Mr. Fogg had not time to stop the brave fellow, who, opening a door unperceived by the Indians, succeeded in slipping under the car; and while the struggle continued and the balls whizzed across each other over his head, he made use of his old acrobatic experience, and with amazing agility worked his way under the cars, holding on to the chains, aiding himself by the brakes and edges of the sashes, creeping from one car to another with marvellous skill, and thus gaining the forward end of the train.
Phileas Fog, , no tuvo tiempo de detener al animoso muchacho, que, abriendo una portezuela, consiguió deslizarse debajo del vagón. Y entonces, mientras la lucha continuaba y las balas se cruzaban por encima de su cabeza, recobrando su agilidad y flexibilidad de clown, arrastrándose colgado por debajo de los coches, y agarrándose, ora a las cadenas, ora a las palancas de freno, rastreándose de uno a otro vagón, con maravillosa destreza, llegó a la parte delantera del tren sin haber podido ser visto.