Night came on; the train passed on at full speed, in the midst of the roaring of the tigers, bears, and wolves which fled before the locomotive; and the marvels of Bengal, Golconda ruined Gour, Murshedabad, the ancient capital, Burdwan, Hugly, and the French town of Chandernagor, where Passepartout would have been proud to see his country's flag flying, were hidden from their view in the darkness.
Puis la nuit vint et, au milieu des hurlements des tigres, des ours, des loups qui fuyaient devant la locomotive, le train passa à toute vitesse, et on n'aperçut plus rien des merveilles du Bengale, ni Golgonde, ni Gour en ruine, ni Mourshedabad, qui fut autrefois capitale, ni Burdwan, ni Hougly, ni Chandernagor, ce point français du territoire indien sur lequel Passepartout eût été fier de voir flotter le drapeau de sa patrie !