"
The Adelantado gave his sword to Don Francisco.
The latter loaded the first with chains and put him aboard
a caravel in the harbor. He asked to be prisoned with his
brother; but why ask any magnanimity from an unmagnanimous
soul?
Out in the open now were all the old insurgents. Guevara
and Requelme bowed to the earth when the Governor
passed, and Roldan sat with him at wine.
CHAPTER XXXVI
THE caravel tossed in a heavy storm. Some of her
mariners were old in these waters, but others, coming
out with Bobadilla, had little knowledge of our breadths
of Ocean-Sea. They had met naught like this rain, this
shaken air, these thunders and lightnings. There rose a cry
that the ship would split. All was because they had chained
the Admiral!
Don Alonso de Villejo, the Captain taking Christopherus
Columbus to Spain, called to him Juan Lepe. "Witness
you, Doctor, I would have taken away the irons so soon as
we were out of harbor! I would have done it on my own
responsibility. But he would not have it!"
"Yes, I witness. In chains in Hispaniola, he will come
to Spain in chains."
"If the ship goes down every man must save himself. He
must be free. I have sent for the smith. Come you with
me!"
We went to that dusky cabin in the ship where he was
prisoned. "It is a great storm, and we are in danger,
senor!" said Villejo.
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