The Virgin of Zesh & the Tower of Zanid
“She came out to see the Labághti hove to captain, passengers, and crew gathered around the mainmast. The captain gave an order, and a couple of sailors untied the prisoner. Gottfried Bahr said in a low voice, “The captain told them to—ah—I don’t know how you would sat it; zu kielholen ihn.”“Keelhaul him!” said Kirwan.“What’s that?” asked Althea. “I’ve heard the word—”“Sh!” said Kirwan. “You’ll see.”While the Terrans were speaking, grinning sailors tied four long ropes to the limbs of the accused. Three of them hustled him to the bow, while a fourth walked aft along the rail, paying out one of the ropes over the side as he went.The sailors holding the remaining three ropes then seized the culprit and threw him off the bow. His shriek was cut off by the splash.The sailor who had walked to the stern, standing braced, began hauling in his rope so that the victim was drawn underwater and back along the ship’s keel. Two of the rope-holders walked slowly aft, each leaning over the rail, one ...on each side and holding his rope, so that the sailor was kept centered under the keel.MoreLess
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