The young woman was placed in one of the waiting-rooms of the station, whilst Passepartout was charged with purchasing for her various articles of toilet, a dress, shawl, and some furs; for which his master gave him unlimited credit. Passepartout started off forthwith, and found himself in the streets of Allahabad, that is, the City of God, one of the most venerated in India, being built at the junction of the two sacred rivers, Ganges and Jumna, the waters of which attract pilgrims from every part of the peninsula.
Passepartout begaf zich aanstonds op weg en doorkruiste de stad. Allahabad, stad van God, is een der heiligste steden van Indië, omdat zij gebouwd is aan de samenvloeiing van de heilige stroomen, de Ganges en de Jumna, naar wier wateren de bewoners van het schiereiland ter bedevaart opgaan.