I trust, senor, that you do not think me unreasonable." Obed White considered.

Captain Carossa was a polite man.

So was he.
"We can ill afford to part with these cloaks or serapes," he said, "but since it must be we cannot prevent it.

Meanwhile, we ask you to offer us your hospitality.

We are on the mountains now, and the nights are cold.
We would be chilled without our cloaks.