Chapter 36 Summary

London is in turmoil about Phileas Fogg. Where is he? Is he still alive? After realizing that Fogg is not the thief in the Bank of England robbery, the public has looked on him favorably and as an eccentric following his journey around the world. His five antagonists wait with baited breath at the Reform Club to guess his whereabouts. Nothing can be found out about the man. No one answers at this home on Saville Row, and no word has been received from Liverpool, or New York. At twenty minutes to nine, his friends sit in the Reform Club debating his situation. The men come down to the decision that they will have to cash his check for twenty thousand pounds tomorrow at Barings. Since the bet was up in five minutes, the men wait patiently to see if Fogg will live...