Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 7 | 144 | "At discounted prices, I have View more quotes about heard">heard," I added. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 7 | 141 | "What does a stranger, an insignificant merchant from Brundisium, perhaps a dealer in contraband, know of these things, of espionage and intrigue, of war at sea, of Bosk of Port Kar? Has he been cleared by the harbor authorities in Telnus? Is he authorized to trade in these waters?" "Patience, dear Nicomachos," said Archelaos. |
| 7 | 142 | "The Farther Islands would be much deprived if all mercantile traffic must first be routed through the corrupt, grasping bureaucracy of Telnus". |
| 7 | 143 | "Rumors have it," said Nicomachos, "that some in Sybaris profit from spurious arrangements of local licensing, even issuing documentation purportedly of Telnus". |
| 7 | 144 | "At discounted prices, I have heard," I added. |
| 7 | 145 | "And I have heard rumors," said Archelaos, unpleasantly, "that even the First Captain of Sybaris, Nicomachos, High Officer of Cos, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands, has profited from such clandestine emoluments". |
| 7 | 146 | "I have paid mooring fees, four times," I said. |
| 7 | 147 | "But," said Archelaos, "let us dismiss false rumors as the wretched canards they are, while, in all justice, acknowledging that it is not inappropriate for worthy folk posted far from civilization to seek to compensate in some manner, however minimal, for their isolation and remoteness. |
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"What does a stranger, an insignificant merchant from Brundisium, perhaps a dealer in contraband, know of these things, of espionage and intrigue, of war at sea, of Bosk of Port Kar? Has he been cleared by the harbor authorities in Telnus? Is he authorized to trade in these waters?" "Patience, dear Nicomachos," said Archelaos.
"The Farther Islands would be much deprived if all mercantile traffic must first be routed through the corrupt, grasping bureaucracy of Telnus".
"Rumors have it," said Nicomachos, "that some in Sybaris profit from spurious arrangements of local licensing, even issuing documentation purportedly of Telnus".
"At discounted prices, I have heard," I added.
"And I have heard rumors," said Archelaos, unpleasantly, "that even the First Captain of Sybaris, Nicomachos, High Officer of Cos, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands, has profited from such clandestine emoluments".
"I have paid mooring fees, four times," I said.
"But," said Archelaos, "let us dismiss false rumors as the wretched canards they are, while, in all justice, acknowledging that it is not inappropriate for worthy folk posted far from civilization to seek to compensate in some manner, however minimal, for their isolation and remoteness.
- (Avengers of Gor)