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Chapter 30

           Shouldhesendanotherdetachmenttotherescueofthefirst?Shouldhesacrificemoremen,withsofewchancesofsavingthosealreadysacrificed?Hishesitationdidnotlastlong,however.Callingoneofhislieutenants,hewasonthepointoforderingareconnaissance,whengunshotswereheard.Wasitasignal?Thesoldiersrushedoutofthefort,andhalfamileofftheyperceivedalittlebandreturningingoodorder.

           Mr.Foggwasmarchingattheirhead,andjustbehindhimwerePassepartoutandtheothertwotravellers,rescuedfromtheSioux.

           TheyhadmetandfoughttheIndianstenmilessouthofFortKearney.Shortlybeforethedetachmentarrived,Passepartoutandhiscompanionshadbeguntostrugglewiththeircaptors,threeofwhomtheFrenchmanhadfelledwithhisfists,whenhismasterandthesoldiershasteneduptotheirrelief.

           Allwerewelcomedwithjoyfulcries.PhileasFoggdistributedtherewardhehadpromisedtothesoldiers,whilePassepartout,notwithoutreason,mutteredtohimself,"ItmustcertainlybeconfessedthatIcostmymasterdear!"

           Fix,withoutsayingaword,lookedatMr.Fogg,anditwouldhavebeendifficulttoanalysethethoughtswhichstruggledwithinhim.AsforAouda,shetookherprotector’shandandpresseditinherown,toomuchmovedtospeak.

           Meanwhile,Passepartoutwaslookingaboutforthetrain;hethoughtheshouldfinditthere,readytostartforOmaha,andhehopedthatthetimelostmightberegained.

           "Thetrain!thetrain!"criedhe.

           "Gone,"repliedFix.

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