:04:02
Tricky to navigate, and if I may say so,
tricky to chart.
:04:07
What do the constellations
at the top of the map signify?
:04:10
Purely a decoration, milord.
:04:11
I take the constellation that has its zenith
over the charted territory.
:04:15
Every seaman knows them.
:04:16
Just like the Southern Cross
over the Strait of Magellan.
:04:19
Merely a conceit of mine
so that people may recognize my work.
:04:23
- Quite an original idea.
- Thank you, sir.
:04:27
This figure
with the dagger pointing down...
:04:30
- is Orion the Hunter, is it not?
- Yes, Your Excellency.
:04:33
Then Your Excellency has some knowledge
of astronomy?
:04:36
Not as much as I should like to have.
:04:38
They say that even our fortunes
rest with the stars.
:04:43
You see, gentlemen, the orbit of Orion
is approximately this narrow path...
:04:47
between the equator
and the 10-degree parallel.
:04:50
The constellation appears to move
overhead as the earth turns on its axis.
:04:55
Obviously, the section of land you are
seeking must be somewhere on this belt.
:05:00
And from your memory of the chart...
:05:02
it appears this strip is too long
to be an island...
:05:05
not large enough to be a continent.
:05:07
Therefore, we may deduce
it is an isthmus.
:05:11
The only isthmus running
east and west under Orion's orbit...
:05:16
is this connecting link between
the two continents of the New World.
:05:21
Gentlemen,
here is your charted strip of land...
:05:24
the isthmus of Panama.
:05:32
Fifty sacks of rice, 50 pounds of raisins,
30 pounds of cocoa...
:05:38
eighteen hogsheads of vinegar,
50 jars of wine...
:05:40
Thank you, Mr. Pitt.
:05:43
I have some rather urgent business
in London, so you'll take charge.
:05:47
Isn't that rather a sudden decision,
Capt. Thorpe?
:05:49
No, it's...
Just what are you grinning at, Mr. Pitt?
:05:54
I couldn't help thinking to myself
that if I were going to London...
:05:57
I'd certainly make it a point
to see Miss Latham.
:05:59
- Blast if I wouldn't.
- I daresay you would.