Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 748 | I did not think our fellows could long maintain that pace. |
| 8 | 749 | The round ship, larger and heavier, wider of beam, deeper in the water, higher bulwarked, laden with cargo, depends far more than a long ship on its sail. |
| 8 | 750 | "The stranger gains," I said. |
| 8 | 751 | Then two thirds of an ahn, surely, had passed. |
| 8 | 752 | An officer, departing the side of the captain, who held his position aft, came between the benches, and looked up, to the fellow at the height of the mast, the lookout, he on his wooden platform, standing within the waist-high metal ring, who had first seen the stranger, who had first sounded the alarm. |
| 8 | 753 | The officer then returned to the side of the captain. |
| 8 | 754 | The stranger then was no more than a hundred yards astern, like a snake in the water. |
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I did not think our fellows could long maintain that pace.
The round ship, larger and heavier, wider of beam, deeper in the water, higher bulwarked, laden with cargo, depends far more than a long ship on its sail.
"The stranger gains," I said.
Then two thirds of an ahn, surely, had passed.
An officer, departing the side of the captain, who held his position aft, came between the benches, and looked up, to the fellow at the height of the mast, the lookout, he on his wooden platform, standing within the waist-high metal ring, who had first seen the stranger, who had first sounded the alarm.
The officer then returned to the side of the captain.
The stranger then was no more than a hundred yards astern, like a snake in the water.
- (Quarry of Gor, Chapter )