Afewmomentsafter，MrFoggpressedtheyoungwoman\'shand，and，havingconfidedtoherhispreciouscarpet-bag，wentoffwiththesergeantandhislittlesquad。But，beforegoing，hehadsaidtothesoldiers，`Myfriends，Iwilldividefivethousanddollarsamongyou，ifwesavetheprisoners。\'
Itwasthenalittlepastnoon。
Aoudaretiredtoawaiting-room，andthereshewaitedalone，thinkingofthesimpleandnoblegenerosity，thetranquilcourageofPhileasFogg。
Hehadsacrificedhisfortune，andwadnowriskinghislife，allwithouthesitation，fromduty，insilence。
Fixdidnothavethesamethoughts，andcouldscarcelyconcealhisagitation。