"You can lay the things out here.

I shall soon be back." He left us together, and, all eagerness now, I worked away at the screws, which were very tight, and there were four on each side of the lid, and others in the clamps, which had to be removed before the lid could be raised.
"I am glad I came, Sep," said Bigley.

"I was wondering why you hadn't been down to me." "Were you ?" I said, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Yes.

What's in the box ?" "I don't know," I said.

"I thought it was blocks of metal, packed to send away." I hesitated before I said metal.