Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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"He has allied himself with Archelaos," said Thurnock.
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"How could he search so long for the corsair fleet and somehow never find it? He does not want to find it.
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His searches are for show.
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Can he really not suspect that it anchors before him in the harbor of Sybaris? Is he not a patron of the tavern of Glaukos, The Living Island? Does he not game, and suspiciously successfully, as does Archelaos, at The House of the Golden urt? Does he not profit, as does his colleague, Archelaos, from multiple taxes, from arbitrary levies, from demanded licenses, from various schemes, and frauds, in Sybaris?" "He has ships and we have not," I said, "only two".
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"He is in league with Archelaos," said Thurnock.
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"Yes," I said, "but how and to what extent?" "It is absurd to try to enlist him in our cause," said Thurnock.
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"If one has no ship," I said, "one will seize at a plank in the sea".
"He has allied himself with Archelaos," said Thurnock.
"How could he search so long for the corsair fleet and somehow never find it? He does not want to find it.
His searches are for show.
Can he really not suspect that it anchors before him in the harbor of Sybaris? Is he not a patron of the tavern of Glaukos, The Living Island? Does he not game, and suspiciously successfully, as does Archelaos, at The House of the Golden urt? Does he not profit, as does his colleague, Archelaos, from multiple taxes, from arbitrary levies, from demanded licenses, from various schemes, and frauds, in Sybaris?" "He has ships and we have not," I said, "only two".
"He is in league with Archelaos," said Thurnock.
"Yes," I said, "but how and to what extent?" "It is absurd to try to enlist him in our cause," said Thurnock.
"If one has no ship," I said, "one will seize at a plank in the sea".
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter )