Urbi et Orbi
- With that settled, the Gun Club turns its attention to financing. Barbicane decides to offer "subscriptions" to the public, giving people all over the world a way to support the project.
- They make four million dollars in the United States alone. Wait: Did Barbicane just invent Kickstarter?
- They make a solid amount of money internationally, too. Some countries—like Russia, Turkey, Belgium and France—are very generous with donations, while others, like England, refuse to "subscribe a farthing" (12.28) out of principle.
- In the end, they pull in about five and a half million dollars. Not too shabby, eh?