Around the World in Eighty Days, Chapter 13: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. The Parsee guide agrees to help and explains how Aouda’s forced marriage and recapture leave her facing sacrifice.
2. The companions approach the pagoda after dark, but armed guards block its entrances and remain awake until midnight.
3. Passepartout and the guide loosen bricks at the rear, but cries interrupt their work and guards secure that approach.
4. Fogg refuses to leave, while Passepartout privately develops another plan as dawn approaches.
5. As the pyre burns, Passepartout impersonates the dead rajah and carries Aouda away before the terrified crowd.
6. The party escapes on the elephant, outdistancing bullets and arrows after the priests discover the deception.

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Cosa notare

Fogg refuses to treat the failed entry attempts as final defeat. His decision to remain gives Passepartout time to carry out another rescue plan.

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