AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS(环游世界80天)-第5部分

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‘A　curious　place；　this　India？'　
‘Oh；　very　curious。　Mosques；　minarets；　temples；　fakirs；　pagodas；　tigers；　snakes；　elephants！　I　hope　you　will　have　ample　time　to　see　the　sights。'　
‘I　hope　so；　Monsieur　Fix。　You　see；　a　man　of　sound　sense　ought　not　to　spend　his　life　jumping　from　a　steamer　upon　a　railway　train；　and　from　a　railway　train　upon　a　steamer　again；　pretending　to　make　the　tour　of　the　world　in　eighty　days！　No；　all　these　gymnastics；　you　may　be　sure；　will　cease　at　Bombay。'　
‘And　Mr　Fogg　is　getting　on　well？'　asked　Fix；　in　the　most　natural　tone　in　the　world。　
‘Quite　well；　and　I　too。　I　eat　like　a　famished　ogre；　it；　the　sea　air。'　
‘But　I　never　see　your　master　on　deck。'　
‘Never；　he　hasn't　the　least　curiosity。'　
‘Do　you　know；　Mr　Passepartout；　that　this　pretended　tour　in　eighty　days　may　conceal　some　secret　errand　…　perhaps　a　diplomatic　mission？'　
‘Faith；　Monsieur　Fix；　I　assure　you　I　know　nothing　about　it；　nor　would　I　give　half…a…crown　to　find　out。'　
After　this　meeting；　Passepartout　and　Fix　got　into　the　habit　of　chatting　together；　the　latter　making　it　a　point　to　gain　the　worthy　man's　confidence。　He　frequently　offered　him　a　glass　of　whisky　or　pale　ale　in　the　steamer　bar…　room；　which　Passepartout　never　failed　to　acomept　with　graceful　alacrity；　mentally　pronouncing　Fix　the　best　of　good　fellows。　
Meanwhile　the　‘Mongolia'　was　pushing　forward　rapidly；　on　the　13th；　Mocha；　surrounded　by　its　ruined　walls　whereon　date…trees　were　growing；　was　sighted；　and　on　the　mountains　beyond　were　espied　vast　coffee…fields。　Passepartout　was　ravished　to　behold　this　celebrated　place；　and　thought　that；　with　its　circular　walls　and　dismantled　fort；　it　looked　like　an　immense　coffee　cup　and　saucer。　The　following　night　they　passed　through　the　Strait　of　Bab…el…Mandeb；　which　means　in　Arabic　‘The　Bridge　of　Tears'；　and　the　next　day　they　put　in　at　Steamer　Point；　north…west　of　Aden　harbour；　to　take　in　coal。　This　matter　of　fuelling　steamers　is　a　serious　one　at　such　distances　from　the　coal　mines；　it　costs　the　Peninsular　Company　some　eight　hundred　thousand　pounds　a　year。　In　these　distant　seas；　coal　is　worth　three　or　four　pounds　sterling　a　ton。　
The　‘Mongolia'　had　still　sixteen　hundred　and　fifty　miles　to　traverse　before　reaching　Bombay；　and　was　obliged　to　remain　four　hours　at　Steamer　Point　to　coal　up。　But　this　delay；　as　it　was　foreseen；　did　not　affect　Phileas　Fogg's　programme；　besides；　the　‘Mongolia'；　instead　of　reaching　Aden　on　the　morning　of　the　15th；　when　she　was　due；　arrived　there　on　the　evening　of　the　14th；　a　gain　of　fifteen　hours。　
Mr　Fogg　and　his　servant　went　ashore　at　Aden　to　have　the　passport　again　visaed；　Fix；　unobserved；　followed　them。　The　visa　procured；　Mr　Fogg　returned　on　board　to　resume　his　former　habits；　while　Passepartout；　acomording　to　custom；　sauntered　about　among　the　mixed　population　of　Somalis；　Banyans；　Parsees；　Jews；　Arabs　and　Europeans　who　comprise　the　twenty…five　thousand　inhabitants　of　Aden。　He　gazed　with　wonder　upon　the　fortifications　which　make　this　place　the　Gibraltar　of　the　Indian　Ocean；　and　the　vast　cisterns　where　the　English　engineers　were　still　at　work；　two　thousand　years　after　the　engineers　of　Solomon。　
‘Very　curious；　very　curious；'　said　Passepartout　to　himself；　on　returning　to　the　steamer。　‘I　see　that　it　is　by　no　means　useless　to　travel；　if　a　man　wants　to　see　something　new。'　At　six　p。m。　the　‘Mongolia'　slowly　moved　out　of　the　roadstead；　and　was　soon　once　more　on　the　Indian　Ocean。　She　had　a　hundred　and　sixty…eight　hours　in　which　to　reach　Bombay；　and　the　sea　was　favourable；　the　wind　being　in　the　north…west；　and　all　sails　aiding　the　engine。　The　steamer　rolled　but　little；　the　ladies；　in　fresh　toilets；　reappeared　on　deck；　and　the　singing　and　dancing　were　resumed。　The　trip　was　being　acomomplished　most　sucomessfully；　and　Passepartout　was　enchanted　with　the　congenial　companion　which　chance　had　secured　him　in　the　person　of　the　delightful　Fix。　On　Sunday；　October　20th；　towards　noon；　they　came　in　sight　of　the　Indian　coast：　two　hour　later　pilot　came　on　board。　A　range　of　hills　lay　against　the　sky　in　the　horizon；　and　soon　the　rows　of　palms　which　adorn　Bombay　came　distinctly　into　view。　The　steamer　entered　the　road　formed　by　the　islands　in　the　bay；　and　at　half…past　four　she　hauled　up　at　the　quays　of　Bombay。　
Phileas　Fogg　was　in　the　act　of　finishing　the　thirty…third　rubber　of　the　voyage；　and　his　partner　and　himself　having；　by　a　bold　stroke；　captured　all　thirteen　of　the　tricks；　concluded　this　fine　campaign　with　a　brilliant　victory。　
The　‘Mongolia'　was　due　at　Bombay　on　the　22nd；　she　arrived　on　the　20th。　This　was　a　gain　to　Phileas　Fogg　of　two　days　since　his　departure　from　London；　and　he　calmly　entered　the　fact　in　the　itinerary；　in　the　column　of　gains。　

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CHAPTER　X
IN　WHICH　PASSEPARTOUT　IS　ONLY　TOO　GLAD　TO　GET　OFF　WITH　THE　LOSS　OF　HIS　SHOES。
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Everybody　knows　that　the　great　reversed　triangle　of　land；　with　its　base　in　the　north　and　its　apex　in　the　south；　which　is　called　India；　embraces　fourteen　hundred　thousand　square　miles；　upon　which　is　spread　unequally　a　population　of　one　hundred　and　eighty　millions　of　souls。　The　British　Crown　exercises　a　real　and　despotic　dominion　over　the　larger　portion　of　this　vast　country；　and　has　a　governor…general　stationed　at　Calcutta；　governors　at　Madras；　Bombay；　and　in　Bengal；　and　a　lieutenant…governor　at　Agra。　
But　British　India；　properly　so　called；　only　embraces　seven　hundred　thousand　square　miles；　and　a　population　of　from　one　hundred　to　one　hundred　and　ten　millions　of　inhabitants。　A　considerable　portion　of　India　is　still　free　from　British　authority；　and　there　are　certain　ferocious　rajahs　in　the　interior　who　are　absolutely　independent。　The　celebrated　East　India　Company　was　all…powerful　from　1756；　when　the　English　first　gained　a　foothold　on　the　spot　where　now　stands　the　city　of　Madras；　down　to　the　time　of　the　great　Sepoy　insurrection。　It　gradually　annexed　province　after　province；　purchasing　them　of　the　native　chiefs；　whom　it　seldom　paid；　and　appointed　the　governor…general　and　his　subordinates；　civil　and　military。　But　the　East　India　Company　has　now　passed　away；　leaving　the　British　possessions　in　India　directly　under　the　control　of　the　Crown。　The　aspect　of　the　country；　as　well　as　the　manners　and　distinctions　of　race；　is　daily　changing。　
Formerly　one　was　obliged　to　travel　in　India　by　the　old　cumbrous　methods　of　going　on　foot　or　on　horseback；　in　palanquins　or　unwieldy　coaches；　now；　fast　steamboats　ply　on　the　Indus　and　the　Ganges；　and　a　great　railway；　with　branch　lines　joining　the　main　line　at　many　points　on　its　route；　traverses　the　peninsula　from　Bombay　to　Calcutta　in　three　days。　This　railway　does　not　run　in　a　direct　line　across　India。　The　distance　between　Bombay　and　Calcutta；　as　the　bird　flies；　is　only　from　one　thousand　to　eleven　hundred　miles；　but　the　deflections　of　the　road　increase　this　distance　by　more　than　a　third。　
The　general　route　of　the　Great　Indian　Peninsula　Railway　is　as　follows：　…　Leaving　Bombay；　it　passes　through　Salcette；　crossing　to　the　continent　opposite　Tannah；　goes　over　the　chain　of　the　Western　Ghauts；　runs　thence　north…east　as　far　as　Burhampoor；　skirts　the　nearly　independent　territory　of　Bundelcund；　ascends　to　Allahabad；　turns　thence　eastwardly；　meeting　the　Ganges　at　Benares；　then　departs　from　the　river　a　little；　and；　descending　south…eastward　by　Burdivan　and　the　French　town　of　Chandernagor；　has　its　terminus　at　Calcutta。　
The　passengers　of　the　‘Mongolia'　went　ashore　at　half…past　four　p。m。；　at　exactly　eight　the　train　would　start　for　Calcutta。　
Mr　Fogg；　after　bidding　good…bye　to　his　whist　partners；　left　the　steamer；　gave　his　servant　several　errands　to　do；　urged　it　upon　him　to　be　at　the　station　promptly　at　eight；　and；　with　his　regular　step；　which　beat　to　the　second；　like　an　astronomical　clock；　directed　his　Steps　to　the　passport　office。　As　for　the　wonders　of　Bombay　…　its　famous　city　hall；　its　splendid　library；　its　forts　and　docks；　its　bazaars；　mosques；　synagogues；　its　Armenian　churches；　and　the　noble　pagoda　on　Malabar　Hill　with　its　two　polygonal　towers　…　he　cared　not　a　straw　to　see　them。　He　would　not　deign　to　examine　even　the　masterpieces　of　Elephanta；　or　the　mysterious　hypogea；　concealed　southeast　from　the　docks；　or　those　fine　remains　of　Buddhist　architecture；　the　Kanherian　grottoes　of　the　island　of　Salcette。　
Having　transacted　his　business　at　the　passport　office；　Phileas　Fogg　repaired　quietly　to　the　railway　station；　where　he　ordered　dinner。　Among　the　dishes　served　up　to　him；　the　landlord　especially　recommended　a　certain　giblet　of　‘native　rabbit'；　on　which　he　prided　himself。　
Mr　Fogg　acomordingly　tasted　the　dish；　but；　despite　its　spiced　sauce；　found　it　far　from　palatable。　He　rang　for　the　landlord；　and　on　his　appearance；　said；　fixing　his　clear　eyes　upon　him；　‘Is　this　rabbit；　sir？'　
‘Yes；　my　lord；'　the　rogue　boldly　replied；　‘rabbit　from　the　jungles。'　
‘And　this　rabbit　did　not　mew　when　he　was　killed？'　
‘Mew；　my　lord！　What；　a　rabbit　mew！　I　swear　to　you……'　
‘Be　so　good；　landlord；　as　not　to　swear；　but　remember　this：　cats　were　formerly　considered；　in　India；　as　sacred　animals。　That　was　a　good　time。'　
‘For　the　cats；　my　lord？'　
‘Perhaps　for　the　travellers　as　well！'　
After　which　Mr　Fogg　quietly　continued　his　dinner。　Fix　had　gone　on　shore　shortly　after　Mr　Fogg；　and　his　first　destination　was　the　headquarters　of　the　Bombay　police。　He　made　himself　known　as　a　London　detective；　told　his　business　at　Bombay；　and　the　position　of　affairs　relative　to　the　supposed　robber；　and　nervously　asked　if　a　warrant　had　arrived　from　London。　It　had　not　reached　the　office；　indeed；　there　had　not　yet　been　time　for　it　to　arrive。　Fix　was　sorely　disappointed；　and　tried　to　obtain　an　order　of　arrest　from　the　director　of　the　Bombay　police。　This　the　director　refused；　as　the　matter　concerned　the　London　office；　which　alone　could　legally　deliver　the　warrant。　Fix　did　not　insist；　and　was　fain　to　resign　himself　to　await　the　arrival　of　the　important　document；　but　he　was　determined　not　to　lose　sight　of　the　mysterious　rogue　as　long　as　he　stayed　in　Bombay。　He　did　not　doubt　for　a　moment；　anymore　than　Passepartout；　that　Phileas　Fogg　would　remain　there；　at　least　until　it　was　time　for　the　warrant　to　arrive。　
Passepartout；　however；　had　no　sooner　heard　his　master's　orders　on　leaving　the　‘Mongolia'；　than　he　saw　at　once　that　they　were　to　leave　Bombay　as　they　had　done　Suez　and　Paris；　and　that　the　journey　would　be　extended　at　least　as　far　as　Calcutta；　and　perhaps　beyond　that　place。　He　began　to　ask　himself　if　this　bet　that　Mr　Fogg　talked　about　was　not　really　in　good　earnest；　and　whether　his　fate　was　not　in　truth　forcing　him；　despite　his　love　of　repose；　around　the　world　in　eighty　days！　
Having　purchased　the　usual　a　of　shirts　and　shoes；　he　took　a　leisurely　promenade　about　the　streets；　where　crowds　of　people　of　many　nationalities　…　Europeans；　Persians　with　pointed　caps；　Banyas　with　round　turbans；　Sindis　with　square　bonnets；　Parsees　with　black　mitres　and　long…robed　Armenians　…　were　collected。　It　happened　to　be　the　day　of　a　Parsee　festival。　These　descendants　of　the　sect　of　Zoroaster　…　the　most　thrifty；　civilized；　intelligent　and　austere　of　the　East　Indians；　among　whom　are　counted　the　richest　native　merchants　of　Bombay　…　were　celebrating　a　sort　of　religious　carnival；　with　processions　and　shows；　in　the　midst　of　which　Indian　dancing…girls；　clothed　in　rose…coloured　gauze；　looped　up　with　gold　and　silver；　danced　airily；　but　with　perfect　modesty；　to　the　sound　of　viols　and　the　clanging　of　tambourines。　It　is　needless　to　say　that　Passepartout　watched　these　curious　ceremonies　with　staring　eyes　and　gaping　mouth；　and　that　his　countenance　was　that　of　the　greenest　booby　imaginable。　
Unhappily　for　his　master；　as　well　as　himself；　his　curiosity　drew　him　unconsciously　farther　off　than　he　intended　to　go。　At　last；　having　seen　the　Parsee　carnival　wind　away　in　the　distance；　he　was　turning　his　steps　towards　the　station；　when　he　happened　to　espy　the　splendid　pagoda　on　Malabar　Hill；　and　was　seized　with　an　irresistible　desire　to　see　its　interior。　He　was　quite　ignorant　that　it　is　forbidden　to　Christians　to　enter　certain　Indian　temples；　and　that　even　the　faithful　must　not　go　in　without　first　leaving　their　shoes　outside　the　door。　It　may　be　said　here　that　the　wise　policy　of　the　British　Government　severely　punishes　a　disregard　of　the　practices　of　the　native　religions。　
Passepartout；　however；　thinking　no　harm；　went　in　like　a　simple　tourist；　and　was　soon　lost　in　admiration　of　the　splendid　Brahmin　ornamentation　which　everywhere　met　his　eyes；　when　of　a　sudden　he　found　himself　sprawling　on　the　sacred　flagging。　He　looked　up　to　behold　three　enraged　priests；　who　forthwith　fell　upon　him；　tore　off　his　shoes；　and　began　to　beat　him　with　loud；　savage　exclamations。　The　agile　Frenchman　was　soon　upon　his　feet　again；　and　lost　no　time　in　knocking　down　two　of　his　long…gowned　adversaries　with　his　fists　and　a　vigorous　application　of　his　toes；　then；　rushing　out　of　the　pagoda　as　fast　as　his　legs　could　carry　him；　he　soon　escaped　the　third　priest　by　mingling　with　the　crowd　in　the　streets。　
At　five　minutes　before　eight；　Passepartout；　hatless；　shoeless；　and　having　in　the　squabble　lost　his　package　of　shirts　and　shoes；　rushed　breathlessly　into　the　station。　
Fix；　who　had　followed　Mr　Fogg　to　the　station；　and　saw　that　he　was　really　going　to　leave　Bombay；　was　there；　upon　the　platform。　He　had　resolved　to　follow　the　supposed　robber　to　Calcutta；　and　farther；　if　necessary。　Passepartout　did　not　observe　the　detective；　who　stood　in　an　obscure　comer；　but　Fix　heard　him　relate　his　adventures　in　a　few　words　to　Mr　Fogg。　
‘I　hope　that　this　will　not　happen　again；'　said　Phileas　Fogg；　coldly；　as　he　got　into　the　train。　Poor　Passepartout；　quite　crestfallen；　followed　his　master　without　a　word。　Fix　was　on　the　point　of　entering　another　carriage；　when　an　idea　struck　him　which　induced　him　to　alter　his　plan。　
‘No；　I'll　stay；'　muttered　he。　‘An　offence　has　been　committed　on　Indian　soil。　I've　got　my　man。'　
Just　then　the　locomotive　gave　a　sharp　screech；　and　the　train　passed　out　into　the　darkness　of　the　night。　

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CHAPTER　XI
IN　WHICH　PHILEAS　FOGG　SECURES　A　CURIOUS　MEANS　OF　CONVEYANCE　AT　A　FABULOUS　PRICE。
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The　train　had　started　punctually。　Among　the　passengers　were　a　number　of　officers；　Government　officials；　and　opium　and　indigo　merchants；　whose　business　called　them　to　the　eastern　coast。　Passepartout　rode　in　the　same　carriage　with　his　master；　and　a　third　passenger　ocomupied　a　seat　opposite　to　them。　This　was　Sir　Francis　Cromarty；　one　of　Mr　Fogg's　whist　partners　on　the　‘Mongolia'；　now　on　his　way　to　join　his　corps　at　Benares。　Sir　Francis　was　a　tall；　fair　man　of　fifty；　who　had　greatly　distinguished　himself　in　the　last　Sepoy　revolt。　He　made　India　his　homer　only　paying　brief　visits　to　England　at　rare　intervals；　and　war　almost　as　familiar　as　a　native　with　the　customs；　history　and　character　of　India　and　its　people。　But　Phileas　Fogg；　who　was　not　travelling；　but　only　describing　a　circumference；　took　no　pains　to　inquire　into　these　subjects；　he　was　a　solid　body；　traversing　an　orbit　around　the　terrestrial　globe；　acomording　to　the　laws　of　rational　mechanics。　He　was　at　this　moment　calculating　in　his　mind　the　number　of　hours　spent　since　his　departure　from　London；　and；　had　it　been　in　his　nature　to　make　a　useless　demonstration；　would　have　rubbed　his　hands　for　satisfaction。　Sir　Francis　Cromarty　had　observed　the　oddity　of　his　tra