#The_Crown
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It was late now. The room was dark. Long and I looked at Paxton's white face.
'And?' Long said. 'Was it? Was the crown there?'
'Yes, it was,' Paxton answered. 'But it isn't there now.' 'Where is it?' I asked.
'It's in my room.'
I didn't believe him. 'The crown is here in this hotel?' I said. 'Can... can we see it?' Long asked.
Paxton didn't answer. We all listened to the wind. Then he said, 'Yes.'
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#Round_The_World_In_Eighty_Days
#part_10
The sun was high and hot in the sky. It was nearly 10 o'clock in the morning.
The young guide said, "There, that is Allahabad. The railway starts again there. The train journey to Calcutta is about a day and a night.' Phileas Fogg took a room at the railway station for Aouda. He sent Passepartout into the town for clothes and other things for the young woman. When the train was ready, Aouda was better.
Before they got in the train, Phileas Fogg paid the guide.
"That's your money, because you were our guide,' he said. 'But you helped us in other ways. Would you like the elephant?'
The young guide gave a big smile. That was his only answer.
On the journey to Calcutta, Aouda learned about her night in the temple and about Passepartout and the fire. She said 'Thank you' again and again, but she was afraid of her husband's family. She didn't want them to catch her again.
'I'll take you to Hong Kong,' Phileas Fogg said, 'and you can stay there.'
It was kind, but he spoke quite coldly.
She happily said, 'Oh, thank you! I have an uncle in Hong Kong. He will look after me.'
The train got to Calcutta at 7 o'clock in the morning. Phileas Fogg had five hours before the
ship left for Hong Kong.
To be continued...🪶
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