"The vessel you name is the property of my friend and colleague Dom Alfonso Pondillo, of Maceio.
He purchased and paid for her on September 1st.

Here is the receipt of the former owners, given to the Deutsche Bank in Paris, and handed to Senhor Pondillo's agents.

You will observe the date of the transaction." The admiral read.

He read again.
"Ach Gott!" he cried angrily.

"There are some never-to-be-depended-upon fools in the world, and especially in Hamburg." "Everywhere," agreed Dom Corria blandly.