Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 11: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Sir Francis Cromarty questions Fogg’s approach to travel and warns him about Passepartout’s offense at the pagoda.
2. Passepartout begins taking the wager seriously and worries about delays, but refuses to adjust his watch from London time.
3. At Kholby, the conductor explains that about fifty miles of railway remain unfinished before Allahabad.
4. Fogg stays calm because he has two days to spare, but he and Sir Francis find no available transport.
5. Passepartout finds an elephant, Kiouni, whose owner rejects rental offers before accepting two thousand pounds for its sale.
6. A young Parsee equips Kiouni and guides Fogg, Sir Francis, and Passepartout out of Kholby at nine.

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Cosa notare

Fogg distinguishes preparing for uncertainty from knowing the exact problem in advance. His calm depends on the spare time he has gained.

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