Вокруг света за 80 дней

Chapter 28

           "Sixhours!"criedPassepartout.

           "Certainly,"returnedtheconductor,"besides,itwilltakeusaslongasthattoreachMedicineBowonfoot."

           "Butitisonlyamilefromhere,"saidoneofthepassengers.

           "Yes,butit’sontheothersideoftheriver."

           "Andcan’twecrossthatinaboat?"askedthecolonel.

           "That’simpossible.Thecreekisswelledbytherains.Itisarapid,andweshallhavetomakeacircuitoftenmilestothenorthtofindaford."

           Thecolonellaunchedavolleyofoaths,denouncingtherailwaycompanyandtheconductor;andPassepartout,whowasfurious,wasnotdisinclinedtomakecommoncausewithhim.Herewasanobstacle,indeed,whichallhismaster’sbanknotescouldnotremove.

           Therewasageneraldisappointmentamongthepassengers,who,withoutreckoningthedelay,sawthemselvescompelledtotrudgefifteenmilesoveraplaincoveredwithsnow.Theygrumbledandprotested,andwouldcertainlyhavethusattractedPhileasFogg’sattentionifhehadnotbeencompletelyabsorbedinhisgame.

           Passepartoutfoundthathecouldnotavoidtellinghismasterwhathadoccurred,and,withhanginghead,hewasturningtowardsthecar,whentheengineer,atrueYankee,namedForstercalledout,"Gentlemen,perhapsthereisaway,afterall,togetover."

           "Onthebridge?"askedapassenger.

           "Onthebridge."

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