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Chapter 10

           HebegantoaskhimselfifthisbetthatMr.Foggtalkedaboutwasnotreallyingoodearnest,andwhetherhisfatewasnotintruthforcinghim,despitehisloveofrepose,aroundtheworldineightydays! 

           Havingpurchasedtheusualquotaofshirtsandshoes,hetookaleisurelypromenadeaboutthestreets,wherecrowdsofpeopleofmanynationalitiesEuropeans,Persianswithpointedcaps,Banyaswithroundturbans,Sindeswithsquarebonnets,Parseeswithblackmitres,andlong-robedArmenianswerecollected.IthappenedtobethedayofaParseefestival. ThesedescendantsofthesectofZoroasterthemostthrifty,civilised,intelligent,andaustereoftheEastIndians,amongwhomarecountedtherichestnativemerchantsofBombay werecelebratingasortofreligiouscarnival,withprocessionsandshows,inthemidstofwhichIndiandancing-girls,clothedinrose-colouredgauze,loopedupwithgoldandsilver,dancedairily,butwithperfectmodesty,tothesoundofviolsandtheclangingoftambourines. ItisneedlesstosaythatPassepartoutwatchedthesecuriousceremonieswithstaringeyesandgapingmouth,andthathiscountenancewasthatofthegreenestboobyimaginable. 

           Unhappilyforhismaster,aswellashimself,hiscuriositydrewhimunconsciouslyfartheroffthanheintendedtogo. Atlast,havingseentheParseecarnivalwindawayinthedistance,hewasturninghisstepstowardsthestation,whenhehappenedtoespythesplendidpagodaonMalabarHill,andwasseizedwithanirresistibledesiretoseeitsinterior. HewasquiteignorantthatitisforbiddentoChristianstoentercertainIndiantemples,andthateventhefaithfulmustnotgoinwithoutfirstleavingtheirshoesoutsidethedoor. ItmaybesaidherethatthewisepolicyoftheBritishGovernmentseverelypunishesadisregardofthepracticesofthenativereligions. 

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