As Phileas Fogg had not appeared in the saloon on the evening before (Saturday, the 21st of December, at a quarter before nine), he had lost his wager.
Phileas Fogg december 21-én, vagyis tegnap este, azon a végzetes szombati napon, nyolc óra negyvenöt perckor nem jelentkezett a Reform Club szalonjában, tehát elvesztette a fogadást.