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Chapter 8. The Bay of Vigo

           Fromthesecasesandfromthesebarrelsescapedingotsofgoldandsilver,cascadesofpiastresandjewels.Thesandwasheapedupwiththem.Ladenwiththeirpreciousbooty,themenreturnedtotheNautilus,disposedoftheirburden,andwentbacktothisinexhaustiblefisheryofgoldandsilver.

           Iunderstoodnow.Thiswasthesceneofthebattleofthe22ndofOctober,1702.HereonthisveryspotthegalleonsladenfortheSpanishGovernmenthadsunk.HereCaptainNemocame,accordingtohiswants,topackupthosemillionswithwhichheburdenedtheNautilus.ItwasforhimandhimaloneAmericahadgivenupherpreciousmetals.Hewasheirdirect,withoutanyonetoshare,inthosetreasurestornfromtheIncasandfromtheconqueredofFerdinandCortez.

           "Didyouknow,sir,"heasked,smiling,"thattheseacontainedsuchriches?"

           "Iknew,"Ianswered,"thattheyvaluemoneyheldinsuspensioninthesewatersattwomillions."

           "Doubtless;buttoextractthismoneytheexpensewouldbegreaterthantheprofit.Here,onthecontrary,IhavebuttopickupwhatmanhaslostandnotonlyinVigoBay,butinathousandotherportswhereshipwreckshavehappened,andwhicharemarkedonmysubmarinemap.CanyouunderstandnowthesourceofthemillionsIamworth?"

           "Iunderstand,Captain.ButallowmetotellyouthatinexploringVigoBayyouhaveonlybeenbeforehandwitharivalsociety."

           "Andwhich?"

           "AsocietywhichhasreceivedfromtheSpanishGovernmenttheprivilegeofseekingthoseburiedgalleons.

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