Saturday, 5th October, 4 p.m.
As he finished speaking , the detective left the Consul 's office in search of Passe-partout . Meanwhile , Mr. Fogg , having left the Consul 's house , proceeded down to the quay . There he gave his servant some instructions , and then put off in a boat to the Mongolia , and descended to his cabin . Taking out his note-book , he made the following entries : Left London , Wednesday , 2nd October , at 8.45 p.m. Reached Paris , Thursday , at 8.40 a.m. Arrived at Turin , _ viâ _ Mont Cenis , Friday , 4th October , 6.35 a.m. Left Turin , Friday , at 7.20 a.m. Arrived at Brindisi , Saturday , 5th October , 4 p.m. Embarked on _ Mongolia _ , Saturday , 5 p.m. Reached Suez , Wednesday , 9th October , 11 a.m. Total of hours occupied in the journey , 158-1/4 , or 6-1/2 days . Mr. Fogg made these entries in a journal ruled in columns , commencing on the 2nd of October , and so on to the 21st of December , which indicated respectively the month , the day of the month , and the day of the week , as well as the days at which he was due at the principal places _ en route _ -- as , for instance , Paris , Brindisi , Suez , Bombay , Calcutta , Singapore , Hong Kong , Yokohama , San Francisco , New York , Liverpool , London . There was also a column in which the gain or loss upon the stipulated time could be entered against each place . This methodical arrangement of dates showed Mr. Fogg whether he was in advance or behindhand , and contained all necessary information .