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Around the World in 80 Days
his sails, whilst the sledge, carried forward by the great
impetus the wind had given it, went on half a mile further
with its sails unspread.
It stopped at last, and Mudge, pointing to a mass of
roofs white with snow, said: ‘We have got there!’
Arrived! Arrived at the station which is in daily
communication, by numerous trains, with the Atlantic
seaboard!
Passepartout and Fix jumped off, stretched their
stiffened limbs, and aided Mr. Fogg and the young woman
to descend from the sledge. Phileas Fogg generously
rewarded Mudge, whose hand Passepartout warmly
grasped, and the party directed their steps to the Omaha
railway station.
The Pacific Railroad proper finds its terminus at this
important Nebraska town. Omaha is connected with
Chicago by the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, which
runs directly east, and passes fifty stations.
A train was ready to start when Mr. Fogg and his party
reached the station, and they only had time to get into the
cars. They had seen nothing of Omaha; but Passepartout
confessed to himself that this was not to be regretted, as
they were not travelling to see the sights.
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