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1IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG DESCENDS THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE BEAUTIFUL VALLEY OF THE GANGES WITHOUT EVER THINKING OF SEEING IT
2The rash exploit had been accomplished; and for an hour Passepartout laughed gaily at his success. Sir Francis pressed
3the worthy fellow's hand, and his master said, "Well done!" which, from him, was high commendation; to which
4Passepartout replied that all the credit of the affair belonged to Mr. Fogg. As for him, he had only been struck with a
5"queer" idea; and he laughed to think that for a few moments he, Passepartout, the ex-gymnast, ex-sergeant fireman, had
6been the spouse of a charming woman, a venerable, embalmed rajah! As for the young Indian woman, she had been
7unconscious throughout of what was passing, and now, wrapped up in a travelling-blanket, was reposing in one of the
8howdahs. The elephant, thanks to the skilful guidance of the Parsee, was advancing rapidly through the still darksome
9forest, and, an hour after leaving the pagoda, had crossed a vast plain. They made a halt at seven o'clock, the young
10woman being still in a state of complete prostration. The guide made her drink a little brandy and water, but the
11drowsiness which stupefied her could not yet be shaken off. Sir Francis, who was familiar with the effects of the
12intoxication produced by the fumes of hemp, reassured his companions on her account. But he was more disturbed at the
13prospect of her future fate. He told Phileas Fogg that, should Aouda remain in India, she would inevitably fall again
14into the hands of her executioners. These fanatics were scattered throughout the county, and would, despite the English
15police, recover their victim at Madras, Bombay, or Calcutta. She would only be safe by quitting India for ever. Phileas
16Fogg replied that he would reflect upon the matter. The station at Allahabad was reached about ten o'clock, and, the
17interrupted line of railway being resumed, would enable them to reach Calcutta in less than twenty-four hours. Phileas
18Fogg would thus be able to arrive in time to take the steamer which left Calcutta the next day, October 25th, at noon,
19for Hong Kong. The young woman was placed in one of the waiting-rooms of the station, whilst Passepartout was charged
20with purchasing for her various articles of toilet, a dress, shawl, and some furs; for which his master gave him
21unlimited credit. Passepartout started off forthwith, and found himself in the streets of Allahabad, that is, the City
22of God, one of the most venerated in India, being built at the junction of the two sacred rivers, Ganges and Jumna, the
23waters of which attract pilgrims from every part of the peninsula. The Ganges, according to the legends of the Ramayana,
24rises in heaven, whence, owing to Brahma's agency, it descends to the earth. Passepartout made it a point, as he made
25his purchases, to take a good look at the city. It was formerly defended by a noble fort, which has since become a state
26prison; its commerce has dwindled away, and Passepartout in vain looked about him for such a bazaar as he used to
27frequent in Regent Street. At last he came upon an elderly, crusty Jew, who sold second-hand articles, and from whom he
28purchased a dress of Scotch stuff, a large mantle, and a fine otter-skin pelisse, for which he did not hesitate to pay
29seventy-five pounds. He then returned triumphantly to the station. The influence to which the priests of Pillaji had
30subjected Aouda began gradually to yield, and she became more herself, so that her fine eyes resumed all their soft
31Indian expression. When the poet-king, Ucaf Uddaul, celebrates the charms of the queen of Ahmehnagara, he speaks thus:
32"Her shining tresses, divided in two parts, encircle the harmonious contour of her white and delicate cheeks, brilliant
33in their glow and freshness. Her ebony brows have the form and charm of the bow of Kama, the god of love, and beneath
34her long silken lashes the purest reflections and a celestial light swim, as in the sacred lakes of Himalaya, in the
35black pupils of her great clear eyes. Her teeth, fine, equal, and white, glitter between her smiling lips like dewdrops
36in a passion-flower's half-enveloped breast. Her delicately formed ears, her vermilion hands, her little feet, curved
37and tender as the lotus-bud, glitter with the brilliancy of the loveliest pearls of Ceylon, the most dazzling diamonds
38of Golconda. Her narrow and supple waist, which a hand may clasp around, sets forth the outline of her rounded figure
39and the beauty of her bosom, where youth in its flower displays the wealth of its treasures; and beneath the silken
40folds of her tunic she seems to have been modelled in pure silver by the godlike hand of Vicvarcarma, the immortal
41sculptor." It is enough to say, without applying this poetical rhapsody to Aouda, that she was a charming woman, in all
42the European acceptation of the phrase. She spoke English with great purity, and the guide had not exaggerated in saying
43that the young Parsee had been transformed by her bringing up. The train was about to start from Allahabad, and Mr. Fogg
44proceeded to pay the guide the price agreed upon for his service, and not a farthing more; which astonished
45Passepartout, who remembered all that his master owed to the guide's devotion. He had, indeed, risked his life in the
46adventure at Pillaji, and, if he should be caught afterwards by the Indians, he would with difficulty escape their
47vengeance. Kiouni, also, must be disposed of. What should be done with the elephant, which had been so dearly purchased?
48Phileas Fogg had already determined this question. "Parsee," said he to the guide, "you have been serviceable and
49devoted. I have paid for your service, but not for your devotion. Would you like to have this elephant? He is yours."
50The guide's eyes glistened. "Your honour is giving me a fortune!" cried he. "Take him, guide," returned Mr. Fogg, "and I
51shall still be your debtor." "Good!" exclaimed Passepartout. "Take him, friend. Kiouni is a brave and faithful beast."
52And, going up to the elephant, he gave him several lumps of sugar, saying, "Here, Kiouni, here, here." The elephant
53grunted out his satisfaction, and, clasping Passepartout around the waist with his trunk, lifted him as high as his
54head. Passepartout, not in the least alarmed, caressed the animal, which replaced him gently on the ground. Soon after,
55Phileas Fogg, Sir Francis Cromarty, and Passepartout, installed in a carriage with Aouda, who had the best seat, were
56whirling at full speed towards Benares. It was a run of eighty miles, and was accomplished in two hours. During the
57journey, the young woman fully recovered her senses. What was her astonishment to find herself in this carriage, on the
58railway, dressed in European habiliments, and with travellers who were quite strangers to her! Her companions first set
59about fully reviving her with a little liquor, and then Sir Francis narrated to her what had passed, dwelling upon the
60courage with which Phileas Fogg had not hesitated to risk his life to save her, and recounting the happy sequel of the
61venture, the result of Passepartout's rash idea. Mr. Fogg said nothing; while Passepartout, abashed, kept repeating that
62"it wasn't worth telling." Aouda pathetically thanked her deliverers, rather with tears than words; her fine eyes
63interpreted her gratitude better than her lips. Then, as her thoughts strayed back to the scene of the sacrifice, and
64recalled the dangers which still menaced her, she shuddered with terror. Phileas Fogg understood what was passing in
65Aouda's mind, and offered, in order to reassure her, to escort her to Hong Kong, where she might remain safely until the
66affair was hushed up--an offer which she eagerly and gratefully accepted. She had, it seems, a Parsee relation, who was
67one of the principal merchants of Hong Kong, which is wholly an English city, though on an island on the Chinese coast.
68At half-past twelve the train stopped at Benares. The Brahmin legends assert that this city is built on the site of the
69ancient Casi, which, like Mahomet's tomb, was once suspended between heaven and earth; though the Benares of to-day,
70which the Orientalists call the Athens of India, stands quite unpoetically on the solid earth, Passepartout caught
71glimpses of its brick houses and clay huts, giving an aspect of desolation to the place, as the train entered it.
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