Book 32. (7 results) Smugglers of Gor (Context Quote)
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Sentence #
Quote
37
173
Many sent had failed to return, and those who had returned had nothing of substance to report.
37
174
Ships sent to the mouth of the Alexandra had discovered nothing, and some apparently had fallen to pirates.
37
175
It took me little time to discover that the employer had considerable, if finite, resources at his disposal.
37
176
Indeed, he had, in the absence of other intelligence, organized a small army, recruited from a dozen cities, to close the mouth of the Alexandra, to prevent the exiting of this ship, should it exist.
37
177
But even for his resources, this would be an expense which might ruin cities, and leagues of cities.
37
178
He was thus in desperate need of intelligence.
37
179
He must discover if the ship existed, and, if so, ascertain its location.
Many sent had failed to return, and those who had returned had nothing of substance to report.
Ships sent to the mouth of the Alexandra had discovered nothing, and some apparently had fallen to pirates.
It took me little time to discover that the employer had considerable, if finite, resources at his disposal.
Indeed, he had, in the absence of other intelligence, organized a small army, recruited from a dozen cities, to close the mouth of the Alexandra, to prevent the exiting of this ship, should it exist.
But even for his resources, this would be an expense which might ruin cities, and leagues of cities.
He was thus in desperate need of intelligence.
He must discover if the ship existed, and, if so, ascertain its location.
- (Smugglers of Gor, Chapter )