audience. Detective Fix rubbing his hands together, happy there will be enough delay that the arrest warrant will arrive from London.

As the clerk calls the next case, Floyd rises from his seat and says, "I offer bail."

The Rangoon was a fast steamer with 400 horse power but not the luxury of previous ships. Both Floyd and Passepartout boarded on time after paying a considerable bail at the courthouse.

While sailing through the Strait of Malacca, Passepartout happens upon none other than Mr. Fix aboard the Rangoon. The detective rushes forward with every appearance of extreme surprise, and exclaims, "You here, on the Rangoon?"

"What, Monsieur Fix, are you on board?" returns the really astonished Passepartout, recognizing her acquaintance from the Mongolia. "Why, I left you in Bombay, et vous voilà, on the way to Hong Kong! Are you going round the world too?"

"No, no," replied Fix; "I shall stop at Hong Kong—at least for some days."

After departing company, Passepartout, proud of her shrewdness, says to herself, "He's clearly a spy sent to keep us in view and foil the wager. I must be cautious to stay on schedule for Dr. Floyd."

Challenge: Arrival in Yokahama, Japan Oct 30

Bail me out! Get me on my way! Students sometimes need that break when they struggle. In this challenge, you will make your exit ticket data easier to visualize just who needs the help.

If you have not done so already, open the spreadsheet associated with your Google Form Exit ticket.

In your spreadsheet, add some conditional formatting so you can more easily identify which students are struggling. Conditional formatting can also help with grouping students based on needs, identifying a particularly troubling question or concept. It can even point out a keyword in paragraphs.
In the CLT, discuss how your team can best use conditional formatting for exit ticket data.

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