Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 57 | 84 | "The foe is quiet," said View more quotes about clitus">Clitus. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 57 | 81 | Surely they did not think that an enemy would expend all his ammunition so early in battle. |
| 57 | 82 | A trick as old as war itself, whether waged with rocks or bullets, is to pretend the paucity or absence of resources and then suddenly unleash them on a startled, unexpecting foe. |
| 57 | 83 | To be sure, the cessation of fire was doubtless connected, at least in part, with the recognition that little was to be gained by wasting ammunition on stout wooden screens, an impervious target. |
| 57 | 84 | "The foe is quiet," said Clitus. |
| 57 | 85 | "He rests," said another, gratefully. |
| 57 | 86 | "Can it be?" asked Clitus. |
| 57 | 87 | "No," said Thurnock. |
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Surely they did not think that an enemy would expend all his ammunition so early in battle.
A trick as old as war itself, whether waged with rocks or bullets, is to pretend the paucity or absence of resources and then suddenly unleash them on a startled, unexpecting foe.
To be sure, the cessation of fire was doubtless connected, at least in part, with the recognition that little was to be gained by wasting ammunition on stout wooden screens, an impervious target.
"The foe is quiet," said Clitus.
"He rests," said another, gratefully.
"Can it be?" asked Clitus.
"No," said Thurnock.
- (Avengers of Gor)