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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISUNDERSEASEARCHTOMSWIFTANDHISUNDERSEASEARCH(ORTheTreasureontheFlooroftheAtlantic)VICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTANDHISUNDERSEASEARCHCHAPTERIUNTOLDMILLIONS"Tom,thisiscertainlywonderfulreading!Overahundredmilliondollars'worthofsilveratthebottomoftheocean!Morethantwohundredmil
2、liondollarsingold!Tosaynothingoffiftymillionsincopper,tenmillionsin--""Say,holdonthere,Ned!Holdon!Wheredoyougetthatstuff;astheboyssay?Hassomethinggonewrongwithoneoftheaddingmachines,orisitjustonaccountoftheheat?What'sthebigidea,anyhow?Howmanymillionsdidyousay?"andTomSwift,thetal
3、entedyounginventor,lookedatNedNewton,hisfinancialmanager,withaquizzicalsmile."It'sallright,Tom!It'sallright!"declaredNed,anditneededbutaglancetoshowthathewasmoreseriousthanwashiscompanion."I'mnotsufferingfromtheheat,thoughthethermometerisgettingclosetoninety-fiveintheshade.Andif
4、youwanttoknowwhereIget'thatstuff'readthis!"Hetossedovertohischum,employer,andfriend--forTomSwiftassumedallthreerelationstowardNedNewton--partofaSundaynewspaper.Itwasturnedtoapagecontainingabigillustrationofadiverattiredintheusualrubbersuitandbighelmet,movingaboutontheflooroftheo
5、ceananddiggingoutboxesofwhatwassupposedtobegoldfromasunkenwreck."Oh,thatstuff!"exclaimedTom,withasmileofdisbeliefashesawthesourceofNed'sinformation."SeemstomeI'vereadsomethinglikethatbefore,Ned!""Ofcourseyouhave!"agreedtheyoungfinancialmanagerofthenewlyorganizedSwiftConstruction
6、Company."Itisn'tanythingnew.Thiswealthofuntoldmillionshasbeenatthebottomoftheseaformanyyears--alwaysincreasingwithnobodyeverspendingacentofit.AndsincetheGreatWarthiswealthhasbeenenormouslyaddedtobecauseofthesinkingofsomanyshipsbyGermansubmarines.""Well,what'sthatgottodowithus,Ne
7、d?"askedTom,ashelooked2TOMSWIFTANDHISUNDERSEASEARCHoversomeblueprintsandotherpapersonhisdesk,forthetalkwastakingplaceinhisoffice."YouandIdidourpartinthewar,butIdon'tseewhatallthisunderseawealthhastodowithus.We'vegotourworkcutoutforusifwetakecareofallthenewcontractsthatcameinthis
8、week.""Yes,Iknow,"admittedNed."ButIcouldn'thelp
