three a.m.
He counted over and over again the days that had already passed since he had started , cursed at the stoppages at stations , found fault with the slow speed , and in his heart blamed Mr. Fogg for not having `` tipped '' the engine-driver . He quite overlooked the fact that , though such a thing was possible on board a steamer , it was out of question on a railroad where the time of the trains is fixed and the speed regulated . Towards evening they penetrated the defiles of the mountains of Sutpoor , which separate the territory of Khandeish from that of Bundelcund . Next day , the 22nd , Passe-partout replied , to a question of Sir Francis Cromarty , that it was three a.m. , but , as a matter of fact , this wonderful watch was about four hours slow , as it was always kept at Greenwich time , which was then nearly seventy-seven degrees west , and the watch would of course get slower and slower . Sir Francis corrected Passe-partout 's time , respecting which he made a remark similar to that made by Mr. Fix . He endeavoured to convince the valet that he ought to regulate his watch by each new meridian , and as he was still going east the days became shorter and shorter by four minutes for every degree . But all this was useless .