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1Benares was Sir Francis Cromarty's destination, the troops he was rejoining being encamped some miles northward of the
2city. He bade adieu to Phileas Fogg, wishing him all success, and expressing the hope that he would come that way again
3in a less original but more profitable fashion. Mr. Fogg lightly pressed him by the hand. The parting of Aouda, who did
4not forget what she owed to Sir Francis, betrayed more warmth; and, as for Passepartout, he received a hearty shake of
5the hand from the gallant general. The railway, on leaving Benares, passed for a while along the valley of the Ganges.
6Through the windows of their carriage the travellers had glimpses of the diversified landscape of Behar, with its
7mountains clothed in verdure, its fields of barley, wheat, and corn, its jungles peopled with green alligators, its neat
8villages, and its still thickly-leaved forests. Elephants were bathing in the waters of the sacred river, and groups of
9Indians, despite the advanced season and chilly air, were performing solemnly their pious ablutions. These were fervent
10Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of
11natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators. What would these divinities think of India,
12anglicised as it is to-day, with steamers whistling and scudding along the Ganges, frightening the gulls which float
13upon its surface, the turtles swarming along its banks, and the faithful dwelling upon its borders? The panorama passed
14before their eyes like a flash, save when the steam concealed it fitfully from the view; the travellers could scarcely
15discern the fort of Chupenie, twenty miles south-westward from Benares, the ancient stronghold of the rajahs of Behar;
16or Ghazipur and its famous rose-water factories; or the tomb of Lord Cornwallis, rising on the left bank of the Ganges;
17the fortified town of Buxar, or Patna, a large manufacturing and trading-place, where is held the principal opium market
18of India; or Monghir, a more than European town, for it is as English as Manchester or Birmingham, with its iron
19foundries, edgetool factories, and high chimneys puffing clouds of black smoke heavenward. Night came on; the train
20passed on at full speed, in the midst of the roaring of the tigers, bears, and wolves which fled before the locomotive;
21and the marvels of Bengal, Golconda ruined Gour, Murshedabad, the ancient capital, Burdwan, Hugly, and the French town
22of Chandernagor, where Passepartout would have been proud to see his country's flag flying, were hidden from their view
23in the darkness. Calcutta was reached at seven in the morning, and the packet left for Hong Kong at noon; so that
24Phileas Fogg had five hours before him. According to his journal, he was due at Calcutta on the 25th of October, and
25that was the exact date of his actual arrival. He was therefore neither behind-hand nor ahead of time. The two days
26gained between London and Bombay had been lost, as has been seen, in the journey across India. But it is not to be
27supposed that Phileas Fogg regretted them.
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