... twenty minutes before nine; five minutes later the whistle screamed, and the train slowly glided out of the station 31 of 339 Around the World in 80 Days The night was dark, and a fine, steady rain ... mathematically from the trains upon the steamers, and from the steamers upon the trains again.’ ‘I will jump—mathematically.’ ‘You are joking.’ 24 of 339 Around the World in 80 Days ‘A true Englishman ... spent, 158+; or, in days, six days and a half.’ These dates were inscribed in an itinerary divided into columns, indicating the month, the day of the month, and the day for the stipulated and...