1 result for (book:tes5 AND session:223 AND stemmed:voyag)
3/21 (14%)
teapot
Brotzanin
Lemons
voyages
Zanzibar
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(Bill Gallagher doubted that warships were used by merchantmen but Seth told us this was common in those days; all ships had to be armed anyhow as a protection against piracy. The Brotzanin II had not been in very good shape when Seth acquired her. The conversation led to some of the voyages the ship made. Seth quite emphatically reminded us that most of the time he “kept his feet on dry land,” but he did talk about a few voyages he made. He stressed that he was a merchant rather than a sailor.
(In talking about his voyages, Seth said that we would have to bear with Ruburt now, because Ruburt—Jane—knew very little about geography; this I can vouch for. Jane now spoke quite slowly, with her head down and her eyes closed, whereas before her eyes had opened often and her manner had been very animated and cheerful.
(Seth told us the Brotzanin II had followed a warm current and that her voyage took 22 days to “our first port, where we added some supplies.... We were then 42 days out before another port. You will have to bear with me here.... 62 days then to our destination. Nutmeg from one shore, cloves from another.”
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