Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 8 | 52 | This, I View more quotes about took">took, somewhat to my surprise, as politeness. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 8 | 49 | He sat cross-legged for a time, facing our camp. |
| 8 | 50 | Then, after a time, he had risen, unsheathed his unusual sword, and commenced his exercises. |
| 8 | 51 | I had the sense he did not wish to disturb the camp, but thought it appropriate to wait until it was awake. |
| 8 | 52 | This, I took, somewhat to my surprise, as politeness. |
| 8 | 53 | To be sure, it is dangerous to come on a sleeping warrior, which he would presumably take Pertinax to be. |
| 8 | 54 | Normally one makes certain, if one's intentions are peaceful, that any approached camp is well aware of one's approach, even to one's singing, calling out, pounding on a shield, or such. |
| 8 | 55 | A surreptitious advance is usually taken as an act of war. |
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He sat cross-legged for a time, facing our camp.
Then, after a time, he had risen, unsheathed his unusual sword, and commenced his exercises.
I had the sense he did not wish to disturb the camp, but thought it appropriate to wait until it was awake.
This, I took, somewhat to my surprise, as politeness.
To be sure, it is dangerous to come on a sleeping warrior, which he would presumably take Pertinax to be.
Normally one makes certain, if one's intentions are peaceful, that any approached camp is well aware of one's approach, even to one's singing, calling out, pounding on a shield, or such.
A surreptitious advance is usually taken as an act of war.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)