. Around the world in eighty days. and steady snores. The guide watchedKiouni, who slept standing, bolstering himself against thetrunk of a large tree. Nothing occurred during the nightto disturb the slumberers, although occasional growls frompanthers and chatterings of monkeys broke the silence ; themore formidable beasts made no cries or hostile demon-stration against the occupants of the bungalow. SirFrancis slept heavily, like an honest soldier overcome withfatigue. Passepartout was wTapped in uneasy dreams ofthe bouncing of the day before. As for Mr. Fogg, heslumbered as peacefully as if
. Around the world in eighty days. and steady snores. The guide watchedKiouni, who slept standing, bolstering himself against thetrunk of a large tree. Nothing occurred during the nightto disturb the slumberers, although occasional growls frompanthers and chatterings of monkeys broke the silence ; themore formidable beasts made no cries or hostile demon-stration against the occupants of the bungalow. SirFrancis slept heavily, like an honest soldier overcome withfatigue. Passepartout was wTapped in uneasy dreams ofthe bouncing of the day before. As for Mr. Fogg, heslumbered as peacefully as if he had been in his serenemansion in Saville Row. The journey was resumed at six in the morning ; theguide hoped to reach Allahabad by evening. In that case,Mr. Fogg would only lose a part of the forty-eight hourssaved since the beginning of the tour. Kiouni, resuminghis rapid gait, soon descended the lower spurs of theVindhias, and towards noon they passed by the village ofKallenger, on the Cani, one of the branches of the BANDS OF HINDOOS OF BOTH SEXE?. [PageSi. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. S^ The guide avoided inhabited places, thinking it safer tokeep the open country, which Hes along the first depres-sions of the basin of the great river. Allahabad was nowonly twelve miles to the north-east. They stopped under aclump of bananas, the fruit of which, as healthy as bread andas succulent as cream, was amply partaken of and appreciated. At two oclock the guide entered a thick forest whichextended several miles ; he preferred to travel under coverof the woods. They had not as yet had any unpleasantencounters, and the journey seemed on the point of beingsuccessfully accomplished, when the elephant, becomingrestless, suddenly stopped. It was then four oclock. Whats the matter .^ asked Sir Francis, putting out hishead. I dont know, officer, replied the Parsee, listeningattentively to a confused murmur which came through thethick branches. The murmur soon became more dis
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