"He promised it only a moment ago, when he looked in.

He must have forgotten.

There is no sense in having such a great chest lumbering up the entire room.

Know you how it ever came there ?" "It was the senor Lieutenant's state-room, _padre_, before the prisoners were brought aboard.

I think it might be his sea-chest." "Well, the Commandant said it could be removed, so out it goes.