Book 8. (7 results) Hunters of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 3 | 48 | It is said, however, by some of the Merchants there, that this manner of caution and restriction, has to some extent diminished their position in the spheres of trade. |
| 3 | 49 | Be that as it may, Lydius, though not what you would call an open port, was indulgent, and permissive. |
| 3 | 50 | Most ports and islands on Thassa, of course, are not managed by the Merchants, but, commonly, by magistrates appointed by the city councils. |
| 3 | 51 | In Port Kar, my city, the utilization of the facilities of the port is regulated by a board of four magistrates, the Port Consortium, which reports directly to the Council of Captains, which, since the downfall of the warring Ubars, is sovereign in the city. |
| 3 | 52 | I suppose the magistrate, who, with papers, met us at the dock, did not believe my story. |
| 3 | 53 | He was smiling, when he wrote down my putative business. |
| 3 | 54 | He had looked at my men. |
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It is said, however, by some of the Merchants there, that this manner of caution and restriction, has to some extent diminished their position in the spheres of trade.
Be that as it may, Lydius, though not what you would call an open port, was indulgent, and permissive.
Most ports and islands on Thassa, of course, are not managed by the Merchants, but, commonly, by magistrates appointed by the city councils.
In Port Kar, my city, the utilization of the facilities of the port is regulated by a board of four magistrates, the Port Consortium, which reports directly to the Council of Captains, which, since the downfall of the warring Ubars, is sovereign in the city.
I suppose the magistrate, who, with papers, met us at the dock, did not believe my story.
He was smiling, when he wrote down my putative business.
He had looked at my men.
- (Hunters of Gor, Chapter )