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Was their treasure not aboard? What had they to hope for here, other than uncertainty, danger, and possible death? I sensed there was much secret speaking amongst the men. - (Mariners of Gor, Chapter 25, Sentence #56)

Why else would eyes, after all this time, be given to the great ship? The anxiety of the men was somewhat assuaged when it was made clear to them that the Pani who guarded the ship were not mariners, and that the small number of officers and mariners who came and went upon her, from time to time, would not be enough to bring her to sea. I myself suspected that Tersites had at last given eyes to the ship because he was terrified for her, and hoped that she might now, moored at the wharf, be able to see her danger, danger more from men than the sea. As long as the ship was there I knew that our men would see it as a symbol of the far world they knew, and remembered, would see it longingly, would see it jealously, would see it as their only likely passage home. Was their treasure not aboard? What had they to hope for here, other than uncertainty, danger, and possible death? I sensed there was much secret speaking amongst the men. The Pani, of course, would be well aware of this. No wonder Tersites gave eyes to the great ship. The slaves were muchly sequestered, in kennels here and there, these kept in sheds, within the compound, away from the frequent rains. - (Mariners of Gor)