When news spread that the Mona Lisa had gone missing the paintings were sold to their buyers and the three involved ran off with the equivalent of $90 million.
Judicial authorities in the south of France say they now believe that the value of the jewels stolen from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on Sunday is more than $130m, one of the biggest such thefts ever recorded.
It is true that, once arrived, the affair on board the Henrietta, added to that of the Bank of England, might create more difficulties for Mr. Fogg than he imagined or could desire.