Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 22 | 209 | I shortly View more quotes about understood">understood why. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 22 | 206 | A similar danger is to pursue a broken foe, or an apparently broken foe, while the foe's marshaled reserves, ready at hand, or even hidden at hand, as in trenches, or amongst trees, are ready to strike from the flank. |
| 22 | 207 | At this point, I might have ordered a careful, patient withdrawal, by means of which to tighten our line and more closely approach the sea, where lay our avenue of escape, if there were to be any such. |
| 22 | 208 | But Lord Nishida did not order such a withdrawal. |
| 22 | 209 | I shortly understood why. |
| 22 | 210 | Availing myself of this lull, I looked back, toward the sea. |
| 22 | 211 | I was pleased to see that the three galleys had now returned. |
| 22 | 212 | They were being boarded by dozens of men. |
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A similar danger is to pursue a broken foe, or an apparently broken foe, while the foe's marshaled reserves, ready at hand, or even hidden at hand, as in trenches, or amongst trees, are ready to strike from the flank.
At this point, I might have ordered a careful, patient withdrawal, by means of which to tighten our line and more closely approach the sea, where lay our avenue of escape, if there were to be any such.
But Lord Nishida did not order such a withdrawal.
I shortly understood why.
Availing myself of this lull, I looked back, toward the sea.
I was pleased to see that the three galleys had now returned.
They were being boarded by dozens of men.
- (Mariners of Gor)