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Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)

To be sure, it is dangerous to come on a sleeping warrior, which he would presumably take Pertinax to be. - (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter 8, Sentence #53)
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8 53 To be View more quotes about sure">sure, it is dangerous to come on a sleeping warrior, which he would presumably take Pertinax to be.

Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)

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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.
8 56 He took little note of the girls, other, I suppose, than to note that their wrists were bound behind them, and each, by the neck, was fastened to a tree.
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. He took little note of the girls, other, I suppose, than to note that their wrists were bound behind them, and each, by the neck, was fastened to a tree. - (Swordsmen of Gor)