[The Black Box by E. Phillips Oppenheim]@TWC D-Link bookThe Black Box CHAPTER XI 38/58
Inside were several sandwiches and a small can of tea. "What on earth is this ?" Quest demanded. The Captain, without a word, led them into his inner room.
A huge lounge stood in one corner.
He lifted the valance.
Underneath were some crumbs. "You see," he pointed out, "there's room there for a man to have hidden, especially if he could crawl out on deck at night.
I couldn't make out why the dickens Brown was always sweeping out my room, and I took up this thing a little time ago and looked at it.
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