Fogg and Passepartout, travelling across India by train with Sir Francis Cromarty, faced a setback when the railway unexpectedly ended.  Cromarty warned Fogg about Passepartout's earlier mistake at a temple.  Despite this, Fogg, unfazed, purchased an elephant and hired a guide to continue their journey.  They encountered a suttee ceremony, where a young woman, Aouda, was to be burned alive with her deceased husband.  Though initially unable to intervene due to the large crowd, Passepartout, disguised as the dead husband, dramatically rescued Aouda.  They escaped on the elephant, reaching Allahabad where they continued their journey to Calcutta with Aouda, arriving on October 25th, neither early nor late for their bet.  Fogg generously gifted the elephant and guide,  Aouda revealed she had an uncle in Hong Kong, a destination Fogg offered to take her to.