What a Trip!
“Chapter 11 It was only after about an hour of crashing through trees and leaves, everyone bouncing around the howdah, that Passepartout finally stopped chattering.
“It was a little plan of my own!” said the Frenchman, grinning from ear to ear. “I saw the crazy crowd and thought, they will not see me worming my way through them. They will not see me hide the old rajah under the flowers and take his place. And they did not!”
“Well done!” said Sir Francis shaking the servant’s hand vigorously. “Well done, I say!”
“But all the credit goes to my master,” said Passepartout, calming down. “If not for him, we would have passed by without even trying to save the princess!”
Mr. Fogg nodded quietly. “Well, I had the time.”
“I wish to thank you,” said the princess, gazing at Fogg with these amazingly deep eyes. “But how can I ever repay you for such a deed as saving my life?”
“Not necessary, I assure you,” Fogg replied. “Now, Jahib, let’s make haste to Allahabad.
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