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Re: The Blog of Phileas Fogg : October 22nd 1872

From: Ombra <ombra004~at~yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:20:31 +0100 (BST)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Hello Harry and Members
I have been for a while in the elist, reading and
getting acquainted with your talk, but this is my
first post: I am writing to say how much I like this
Blog, and please go on, Henry, I am hooked and I am
reading the book again and your blog together, and
Farmer's book for good (wich I liked as a homage to
Verne, with all the witty stories of Caoellians and
other aliens: do you think verne would not haveliked
it? Tell me your opinion.
So far the Blog is amazingly good and I wonder if
Harry is a professional writer? My compliments to you.
Rossella


--- Harry Hayfield <welshliberaldemocrat~at~yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> BlankMmm, you will remember that on October 20th I
> said that I was likely to
> be in Calcutta by the 23rd and able to catch a ship
> on the 25th which would
> take me to Singapore. Well, that plan has come a
> slight "cropper" as the
> Brigadier suggested to me earlier today. The strange
> thing is though that
> this morning there was nothing to suggest that
> anything was amiss at all.
>
> There we were having spent yesterday at Burhampoor
> to buy Passepartout some
> new shoes (to replace those lost in Bombay) and were
> making good time when
> at 8.00am the train stopped for no apparent reason.
> The Brigadier, being an
> expert on all things Indian, suggested that it was
> probably due to an
> elephant asleep on the line. So you can imagine my
> dismay and the
> Brigadier's anger when the conductor came through
> the carriage and called
> "All Change!", but not half as much as when
> Passepartout came charging into
> the carriage panting "No railway!"
>
> And as per usual he was entirely correct. When I
> confronted one of the
> guards he gave an answer that whilst truthful didn't
> help matters much. It
> turns out that the railway was complete, but with
> one proviso. Passengers
> have to make their own way from Kholby (where the
> train was forced to
> terminate) to Allahabad (and catch the connection
> onto Calcutta). All of
> which meant that we were a little but stuck.
> Passepartout wanted to deliver
> one of his vicious right hooks to the guard but I
> decided not to let him and
> try and find another method of transport, whilst the
> Brigadier was
> apolgising every few minutes. I explained there was
> no need for him to be so
> apolgetic as a delay was bound to happen sooner
> rather than later. But
> thankfully Passepartout came up trumps (or should
> that be trunks!)
>
> After a little haggling with the owner, I managed to
> purchase an elephant
> for £2,000 and with the help of a local Parsee we
> were soon on our way again
> and by lunchtime were already 8 miles nearer to
> Allahabad. Mind you I don't
> think that either the Brigadier or Passepartout
> liked the ride as they were
> complaining about aches and pains all over, although
> I can't think what
> upset them as I quite enjoyed the ride.
>
> So here we are now in the middle of Indian jungle
> (and even this box of
> tricks hasn't got a clue where we are) and under the
> lead of this Parsee who
> I must say is a very friendly chap indeed. Anyway,
> time for bed now and
> tomorrow we continue on to Allahabad.
>
>
>
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