Book 16. (1 results) Guardsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | There was a View more quotes about great">great scraping as the chain tore at the keel. |
 |
Book 16. (7 results) Guardsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14 | Gear, too, and catapult stones, had been slid to the stern deck. |
| 3 | 15 | Even the crew, other than oarsmen, their weapons ready, had congregated there. |
| 3 | 16 | Then the concave prow of the vessel had cleared the chain. |
| 3 | 17 | There was a great scraping as the chain tore at the keel. |
| 3 | 18 | Then the galley, half on the chain and half off, moved eccentrically, teetering, like a ship caught on a bar, stranded and buffeted, assailed by conflicting currents. |
| 3 | 19 | "Out oars!" called Callimachus. |
| 3 | 20 | "Ready!" We saw another galley from the west, too, its prow high, speeding toward the chain. |
|
Gear, too, and catapult stones, had been slid to the stern deck.
Even the crew, other than oarsmen, their weapons ready, had congregated there.
Then the concave prow of the vessel had cleared the chain.
There was a great scraping as the chain tore at the keel.
Then the galley, half on the chain and half off, moved eccentrically, teetering, like a ship caught on a bar, stranded and buffeted, assailed by conflicting currents.
"Out oars!" called Callimachus.
"Ready!" We saw another galley from the west, too, its prow high, speeding toward the chain.
- (Guardsman of Gor)