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You knew that the way -- '' `` Not at all ; but I knew that some obstacle or other would sooner or later arise on my route . Nothing , therefore , is lost . I have two days , which I have already gained , to sacrifice . A steamer leaves Calcutta for Hong Kong at noon , on the 25th . This is the 22nd , and we shall reach Calcutta in time . '' There was nothing to say to so confident a response . It was but too true that the railway came to a termination at this point .