| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | 280 | "Twelve! Twelve!" I View more quotes about cried">cried. |
| 47 | 281 | The blade had caught the arrow behind the head, and, as the arrow slid on the blade, pressed to the side, the blade had caught in the wood and shaved the long, graceful missile lengthwise leaving behind it two almost equal parts, even to the fletching. |
| 47 | 282 | These two segments fell at the feet of Nodachi. |
| 47 | 283 | Even as we cried out with astonishment and pleasure, and Lord Yamada, shaken, tried to grasp what had occurred, Nodachi thrust the companion sword amongst the ropes which fastened him to the post, and the ropes parted, darting to the sides, as though fleeing from the blade. |
| 47 | 284 | Katsutoshi, captain of the shogun's guard, drew his sword and leaped between Nodachi and the shogun. |
| 47 | 285 | At the same time at least a dozen arrows were trained on Nodachi. |
| 47 | 286 | "You have done well," said the shogun to Nodachi. |