nine
o'clock in the evening
At this moment the detective approached Mr. Fogg , and , looking him intently in the face , said : `` Seriously , sir , are you in great haste ? '' `` Quite seriously . '' `` I have a purpose in asking , '' resumed Fix . `` Is it absolutely necessary that you should be in New York on the 11th , before nine o'clock in the evening , the time that the steamer leaves for Liverpool ? '' `` It is absolutely necessary . '' `` And , if your journey had not been interrupted by these Indians , you would have reached New York on the morning of the 11th ? '' `` Yes , with eleven hours to spare before the steamer left . ''