Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 878 | Others were crowded at the rail of the corsair. |
| 8 | 879 | Two men leaped from its deck into the water, swimming to the longboat. |
| 8 | 880 | Then I saw that of which the men must have spoken. |
| 8 | 881 | It was low in the water, painted a mottled green, scarcely visible at first, almost lost in the swells, moving swiftly, so swiftly that, propelled by the mighty levers of its oars, rising and falling, in unison, shedding water, it was like a living spear. |
| 8 | 882 | "The Dorna!" cried our men. |
| 8 | 883 | Almost at the same moment, amidst cries of terror and distress from across the water, there was a sudden, vast sound of buckling, broken, ruptured, splintering, shattering planking. |
| 8 | 884 | Our men cheered and flung their mariner's caps into the air. |
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Others were crowded at the rail of the corsair.
Two men leaped from its deck into the water, swimming to the longboat.
Then I saw that of which the men must have spoken.
It was low in the water, painted a mottled green, scarcely visible at first, almost lost in the swells, moving swiftly, so swiftly that, propelled by the mighty levers of its oars, rising and falling, in unison, shedding water, it was like a living spear.
"The Dorna!" cried our men.
Almost at the same moment, amidst cries of terror and distress from across the water, there was a sudden, vast sound of buckling, broken, ruptured, splintering, shattering planking.
Our men cheered and flung their mariner's caps into the air.
- (Quarry of Gor, Chapter )