Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 5 | 81 | "And View more quotes about thus">thus he knows," said Elizabeth, "whether or not the compartment has been entered in his absence". |
| 5 | 82 | "Yes," I said. |
| 5 | 83 | "Sometimes," I added, "someone enters the compartment and has a confederate on the outside attempt to duplicate the knot, that the man inside may surprise the occupant on his return, but commonly this stratagem is unsuccessful, because of the difficulties of duplicating the knot". |
| 5 | 84 | Elizabeth then watched in silence while I, trying to recall the intricacies of my signature knot, worked the boskhide cords. |
| 5 | 85 | At last, with a sigh, I leaned back, finished. |
| 5 | 86 | "It is a regular Gordian Knot," she said. |
| 5 | 87 | "The Gordian Knot," I said, "was quite possibly just such a knot". |
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"And thus he knows," said Elizabeth, "whether or not the compartment has been entered in his absence".
"Yes," I said.
"Sometimes," I added, "someone enters the compartment and has a confederate on the outside attempt to duplicate the knot, that the man inside may surprise the occupant on his return, but commonly this stratagem is unsuccessful, because of the difficulties of duplicating the knot".
Elizabeth then watched in silence while I, trying to recall the intricacies of my signature knot, worked the boskhide cords.
At last, with a sigh, I leaned back, finished.
"It is a regular Gordian Knot," she said.
"The Gordian Knot," I said, "was quite possibly just such a knot".
- (Assassin of Gor)