Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 5 | 3 | Had the Metioche not View more quotes about crossed">crossed paths with the great ship she would now be in her shed in Telnus, in her winter berth, and I, and her crew, cleared and paid by a harbor marshal, wallets bulging with copper, would have gone our ways, some scattering through a hundred towns and villages, others remaining in Telnus, seeking the delights and comforts of the port. |
| 5 | 4 | For those remaining in Telnus, a refundable fee would have been deducted from our pay, this entitling us to housing in the port dormitory, and the right to a meal, once daily, at the common tables, this an insurance against an empty purse, a hungry stomach, and a lodging on a winter street. |
| 5 | 5 | This was provided only for state mariners. |
| 5 | 6 | Private mariners must make do as they can, in the city or outside of it. |
| 5 | 7 | Some coasting is done but, on the whole, in the off season, the port is quiet. |
| 5 | 8 | After a lean dark winter spring is welcome. |
| 5 | 9 | The shed doors are opened, the vessels on their rollers emerge, into the light, as though awakening, and the rigging, refitting, caulking, and painting begins. |
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Had the Metioche not crossed paths with the great ship she would now be in her shed in Telnus, in her winter berth, and I, and her crew, cleared and paid by a harbor marshal, wallets bulging with copper, would have gone our ways, some scattering through a hundred towns and villages, others remaining in Telnus, seeking the delights and comforts of the port.
For those remaining in Telnus, a refundable fee would have been deducted from our pay, this entitling us to housing in the port dormitory, and the right to a meal, once daily, at the common tables, this an insurance against an empty purse, a hungry stomach, and a lodging on a winter street.
This was provided only for state mariners.
Private mariners must make do as they can, in the city or outside of it.
Some coasting is done but, on the whole, in the off season, the port is quiet.
After a lean dark winter spring is welcome.
The shed doors are opened, the vessels on their rollers emerge, into the light, as though awakening, and the rigging, refitting, caulking, and painting begins.
- (Mariners of Gor)