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Chapter 11

           AnhourafterleavingBombaythetrainhadpassedtheviaductsandtheIslandofSalcette,andhadgotintotheopencountry. AtCallyantheyreachedthejunctionofthebranchlinewhichdescendstowardssouth-easternIndiabyKandallahandPounah;and,passingPauwell,theyenteredthedefilesofthemountains,withtheirbasaltbases,andtheirsummitscrownedwiththickandverdantforests. PhileasFoggandSirFrancisCromartyexchangedafewwordsfromtimetotime,andnowSirFrancis,revivingtheconversation,observed, "Someyearsago,Mr.Fogg,youwouldhavemetwithadelayatthispointwhichwouldprobablyhavelostyouyourwager." 

           "Howso,SirFrancis?" 

           "Becausetherailwaystoppedatthebaseofthesemountains,whichthepassengerswereobligedtocrossinpalanquinsoronponiestoKandallah,ontheotherside." 

           "Suchadelaywouldnothavederangedmyplansintheleast,"saidMr.Fogg."Ihaveconstantlyforeseenthelikelihoodofcertainobstacles." 

           "But,Mr.Fogg,"pursuedSirFrancis,"youruntheriskofhavingsomedifficultyaboutthisworthyfellow’sadventureatthepagoda." Passepartout,hisfeetcomfortablywrappedinhistravelling-blanket,wassoundasleepanddidnotdreamthatanybodywastalkingabouthim. "TheGovernmentisverysevereuponthatkindofoffence.IttakesparticularcarethatthereligiouscustomsoftheIndiansshouldberespected,andifyourservantwerecaught" 

           "Verywell,SirFrancis,"repliedMr.Fogg;"ifhehadbeencaughthewouldhavebeencondemnedandpunished,andthenwouldhavequietlyreturnedtoEurope.Idon’tseehowthisaffaircouldhavedelayedhismaster." 

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