Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 21 | 39 | "Rumors suggest," I said, "that even you, Admiral of the View more quotes about fleet">Fleet of the Farther Islands, sometimes accrue profits in wily ways". |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 21 | 36 | "He is a larcenous bureaucrat, crude and without subtlety," said Nicomachos, "well posted to the Farther Islands". |
| 21 | 37 | "'Larcenous'?" I asked. |
| 21 | 38 | "Yes," said Nicomachos. |
| 21 | 39 | "Rumors suggest," I said, "that even you, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands, sometimes accrue profits in wily ways". |
| 21 | 40 | "When money lies about," he said, "one is not to be blamed for picking it up". |
| 21 | 41 | "I have heard that governors often return from remote posts, the provinces, and such, far richer than when they took office, that they bleed their jurisdictions," I said. |
| 21 | 42 | "Sacrifices, virtual exile, and such," he said, "deserve compensation". |
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"He is a larcenous bureaucrat, crude and without subtlety," said Nicomachos, "well posted to the Farther Islands".
"'Larcenous'?" I asked.
"Yes," said Nicomachos.
"Rumors suggest," I said, "that even you, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands, sometimes accrue profits in wily ways".
"When money lies about," he said, "one is not to be blamed for picking it up".
"I have heard that governors often return from remote posts, the provinces, and such, far richer than when they took office, that they bleed their jurisdictions," I said.
"Sacrifices, virtual exile, and such," he said, "deserve compensation".
- (Avengers of Gor)