eight o'clock in the morning
But all this was useless . Whether the headstrong fellow understood the general or not , he certainly did not alter his watch , which was steadily kept at London time . At any rate it was a delusion which pleased him and hurt nobody . At eight o'clock in the morning the train stopped about fifteen miles from Rothal , at a place where there were many bungalows and huts erected . The guard passed along the line , crying out , `` All change here ! '' Phileas Fogg looked at Sir Francis Cromarty , who did not appear to understand this unexpected halt . Passe-partout , not less astonished , leaped down , and in a moment or two returned , exclaiming , `` There is no railway beyond this place , sir . ''