nearly twenty minutes past eight o'clock
How much is your bill ? Ah , yes , I remember -- seventy-five dollars . Here , take this and go and get your money at the box office , '' as he handed the order to the professor , who instantly made a hasty retreat through the nearest exit leading into the front of the house , Fogg disappearing at the same time in the direction of his dressing-room , to add the finishing touches to his make-up . By this time it was nearly twenty minutes past eight o'clock , and the audience had already begun to manifest indications of impatience . `` Handy , '' whispered Smith , `` I 'm glad I came . If I am not greatly mistaken there will be a lively time here to-night . Mark what I 'm telling you . ''