Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 14 | 28 | Our View more quotes about galley">galley was captained by the warrior Pertinax, a friend, it seemed, of the commander of the tarn cavalry, Tarl Cabot. |
| 14 | 29 | This Pertinax, with some others, was a student of the taciturn swordsman, Nodachi, of whom I knew little. |
| 14 | 30 | I had seen him at the time of the mutiny. |
| 14 | 31 | I had also seen him at times on the open deck, sitting cross-legged, immobile, staring forward, for long periods, an Ahn or two at a time. |
| 14 | 32 | And then, sometimes, he would rise to his feet, remove his two curved blades from his sash, and engage unseen opponents. |
| 14 | 33 | I thought him insane, but I would not have cared to meet him in the business of war. |
| 14 | 34 | "Pull, pull!" screamed Seremides, and I saw his knotted rope fall, again and again, amongst his oarsmen. |
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Our galley was captained by the warrior Pertinax, a friend, it seemed, of the commander of the tarn cavalry, Tarl Cabot.
This Pertinax, with some others, was a student of the taciturn swordsman, Nodachi, of whom I knew little.
I had seen him at the time of the mutiny.
I had also seen him at times on the open deck, sitting cross-legged, immobile, staring forward, for long periods, an Ahn or two at a time.
And then, sometimes, he would rise to his feet, remove his two curved blades from his sash, and engage unseen opponents.
I thought him insane, but I would not have cared to meet him in the business of war.
"Pull, pull!" screamed Seremides, and I saw his knotted rope fall, again and again, amongst his oarsmen.
- (Mariners of Gor)