Book 15. (1 results) Rogue of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 31 | 154 | "The gate is soon to be closed," said the pirate. |
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Book 15. (7 results) Rogue of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 31 | 151 | The work afoot, thus, was doubtless too serious to be left now to subordinates. |
| 31 | 152 | Kliomenes, I suspected, would then have been left in charge of the holding. |
| 31 | 153 | That, at any rate, was my hope. |
| 31 | 154 | "The gate is soon to be closed," said the pirate. |
| 31 | 155 | "Be ready". |
| 31 | 156 | It takes less time to close the gate than open it, but that, too, because of the weights involved, the windlass stress and the need to control the windlass, requires a considerable effort. |
| 31 | 157 | To make the gate fall with extreme swiftness, incidentally, as was done when my galley was shattered, it is necessary only to disengage one of the counterweights. |
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The work afoot, thus, was doubtless too serious to be left now to subordinates.
Kliomenes, I suspected, would then have been left in charge of the holding.
That, at any rate, was my hope.
"The gate is soon to be closed," said the pirate.
"Be ready".
It takes less time to close the gate than open it, but that, too, because of the weights involved, the windlass stress and the need to control the windlass, requires a considerable effort.
To make the gate fall with extreme swiftness, incidentally, as was done when my galley was shattered, it is necessary only to disengage one of the counterweights.
- (Rogue of Gor, Chapter 31)