Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 12: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. The Parsee takes a forest shortcut, while the travelers endure Kiouni’s jolting pace and Passepartout worries about the elephant’s future.
2. After crossing the Vindhias, they sleep in a ruined bungalow and resume their journey at six the next morning.
3. Near Allahabad, Kiouni stops at approaching sounds, and the guide hides the travelers from a religious procession.
4. They watch priests, a statue of Kali, a richly dressed young woman, and guards carrying her dead husband.
5. Sir Francis explains the sacrifice, but the guide says this woman is drugged and does not consent.
6. Fogg proposes saving her and offers the twelve hours he can spare.

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Cosa notare

Fogg commits his available time to helping the woman. His proposal shifts the party’s immediate purpose from reaching the railway to attempting a rescue.

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