Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 37 | 777 | View more quotes about whereas">Whereas anyone may untie the knot the tying of the knot is a secret, difficult to duplicate except by one familiar with the knot. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 37 | 774 | "No," said Callias, "it is mine". |
| 37 | 775 | Many doors in Brundisium, particularly in the more impecunious quarters, are tied shut, often by a leather cord tied about two staples, one on the door and the other on the jamb. |
| 37 | 776 | To enter the door, one simply unties the knot and frees the door. |
| 37 | 777 | Whereas anyone may untie the knot the tying of the knot is a secret, difficult to duplicate except by one familiar with the knot. |
| 37 | 778 | If, say, the proprietor returns to the dwelling and discovers the knot is missing or different, that suggests that the area has been entered without authorization. |
| 37 | 779 | Doors may be secured from the inside, usually by two bars. |
| 37 | 780 | In some dwellings, of a somewhat better sort, such as mine, the signature-knot fastening is combined with a latch or bolt arrangement, in which the drawing of a latch string, put through a small hole in the door, moves the latch or bolt. |
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"No," said Callias, "it is mine".
Many doors in Brundisium, particularly in the more impecunious quarters, are tied shut, often by a leather cord tied about two staples, one on the door and the other on the jamb.
To enter the door, one simply unties the knot and frees the door.
Whereas anyone may untie the knot the tying of the knot is a secret, difficult to duplicate except by one familiar with the knot.
If, say, the proprietor returns to the dwelling and discovers the knot is missing or different, that suggests that the area has been entered without authorization.
Doors may be secured from the inside, usually by two bars.
In some dwellings, of a somewhat better sort, such as mine, the signature-knot fastening is combined with a latch or bolt arrangement, in which the drawing of a latch string, put through a small hole in the door, moves the latch or bolt.
- (Mariners of Gor)