nine o'clock
Besides , passengers at two thousand dollars are no longer passengers , but valuable merchandise . `` I start at nine o'clock , '' said Captain Speedy , simply . `` Are you and your party ready ? '' `` We will be on board at nine o'clock , '' replied Mr. Fogg . It was half-past eight . To disembark from the Henrietta , jump into a hack , hurry to the St. Nicholas , and return with Aouda , Passepartout and even the inseparable Fix was the work of a brief time , and was performed by Mr. Fogg with the coolness which never abandoned him . They were on board when the Henrietta made ready to weigh anchor .