I believe it's this line - <span>They were mostly fisher-folk who patronised Mr. Jellyband's coffee-room, but fishermen are known to be very thirsty people; the salt which they breathe in, when they are on the sea, accounts for their parched throats when on shore, but "The Fisherman's Rest" was something more than a rendezvous for these humble folk.
</span>An essential element of historical fiction<span> is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions of that period.</span>
This is more of a science question... Think of an invisible ring around the Earth, that is it's gravitational force. Within the limits of that force is the Moon. Because the moon is smaller it has less gravitational force.
