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| 25 | 167 | View more quotes about frightened">Frightened, uncertainly, Sumomo moved a bit further on the board. |
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| 25 | 164 | The prodding had not been gentle. |
| 25 | 165 | She was not a slave! Let her be accorded the dignity due to a free woman! Might a fellow not be slain for such an impertinence on the continent? "Proceed," ordered one of the Ashigaru on the platform. |
| 25 | 166 | "Move, move!" called the other. |
| 25 | 167 | Frightened, uncertainly, Sumomo moved a bit further on the board. |
| 25 | 168 | She had traversed only some third of the board's length, but, for all she knew, her next step could be her last. |
| 25 | 169 | Surely she must sense that she was already over the pool, its surface so far below, now rippling, stirred by the agitation of twisting, hungry bodies. |
| 25 | 170 | "Walk! Continue!" called a fellow up from the crowd. |