twenty
minutes before twelve, the 21st of December
He did not , however , abandon Mr. Fogg . They all got on the train , which was just ready to start , at half-past one . At dawn of day they were in Dublin ; and they lost no time in embarking on a steamer which , disdaining to rise upon the waves , invariably cut through them . Phileas Fogg at last disembarked on the Liverpool quay , at twenty minutes before twelve , the 21st of December . He was only six hours distant from London . But at this moment Fix came up , put his hand upon Mr. Fogg 's shoulder , and , showing his warrant , said , `` You are really Phileas Fogg ? '' `` I am . ''