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| 53 | 159 | "They will earn their pay," said Sakim. |
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| 53 | 156 | View more quotes about consider">Consider the maneuvering required to draw alongside, the employment of fending oars, the closure with the enemy, facilitating the use of missiles at close range, the shifting gap between hulls, the uncertainty of footing, the sea destabilizing the two platforms involved, the temporary exposure of attackers, the resolution and desperation of defenders. |
| 53 | 157 | "I do not think the enemy will mind expending his mercenaries in that endeavor," said Sakim. |
| 53 | 158 | "I am sure he will be generous in their application," I said. |
| 53 | 159 | "They will earn their pay," said Sakim. |
| 53 | 160 | "I fear there is little booty for them here," I said. |
| 53 | 161 | The pay of mercenaries is often much in the form of whatever booty they can manage to seize and carry. |
| 53 | 162 | Sometimes they are apprehended and slain in retreats due to their own unwillingness to cast aside earlier obtained spoils. |