Voyage of Slaves (2010)
Voyage of Slaves
“IT WAS TEN O’CLOCK AT NIGHT WHEN Ben and Ned entered the Tavern of the Tipsy Hog, close to the harbour in Pula. They had left the ship’s boat tied up there. Kostas and Yanni went in first. Ned stopped at the door, looking up at the swinging sign. It depicted a hog, dressed in human attire, guzzling down a big pail of beer.
Ben sent his dog a thought. “If you were landlord here they could have called it the Tipsy Dog!”
The black Labrador huffed. “Oh, very droll, and if you were the owner I’d hav...e named it the Boozy Boy. Now get in there, insolent youth!”
The tavern was packed, a welter of noise and music. The customers looked a rough lot, arguing and swigging at foaming flagons, hacking at roasted meat with daggers, singing, fighting and gambling. Kostas waved them to a table. “Sit here, I’ll order us some supper.”
A waiter served them with plates of fried beef and a mixture of mashed turnip and potato, plus a flagon of dark beer apiece. Kostas took a coin from his pouch and tossed it to the server.MoreLess
Ben sent his dog a thought. “If you were landlord here they could have called it the Tipsy Dog!”
The black Labrador huffed. “Oh, very droll, and if you were the owner I’d hav...e named it the Boozy Boy. Now get in there, insolent youth!”
The tavern was packed, a welter of noise and music. The customers looked a rough lot, arguing and swigging at foaming flagons, hacking at roasted meat with daggers, singing, fighting and gambling. Kostas waved them to a table. “Sit here, I’ll order us some supper.”
A waiter served them with plates of fried beef and a mixture of mashed turnip and potato, plus a flagon of dark beer apiece. Kostas took a coin from his pouch and tossed it to the server.MoreLess
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