At eleven o'clock they returned to the port.

Bread and water were served out to the slaves, and they were then permitted to lie down and sleep, the galley being moored under the shadow of the wall.
At four o'clock another party of knights came down, and the work was similar to that which had been performed in the morning.

At seven o'clock the slaves were taken back to their barracks.
"Well, what do you think of your work ?" one of the slaves asked Gervaise, as they ate their evening meal.
"It would not be so bad if it was all like that." "No.

But I can tell you that when you have to row from sunrise to sunset, with perhaps but one or two pauses for a few minutes, it is a different thing altogether, especially if the galley is carrying despatches, and speed is necessary.

Then you get so worn out and exhausted, that you can scarce move an oar through the water, until you are wakened up by a smart as if a red hot iron had been laid across your shoulders.