Phileas Fogg nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. Passepartout, k\u1ebb v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh g\u00e2y ra s\u1ef1 ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 n\u00e0y, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng. Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n r\u1ed3i!<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u00f4ng Fogg, nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
\"Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u1ed9i l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1ed9i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1eady c\u00f3 l\u00fd do ri\u00eang,\"<\/i> Fix ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi. \"Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf New York v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 11, tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00edn gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i, gi\u1edd t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y r\u1eddi b\u1ebfn \u0111i Liverpool kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb da \u0111\u1ecf kia l\u00e0m gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n, th\u00ec s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y 11 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf New York r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady; v\u00e0 c\u00f2n d\u01b0 ra m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00e0u nh\u1ed5 neo.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eadm m\u1ea5t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfng. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u1eeb m\u01b0\u1eddi hai c\u00f2n t\u00e1m. \u00d4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u00f9 l\u1ea1i t\u00e1m ti\u1ebfng \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1eed kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u0110i b\u1ed9 \u01b0?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng Fogg h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111i b\u1eb1ng xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft,\"<\/i> Fix \u0111\u00e1p. \"Xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft c\u00f3 bu\u1ed3m. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Fix \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 Fix \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n
Phileas Fogg kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng khi Fix ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 ga, \u00f4ng Fogg li\u1ec1n ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u00f4ng ta. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, \u00f4ng Fogg v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 kia, t\u00ean l\u00e0 Mudge, c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u0103n l\u1ec1u d\u1ef1ng t\u1ea1m ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n di chuy\u1ec3n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i khung xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean hai thanh d\u00e0i, ph\u1ea7n ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u01a1i v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 hai chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e1p c\u1ee7a xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean khung xe c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u0103m ho\u1eb7c s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i. M\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m cao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn tr\u00ean khung xe, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef v\u1eefng b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y kim lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 treo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m l\u1edbn ki\u1ec3u brigantine. C\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2y c\u00e1p b\u1eb1ng s\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u1ede ph\u00eda sau, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang b\u1ecb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf. V\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, khi t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa b\u1ecb tuy\u1ebft v\u00f9i l\u1ea5p, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft n\u00e0y di chuy\u1ec3n c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 nhanh tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng, t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 ga n\u00e0y sang nh\u00e0 ga kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c trang b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec1u bu\u1ed3m h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 khi c\u00f3 gi\u00f3 xu\u00f4i, ch\u00fang l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 ngang b\u1eb1ng, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u1ea3 t\u00e0u t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng Fogg nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc \"thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t\"<\/i> n\u00e0y. Gi\u00f3 r\u1ea5t thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, th\u1ed5i m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 t\u1eeb h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee9ng, v\u00e0 Mudge r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u1ebfn Omaha ch\u1ec9 trong v\u00e0i gi\u1edd. T\u1eeb Omaha, t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn Chicago v\u00e0 New York. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t; v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf qua.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 Aouda ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu khi \u0111i tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i Fort Kearney c\u00f9ng Passepartout. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u s\u1ebd ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2u \u00c2u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n v\u00e0 trong \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng Aouda t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i chia xa \u00f4ng Fogg, v\u00e0 Passepartout r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. B\u1edfi v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu r\u1eddi b\u1ecf ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n khi Fix v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed. Li\u1ec7u s\u1ef1 ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Phileas Fogg c\u00f3 b\u1ecb lung lay b\u1edfi vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, hay \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn xem \u00f4ng Fogg l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t, k\u1ebb m\u00e0 sau khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n an to\u00e0n khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Fix \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong c\u00e1ch ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 Phileas Fogg; nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Anh c\u00e0ng nhanh c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang t\u00e1m gi\u1edd, xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean xe, qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Hai c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o l\u00ean, v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a gi\u00f3, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t tuy\u1ebft c\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi v\u1eadn t\u1ed1c b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
Kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch t\u1eeb Ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i Kearney \u0111\u1ebfn Omaha, t\u00ednh theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng chim bay, nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 hai tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m. N\u1ebfu gi\u00f3 v\u1eabn thu\u1eadn, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y trong n\u0103m ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i g\u00ec, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1edbi Omaha v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u.<\/p>\n
\u00d4i, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh! Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch co ro s\u00e1t v\u00e0o nhau, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi v\u00ec c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh th\u1ea5u x\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00e0ng th\u00eam bu\u1ed1t gi\u00e1 b\u1edfi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 di chuy\u1ec3n ch\u00f3ng m\u1eb7t. Chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh tr\u00ean s\u00f3ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Khi c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 qu\u00e9t ngang m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, chi\u1ebfc xe d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m n\u00e2ng b\u1ed5ng l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung. Mudge, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u1ea7m l\u00e1i, gi\u1eef cho xe \u0111i th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xoay tay nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng chao \u0111\u1ea3o m\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n c\u00f3 xu h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c bu\u1ed3m \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u0103ng ph\u1ed3ng, c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed sao cho kh\u00f4ng che khu\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh. M\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o l\u00ean, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf kh\u00e1c h\u1ee9ng gi\u00f3, g\u00f3p th\u00eam s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. D\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
\"N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec tr\u1ee5c tr\u1eb7c,\"<\/i> Mudge n\u00f3i, \"ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00edch!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng Fogg \u0111\u00e3 treo m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n th\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eadu h\u0129nh \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 Mudge \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng t\u1edbi Omaha \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, n\u01a1i chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111ang l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng t\u1eafp nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n. N\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng t\u1ef1a m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 b\u0103ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng ray xe l\u1eeda ch\u1ea1y xuy\u00ean qua v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, men t\u1eeb t\u00e2y nam l\u00ean t\u00e2y b\u1eafc qua \u0110\u1ea3o L\u1edbn, Columbus - m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n tr\u1ecdng y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a Nebraska, Schuyler v\u00e0 Fremont, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 Omaha. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft \u1ea5y ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Platte. Chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch r\u00fat ng\u1eafn l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng theo m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e9o c\u1eaft ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray. Mudge ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 s\u00f4ng Platte ng\u0103n tr\u1edf, b\u1edfi d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u00f4ng su\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng ch\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Phileas Fogg ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n hai n\u1ed7i lo canh c\u00e1nh - m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft g\u1eb7p s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1, hai l\u00e0 gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u ho\u1eb7c t\u1eaft h\u1eb3n.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3, thay v\u00ec d\u1ecbu \u0111i, l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng th\u1ed5i m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ebb g\u00e3y c\u1ea3 c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y kim lo\u1ea1i gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t. Nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u1ea5y, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n, rung l\u00ean ng\u00e2n vang nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y v\u0129 \u0111ang g\u1ea3y l\u00ean ch\u00fang. Chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft lao \u0111i trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n h\u00f2a \u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7y bi th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n
\"Nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y n\u00e0y t\u1ea1o ra h\u1ee3p \u00e2m qu\u00e3ng n\u0103m v\u00e0 qu\u00e3ng t\u00e1m,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng Fogg n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng th\u1ed1t ra trong su\u1ed1t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh. Aouda, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea5n k\u00edn trong nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m da th\u00fa v\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u1ed1i \u0111a kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1. C\u00f2n Passepartout, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfu xuy\u00ean m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang h\u00edt th\u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u0103ng gi\u00e1. V\u1edbi tinh th\u1ea7n l\u1ea1c quan v\u1ed1n c\u00f3, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhen nh\u00f3m l\u1ea1i hy v\u1ecdng. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u1edbi New York v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i nay, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm ng\u00e0y 11, v\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ecbp l\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y sang Liverpool tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd n\u00f3 r\u1eddi b\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n
Passepartout th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t mong mu\u1ed1n m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t mu\u1ed1n n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng minh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Fix. C\u1eadu nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm cho h\u1ecd chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn Omaha \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd; nh\u01b0ng, b\u1ecb k\u00ecm l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t linh c\u1ea3m n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn gi\u1eef th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e8 d\u1eb7t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Passepartout s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hy sinh m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat do d\u1ef1, \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu kh\u1ecfi b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c da \u0111\u1ecf Sioux. \u00d4ng Fogg \u0111\u00e3 li\u1ec1u c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n v\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3!<\/p>\n
Trong khi m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 ri\u00eang, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf lao vun v\u00fat tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m tuy\u1ebft m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng con l\u1ea1ch n\u00f3 b\u0103ng qua ch\u1eb3ng ai nh\u1eadn ra. \u0110\u1ed3ng ru\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea5t. C\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ecm trong t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. Tr\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Union Pacific v\u00e0 nh\u00e1nh r\u1ebd n\u1ed1i Kearney v\u1edbi Saint Joseph, n\u00f3 t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, nh\u00e0 ga hay ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i n\u00e0o. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, h\u1ecd l\u01b0\u1edbt qua v\u00e0i c\u00e1i c\u00e2y tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 b\u00f3ng ma, v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t run r\u1ea9y v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u1ea1ch c\u1ea1ch trong gi\u00f3. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e0n chim hoang d\u00e3 v\u1ee5t bay l\u00ean, ho\u1eb7c t\u1eebng b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t, hung d\u1eef \u0111u\u1ed5i theo chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang v\u1ecdng. Passepartout, tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con n\u00e0o mon men \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. N\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft g\u1eb7p s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef h\u00e0nh b\u1ecb l\u0169 th\u00fa d\u1eef \u1ea5y t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng s\u1ebd l\u00e2m v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh nguy hi\u1ec3m kh\u00f4n l\u01b0\u1eddng; nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1ecf xa \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea7y th\u00fa \u0111ang g\u00e0o h\u00e9t \u1edf ph\u00eda sau, trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
Kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a, Mudge nh\u1eadn ra qua m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u0103ng qua s\u00f4ng Platte. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch Omaha hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ecf b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i v\u00e0 thu bu\u1ed3m l\u1ea1i, trong khi chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea9y \u0111i b\u1edfi qu\u00e1n t\u00ednh l\u1edbn m\u00e0 gi\u00f3 t\u1ea1o ra, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i th\u00eam n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa v\u1edbi bu\u1ed3m \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Mudge, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ebft, n\u00f3i: \"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ebfn n\u01a1i! \u0110\u1ebfn ga t\u00e0u c\u00f3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y, b\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u, v\u1edbi b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n \u0110\u1ea1i T\u00e2y D\u01b0\u01a1ng!<\/p>\n
Passepartout v\u00e0 Fix nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh du\u1ed7i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd, r\u1ed3i gi\u00fap \u00f4ng Fogg v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng xe. Phileas Fogg h\u1eadu h\u0129nh th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00f4ng cho Mudge, c\u00f2n Passepartout th\u00ec n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay anh ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ga xe l\u1eeda Omaha.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t t\u1ea1i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n tr\u1ecdng y\u1ebfu thu\u1ed9c bang Nebraska n\u00e0y. T\u1eeb Omaha, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi Chicago qua tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft Chicago v\u00e0 Rock Island, ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f4ng, \u0111i qua n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u00e0 ga.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u0103n b\u00e1nh ngay khi \u00f4ng Fogg v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn ga, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 k\u1ecbp lao l\u00ean t\u00e0u trong gang t\u1ea5c. H\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Omaha; nh\u01b0ng Passepartout t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 th\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc, b\u1edfi l\u1ebd chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u1edfng ngo\u1ea1n phong c\u1ea3nh.<\/p>\n
\u0110o\u00e0n t\u00e0u l\u01b0\u1edbt nhanh qua ti\u1ec3u bang Iowa, \u0111i ngang Council Bluffs, Des Moines v\u00e0 Iowa City. Trong \u0111\u00eam, n\u00f3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t s\u00f4ng Mississippi t\u1ea1i Davenport, r\u1ed3i qua Rock Island \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o Illinois. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, t\u1ee9c m\u1ed3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0o l\u00fac b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi Chicago - th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng tro t\u00e0n v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e0ng th\u00eam ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh b\u00ean b\u1edd h\u1ed3 Michigan xinh \u0111\u1eb9p.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb Chicago t\u1edbi New York l\u00e0 ch\u00edn tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf Chicago kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa. \u00d4ng Fogg l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ea7u m\u00e1y c\u1ee7a tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne v\u00e0 Chicago lao \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed1i \u0111a, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng v\u1ecb qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed. N\u00f3 xuy\u00ean qua Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania v\u00e0 New Jersey t\u1ef1a m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua nh\u1eefng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n mang t\u00ean c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh - n\u01a1i th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray xe \u0111i\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, s\u00f4ng Hudson hi\u1ec7n ra; v\u00e0 v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u00eam ng\u00e0y m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u00e0 ga b\u00ean b\u1edd h\u1eefu ng\u1ea1n, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng Cunard.<\/p>\n
Con t\u00e0u \"China\"<\/i> ch\u1ea1y tuy\u1ebfn Liverpool, \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi b\u1ebfn s\u1edbm h\u01a1n ba ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0 gi\u1edd!<\/p>","rendered":"
Phileas Fogg nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. Passepartout, k\u1ebb v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh g\u00e2y ra s\u1ef1 ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5 n\u00e0y, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng. Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n r\u1ed3i!<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u00f4ng Fogg, nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi:<\/p>\n
“Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 v\u1ed9i l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1ed9i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi v\u1eady c\u00f3 l\u00fd do ri\u00eang,”<\/i> Fix ti\u1ebfp l\u1eddi. “Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf New York v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y 11, tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00edn gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i, gi\u1edd t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y r\u1eddi b\u1ebfn \u0111i Liverpool kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb da \u0111\u1ecf kia l\u00e0m gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n, th\u00ec s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y 11 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf New York r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady; v\u00e0 c\u00f2n d\u01b0 ra m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00e0u nh\u1ed5 neo.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm! V\u1eady l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eadm m\u1ea5t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfng. Hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u1eeb m\u01b0\u1eddi hai c\u00f2n t\u00e1m. \u00d4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u00f9 l\u1ea1i t\u00e1m ti\u1ebfng \u1ea5y. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1eed kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110i b\u1ed9 \u01b0?”<\/i> \u00f4ng Fogg h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111i b\u1eb1ng xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft,”<\/i> Fix \u0111\u00e1p. “Xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft c\u00f3 bu\u1ed3m. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Fix \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 Fix \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n
Phileas Fogg kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng khi Fix ch\u1ec9 tay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 ga, \u00f4ng Fogg li\u1ec1n ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u00f4ng ta. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, \u00f4ng Fogg v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 kia, t\u00ean l\u00e0 Mudge, c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u0103n l\u1ec1u d\u1ef1ng t\u1ea1m ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n di chuy\u1ec3n k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1: \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i khung xe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean hai thanh d\u00e0i, ph\u1ea7n ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u01a1i v\u1ec3nh l\u00ean gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 hai chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e1p c\u1ee7a xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean khung xe c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u0103m ho\u1eb7c s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i. M\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m cao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn tr\u00ean khung xe, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef v\u1eefng b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y kim lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 treo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m l\u1edbn ki\u1ec3u brigantine. C\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2y c\u00e1p b\u1eb1ng s\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u1ede ph\u00eda sau, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang b\u1ecb nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf. V\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, khi t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa b\u1ecb tuy\u1ebft v\u00f9i l\u1ea5p, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft n\u00e0y di chuy\u1ec3n c\u1ef1c k\u1ef3 nhanh tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng, t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 ga n\u00e0y sang nh\u00e0 ga kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c trang b\u1ecb nhi\u1ec1u bu\u1ed3m h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf, v\u00e0 khi c\u00f3 gi\u00f3 xu\u00f4i, ch\u00fang l\u01b0\u1edbt tr\u00ean b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 ngang b\u1eb1ng, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua c\u1ea3 t\u00e0u t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng Fogg nhanh ch\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc “thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t”<\/i> n\u00e0y. Gi\u00f3 r\u1ea5t thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, th\u1ed5i m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 t\u1eeb h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee9ng, v\u00e0 Mudge r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u1ebfn Omaha ch\u1ec9 trong v\u00e0i gi\u1edd. T\u1eeb Omaha, t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn Chicago v\u00e0 New York. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t; v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf qua.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec3 Aouda ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu khi \u0111i tr\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed l\u1ea1nh l\u1ebdo, \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i Fort Kearney c\u00f9ng Passepartout. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u s\u1ebd ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2u \u00c2u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n v\u00e0 trong \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng Aouda t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i chia xa \u00f4ng Fogg, v\u00e0 Passepartout r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. B\u1edfi v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 khi\u1ebfn c\u1eadu r\u1eddi b\u1ecf ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e2n khi Fix v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed. Li\u1ec7u s\u1ef1 ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Phileas Fogg c\u00f3 b\u1ecb lung lay b\u1edfi vi\u1ec7c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, hay \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn xem \u00f4ng Fogg l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t, k\u1ebb m\u00e0 sau khi ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n an to\u00e0n khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Fix \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong c\u00e1ch ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 Phileas Fogg; nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Anh c\u00e0ng nhanh c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00fang t\u00e1m gi\u1edd, xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean xe, qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Hai c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m l\u1edbn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o l\u00ean, v\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a gi\u00f3, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t tuy\u1ebft c\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi v\u1eadn t\u1ed1c b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
Kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch t\u1eeb Ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i Kearney \u0111\u1ebfn Omaha, t\u00ednh theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng chim bay, nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 hai tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m. N\u1ebfu gi\u00f3 v\u1eabn thu\u1eadn, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y trong n\u0103m ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i g\u00ec, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1edbi Omaha v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u.<\/p>\n
\u00d4i, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh! Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch co ro s\u00e1t v\u00e0o nhau, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi v\u00ec c\u00e1i l\u1ea1nh th\u1ea5u x\u01b0\u01a1ng, c\u00e0ng th\u00eam bu\u1ed1t gi\u00e1 b\u1edfi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 di chuy\u1ec3n ch\u00f3ng m\u1eb7t. Chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con thuy\u1ec1n b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh tr\u00ean s\u00f3ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Khi c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 qu\u00e9t ngang m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, chi\u1ebfc xe d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m n\u00e2ng b\u1ed5ng l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng trung. Mudge, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u1ea7m l\u00e1i, gi\u1eef cho xe \u0111i th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xoay tay nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng chao \u0111\u1ea3o m\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n c\u00f3 xu h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c bu\u1ed3m \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u0103ng ph\u1ed3ng, c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed sao cho kh\u00f4ng che khu\u1ea5t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m ch\u00ednh. M\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u00e9o l\u00ean, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m nh\u1ecf kh\u00e1c h\u1ee9ng gi\u00f3, g\u00f3p th\u00eam s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh bu\u1ed3m c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i. D\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u01b0\u1edbc t\u00ednh ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ch\u1eadm h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec tr\u1ee5c tr\u1eb7c,”<\/i> Mudge n\u00f3i, “ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00edch!”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng Fogg \u0111\u00e3 treo m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n th\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eadu h\u0129nh \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00edch l\u1ec7 Mudge \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng t\u1edbi Omaha \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng, n\u01a1i chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft \u0111ang l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i, b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng t\u1eafp nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t bi\u1ec3n. N\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng t\u1ef1a m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 b\u0103ng m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng ray xe l\u1eeda ch\u1ea1y xuy\u00ean qua v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, men t\u1eeb t\u00e2y nam l\u00ean t\u00e2y b\u1eafc qua \u0110\u1ea3o L\u1edbn, Columbus – m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n tr\u1ecdng y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a Nebraska, Schuyler v\u00e0 Fremont, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed5 v\u1ec1 Omaha. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft \u1ea5y ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo b\u1edd ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Platte. Chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch r\u00fat ng\u1eafn l\u1ed9 tr\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng theo m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e9o c\u1eaft ngang \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cong c\u1ee7a \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray. Mudge ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 s\u00f4ng Platte ng\u0103n tr\u1edf, b\u1edfi d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n th\u00f4ng su\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng ch\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Phileas Fogg ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n hai n\u1ed7i lo canh c\u00e1nh – m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft g\u1eb7p s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1, hai l\u00e0 gi\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u ho\u1eb7c t\u1eaft h\u1eb3n.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng c\u01a1n gi\u00f3, thay v\u00ec d\u1ecbu \u0111i, l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng th\u1ed5i m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n, d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ebb g\u00e3y c\u1ea3 c\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3m, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y kim lo\u1ea1i gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t. Nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y \u1ea5y, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n, rung l\u00ean ng\u00e2n vang nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y v\u0129 \u0111ang g\u1ea3y l\u00ean ch\u00fang. Chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft lao \u0111i trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n h\u00f2a \u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7y bi th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n
“Nh\u1eefng s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y n\u00e0y t\u1ea1o ra h\u1ee3p \u00e2m qu\u00e3ng n\u0103m v\u00e0 qu\u00e3ng t\u00e1m,”<\/i> \u00f4ng Fogg n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u00f4ng th\u1ed1t ra trong su\u1ed1t h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh. Aouda, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c qu\u1ea5n k\u00edn trong nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m da th\u00fa v\u00e0 \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 t\u1ed1i \u0111a kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng lu\u1ed3ng gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1. C\u00f2n Passepartout, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfu xuy\u00ean m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111ang h\u00edt th\u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 b\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed b\u0103ng gi\u00e1. V\u1edbi tinh th\u1ea7n l\u1ea1c quan v\u1ed1n c\u00f3, c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhen nh\u00f3m l\u1ea1i hy v\u1ecdng. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u1edbi New York v\u00e0o t\u1ed1i nay, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm ng\u00e0y 11, v\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ecbp l\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y sang Liverpool tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd n\u00f3 r\u1eddi b\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n
Passepartout th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t mong mu\u1ed1n m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t mu\u1ed1n n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng minh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Fix. C\u1eadu nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh vi\u00ean th\u00e1m t\u1eed \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm cho h\u1ecd chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn Omaha \u0111\u00fang gi\u1edd; nh\u01b0ng, b\u1ecb k\u00ecm l\u1ea1i b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t linh c\u1ea3m n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn gi\u1eef th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 d\u00e8 d\u1eb7t th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Passepartout s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hy sinh m\u00e0 \u00f4ng Fogg \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat do d\u1ef1, \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu kh\u1ecfi b\u1ed9 t\u1ed9c da \u0111\u1ecf Sioux. \u00d4ng Fogg \u0111\u00e3 li\u1ec1u c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n v\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3!<\/p>\n
Trong khi m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm trong nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 ri\u00eang, chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf lao vun v\u00fat tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m tuy\u1ebft m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng con l\u1ea1ch n\u00f3 b\u0103ng qua ch\u1eb3ng ai nh\u1eadn ra. \u0110\u1ed3ng ru\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1edbp tuy\u1ebft tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, \u0111\u1ed3ng nh\u1ea5t. C\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ecm trong t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. Tr\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Union Pacific v\u00e0 nh\u00e1nh r\u1ebd n\u1ed1i Kearney v\u1edbi Saint Joseph, n\u00f3 t\u1ea1o th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng, nh\u00e0 ga hay ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i n\u00e0o. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, h\u1ecd l\u01b0\u1edbt qua v\u00e0i c\u00e1i c\u00e2y tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 b\u00f3ng ma, v\u1edbi b\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u1eafng to\u00e1t run r\u1ea9y v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u1ea1ch c\u1ea1ch trong gi\u00f3. \u0110\u00f4i l\u00fac, nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e0n chim hoang d\u00e3 v\u1ee5t bay l\u00ean, ho\u1eb7c t\u1eebng b\u1ea7y s\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t, hung d\u1eef \u0111u\u1ed5i theo chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa vang v\u1ecdng. Passepartout, tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u1ee5c, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng nh\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con n\u00e0o mon men \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. N\u1ebfu ch\u1eb3ng may xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft g\u1eb7p s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eef h\u00e0nh b\u1ecb l\u0169 th\u00fa d\u1eef \u1ea5y t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng s\u1ebd l\u00e2m v\u00e0o c\u1ea3nh nguy hi\u1ec3m kh\u00f4n l\u01b0\u1eddng; nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ebfc xe v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng ph\u1eb3ng, nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u1ecf xa \u0111\u00e0n s\u00f3i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea7y th\u00fa \u0111ang g\u00e0o h\u00e9t \u1edf ph\u00eda sau, trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch an to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
Kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a, Mudge nh\u1eadn ra qua m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u0103ng qua s\u00f4ng Platte. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch Omaha hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m. Ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ecf b\u00e1nh l\u00e1i v\u00e0 thu bu\u1ed3m l\u1ea1i, trong khi chi\u1ebfc xe tr\u01b0\u1ee3t tuy\u1ebft, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea9y \u0111i b\u1edfi qu\u00e1n t\u00ednh l\u1edbn m\u00e0 gi\u00f3 t\u1ea1o ra, v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i th\u00eam n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa v\u1edbi bu\u1ed3m \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng.<\/p>\n
Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 Mudge, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y tuy\u1ebft, n\u00f3i: “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ebfn n\u01a1i! \u0110\u1ebfn ga t\u00e0u c\u00f3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y, b\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u, v\u1edbi b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n \u0110\u1ea1i T\u00e2y D\u01b0\u01a1ng!<\/p>\n
Passepartout v\u00e0 Fix nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u00ecnh du\u1ed7i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1edd, r\u1ed3i gi\u00fap \u00f4ng Fogg v\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i tr\u1ebb b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng xe. Phileas Fogg h\u1eadu h\u0129nh th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00f4ng cho Mudge, c\u00f2n Passepartout th\u00ec n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay anh ta m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u00e0n l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ga xe l\u1eeda Omaha.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft Th\u00e1i B\u00ecnh D\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t t\u1ea1i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n tr\u1ecdng y\u1ebfu thu\u1ed9c bang Nebraska n\u00e0y. T\u1eeb Omaha, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi Chicago qua tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft Chicago v\u00e0 Rock Island, ch\u1ea1y th\u1eb3ng h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f4ng, \u0111i qua n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u00e0 ga.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u0103n b\u00e1nh ngay khi \u00f4ng Fogg v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn ga, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 k\u1ecbp lao l\u00ean t\u00e0u trong gang t\u1ea5c. H\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng k\u1ecbp nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Omaha; nh\u01b0ng Passepartout t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 th\u1ea7m r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc, b\u1edfi l\u1ebd chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u1edfng ngo\u1ea1n phong c\u1ea3nh.<\/p>\n
\u0110o\u00e0n t\u00e0u l\u01b0\u1edbt nhanh qua ti\u1ec3u bang Iowa, \u0111i ngang Council Bluffs, Des Moines v\u00e0 Iowa City. Trong \u0111\u00eam, n\u00f3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t s\u00f4ng Mississippi t\u1ea1i Davenport, r\u1ed3i qua Rock Island \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o Illinois. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, t\u1ee9c m\u1ed3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0o l\u00fac b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi Chicago – th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed7i d\u1eady t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng tro t\u00e0n v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e0ng th\u00eam ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh b\u00ean b\u1edd h\u1ed3 Michigan xinh \u0111\u1eb9p.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb Chicago t\u1edbi New York l\u00e0 ch\u00edn tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf Chicago kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa. \u00d4ng Fogg l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c chuy\u1ec3n sang m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ea7u m\u00e1y c\u1ee7a tuy\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne v\u00e0 Chicago lao \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed1i \u0111a, d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng v\u1ecb qu\u00fd \u00f4ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00fat th\u1eddi gian n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3ng ph\u00ed. N\u00f3 xuy\u00ean qua Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania v\u00e0 New Jersey t\u1ef1a m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua nh\u1eefng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n mang t\u00ean c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh – n\u01a1i th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ray xe \u0111i\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, s\u00f4ng Hudson hi\u1ec7n ra; v\u00e0 v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u00eam ng\u00e0y m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00e0u d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u00e0 ga b\u00ean b\u1edd h\u1eefu ng\u1ea1n, ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a h\u00e3ng Cunard.<\/p>\n
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