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Updated: June 27, 2025
Come there at any hour, day or night, and say 'The Faithful Friend, and you shall find safe harbourage. Remember, comrade, the word is 'The Faithful Friend, and if so be you can choose your time night is better." So saying, he arose. "Wait!" says I, pointing to the coins yet lying on the grass. "Take your money!" "'Tis none o' mine," says he, shaking his head.
Between these barriers, a long stretch of drab- coloured high road, flanked by slightly raised footpaths, a verge of coarse weedy grass to them in which a litter of rags, torn posters, and much other unloveliness found harbourage.
Plainly a great deal had been staked upon the attack on Padley, which, for its remoteness from towns, was known to be a meeting-place where priests could always find harbourage. And, indeed, it was time that the Catholics should have a little breathing space. Things had been very bad with them the arrest of Mr. Thomas all these things had brought the hearts of the faithful very low. Mr.
But 'tis but an hour ago that one of your islanders was brought in a prisoner to Rothesay, and it was he who betrayed the harbourage of your people." "Who was that man?" asked Kenric with wrathful voice. "His name, my lord, was David Blair. He is now, for his betrayal, dangling at a rope's end from the western tower of Rothesay Castle."
If they were under the necessity to play a part, so in a greater measure was he. The men about him were a mixed lot of adventurers who had been compelled to seek a harbourage from revengeful enemies, of fugitives who had escaped from the slave gangs and they were of several tribes. Only a strong hand could keep them in order, and Muata could not afford for a moment to sacrifice his authority.
I could not go home till I had found harbourage, a fire to dry my clothes at, and a bed where I might lie till they were ready. Fortune favoured me again. I had scarce got to the top of the first hill when I spied a light on my left, about a furlong away.
To pass away the time, Currado set out one day, with his lady and certain of his servants and his dogs, to go about the island, and not far from Madam Beritola's place of harbourage, the dogs started the two kids, which were now grown pretty big, as they went grazing.
Moreover, the Greek and Roman cities along the coast are not found on the actual coast, on the bars, but were planted on the lagoons, which afforded them perfect harbourage for their merchant vessels. These lagoons, through which flowed salt and fresh water, were always healthy, and remained healthy as long as communication was maintained with the sea and the river.
Never indeed shall he climb the brazen heaven, but whatsoever splendours we of mortal race may reach, through such he hath free course even to the utmost harbourage. But neither by taking ship, neither by any travel on foot, to the Hyperborean folk shalt thou find the wondrous way.
This was a shameful custom and usage, a knight for his harbour-asking to have such harbourage. And for this custom I would never draw about him. So God me help, said the King, this was a shameful custom.
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