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Examples
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We can clearly see the ravaging hoard vanir raiders lining up to pay the ferryman's toll at the hand of a berserking savage.
Conan Fan Art! Reis O'Brien 2008
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For scarce will the ferryman's strength be sufficient to carry
Satyricon 2007
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Through the town and down among the mercenaries on guard by the rivera slovenly camp, gear scattered around an evening-fire of boards, outside the ferryman's hut
2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005
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The man tossed them onto the dock at the ferryman's feet.
Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995
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It bore a strange scent to the ferryman's nostrils.
Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995
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If he had not been granted a ferryman's seal by the Stygian authorities of Bel-Phar, he would still be competing for his livelihood with all manner of motley would-be ferrymen.
Conan and the Emerald Lotus Hocking, John 1995
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Later that day, he asked if I thought the ferryman's daughter would know me when we met again.
The Dragons of Krynn Weis, Margaret 1994
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One summer I fell in love with golden Reatha, the ferryman's daughter.
The Dragons of Krynn Weis, Margaret 1994
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For a moment the ferryman's eyes darted, but at last he nodded.
The Eye of the World Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1990
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The ferryman's helpers stuck their torches in iron brackets on the ferry's sides, waited while everyone led their horses aboard, then pulled up the ramp.
The Eye of the World Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1990
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