eight in the
evening
The estimable beast certainly deserved some consideration . Should Mr. Fogg choose to make him , Passepartout , a present of Kiouni , he would be very much embarrassed . These thoughts did not cease worrying him for a long time . The principal chain of the Vindhias was crossed by eight in the evening , and another halt was made on the northern slope , in a ruined bungalow . They had gone nearly twenty-five miles that day , and an equal distance still separated them from the station of Allahabad . The night was cold . The Parsee lit a fire in the bungalow with a few dry branches , and the warmth was much appreciated .