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Chapter 14

           ThesewereferventBrahmins,thebitterestfoesofBuddhism,theirdeitiesbeingVishnu,thesolargod,Shiva,thedivineimpersonationofnaturalforces,andBrahma,thesupremerulerofpriestsandlegislators.WhatwouldthesedivinitiesthinkofIndia,anglicisedasitisto-day,withsteamerswhistlingandscuddingalongtheGanges,frighteningthegullswhichfloatuponitssurface,theturtlesswarmingalongitsbanks,andthefaithfuldwellinguponitsborders?

           Thepanoramapassedbeforetheireyeslikeaflash,savewhenthesteamconcealeditfitfullyfromtheview;thetravellerscouldscarcelydiscernthefortofChupenie,twentymilessouth-westwardfromBenares,theancientstrongholdoftherajahsofBehar;orGhazipuranditsfamousrose-waterfactories;orthetombofLordCornwallis,risingontheleftbankoftheGanges;thefortifiedtownofBuxar,orPatna,alargemanufacturingandtrading-place,whereisheldtheprincipalopiummarketofIndia;orMonghir,amorethanEuropeantown,foritisasEnglishasManchesterorBirmingham,withitsironfoundries,edgetoolfactories,andhighchimneyspuffingcloudsofblacksmokeheavenward.

           Nightcameon;thetrainpassedonatfullspeed,inthemidstoftheroaringofthetigers,bears,andwolveswhichfledbeforethelocomotive;andthemarvelsofBengal,GolcondaruinedGour,Murshedabad,theancientcapital,Burdwan,Hugly,andtheFrenchtownofChandernagor,wherePassepartoutwouldhavebeenproudtoseehiscountry’sflagflying,werehiddenfromtheirviewinthedarkness.

           Calcuttawasreachedatseveninthemorning,andthepacketleftforHongKongatnoon;sothatPhileasFogghadfivehoursbeforehim.

           Accordingtohisjournal,hewasdueatCalcuttaonthe25thofOctober,andthatwastheexactdateofhisactualarrival.

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