Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 39 | 23 | It was alleged to be Aëtius, who was View more quotes about often">often seen on the stern castle, but I was uneasy in this matter, as I knew him, rather, as of the shipwrights. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 39 | 20 | We had been three days on the Alexandra, mainly carried downstream by the current. |
| 39 | 21 | Small boats, oared, had occasionally preceded us, to confirm soundings. |
| 39 | 22 | Oddly, I was not clear as to the identity of the ship's master. |
| 39 | 23 | It was alleged to be Aëtius, who was often seen on the stern castle, but I was uneasy in this matter, as I knew him, rather, as of the shipwrights. |
| 39 | 24 | To be sure, there was no reason why a shipwright might not possess the seacraft, the judgment and wisdom of a high mariner, but it would be an unusual combination. |
| 39 | 25 | We did have aboard several mariners, who had had service in round ships. |
| 39 | 26 | The six nested galleys had their oarsmen and captains, but these captains, presumably, though familiar with the sea, would not be familiar with the problems and requirements of a ship such as that of Tersites. |
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We had been three days on the Alexandra, mainly carried downstream by the current.
Small boats, oared, had occasionally preceded us, to confirm soundings.
Oddly, I was not clear as to the identity of the ship's master.
It was alleged to be Aëtius, who was often seen on the stern castle, but I was uneasy in this matter, as I knew him, rather, as of the shipwrights.
To be sure, there was no reason why a shipwright might not possess the seacraft, the judgment and wisdom of a high mariner, but it would be an unusual combination.
We did have aboard several mariners, who had had service in round ships.
The six nested galleys had their oarsmen and captains, but these captains, presumably, though familiar with the sea, would not be familiar with the problems and requirements of a ship such as that of Tersites.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)