:55:02
Then Your Excellency has some knowledge
of astronomy?
:55:05
Not as much as I should like to have.
:55:07
They say that even our fortunes
rest with the stars.
:55:12
You see, gentlemen, the orbit of Orion
is approximately this narrow path...
:55:16
between the equator
and the 10-degree parallel.
:55:19
The constellation appears to move
overhead as the earth turns on its axis.
:55:24
Obviously, the section of land you are
seeking must be somewhere on this belt.
:55:29
And from your memory of the chart...
:55:31
it appears this strip is too long
to be an island...
:55:34
not large enough to be a continent.
:55:36
Therefore, we may deduce
it is an isthmus.
:55:40
The only isthmus running
east and west under Orion's orbit...
:55:45
is this connecting link between
the two continents of the New World.
:55:50
Gentlemen,
here is your charted strip of land...
:55:54
the isthmus of Panama.
:56:01
Fifty sacks of rice, 50 pounds of raisins,
30 pounds of cocoa...
:56:07
eighteen hogsheads of vinegar,
50 jars of wine...
:56:09
Thank you, Mr. Pitt.
:56:12
I have some rather urgent business
in London, so you'll take charge.
:56:16
Isn't that rather a sudden decision,
Capt. Thorpe?
:56:18
No, it's...
Just what are you grinning at, Mr. Pitt?
:56:23
I couldn't help thinking to myself
that if I were going to London...
:56:26
I'd certainly make it a point
to see Miss Latham.
:56:28
- Blast if I wouldn't.
- I daresay you would.
:56:32
As a matter of fact, I have an appointment,
only she doesn't know it yet.
:56:40
- Thank you, gentlemen.
- Aye, aye, sir.
:56:49
Hello, gentlemen.
Is Capt. Thorpe in his cabin?
:56:51
That he is. He'll be pleased to see you, sir.
:56:54
This way, sir.
:56:59
It seems I'm just in time.