| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 38 |
Quintus, Telarion, Fabius, Lykourgos, and Tyrtaios". |
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| 24 | 91 |
At this point Quintus, Telarion, Fabius, Lykourgos, and Tyrtaios rose to their feet, made their farewells, and left the tent. |
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| 24 | 133 |
"Quintus, and Fabius," I said, "perhaps of Ar, or Venna, Telarion, possibly of Ar, Lykourgos and Tyrtaios, perhaps of the island ubarates". |
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| 28 | 244 |
I thought of the fellows encountered in the tent of Lord Nishida, at Tarncamp, Quintus, Telarion, Fabius, Lykourgos, and Tyrtaios. |
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| 28 | 466 |
Although I said nothing, it seemed to me that we had now limited the suspicions of Lord Nishida, expressed to me earlier in Tarncamp, in his tent after I had left the feast, if they were warranted, that they had now been narrowed to Fabius, Telarion, and Tyrtaios "But why, then," asked Lord Nishida,... |
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| 38 | 103 |
These were Telarion, Fabius, and Tyrtaios, whom I had met in the tent of Lord Nishida at Tarncamp, the night of the feast. |
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| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 193 |
"Tyrtaios, will you not help me? Have we not plans? Are we not equals? Are we not to share in all things? Are we not friends, allies?" Tyrtaios continued on his way. |
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| 21 | 414 |
When Tyrtaios glanced at him, for Tyrtaios often apprised himself of his surroundings, Seremides looked away, as though concerned to watch the small boats, now about the galley, approach the shore. |
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| 27 | 17 |
Turgus and Tyrtaios both now joined me on the parapet, Turgus, liaison to Lord Nishida, Tyrtaios to Lord Okimoto. |
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| 30 | 137 |
If a snake could take human form, and the form of a warrior, I thought, would it not be much like the form of Tyrtaios? I suspected that the machinations of Tyrtaios lay behind the abortive desertion. |
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| 36 | 88 |
His betrayal of Tyrtaios may have been his vengeance for being discounted, and neglected, by Tyrtaios, and perhaps others, as well". |
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| 7 | 1 |
We Man the Pumps; There is Unease Amongst the Men; We are Spoken to by Tyrtaios My ankles were in freezing water. |
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| 7 | 173 |
One fellow, Tyrtaios, lean and hard, a snake I thought in a warrior's body, left his pump and waded to where I worked. |
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| 7 | 176 |
I had observed this fellow Tyrtaios in the hold, under the single swinging lamp, on its chains, which supplied the feeble light within which we worked, which cast wild shadows about, which seemed like the flutterings of frightened jards. |
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| 7 | 177 |
Tyrtaios had worked at the other two pumps, as well. |
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| 7 | 178 |
Several days ago, an altercation had taken place between this Tyrtaios and a man named Decius, with respect to a bench-place in the mess. |
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| 7 | 181 |
Durbar, not speaking, took the place at the second pump, that place vacated by Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 182 |
For several Ehn we continued to man the pump, in silence, and then Tyrtaios spoke to us, the other three at the pump. |
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| 7 | 187 |
"No longer, for days, even before the storm," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 189 |
"We are not on course," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 200 |
"I do not understand," said Thoas, across from Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 202 |
"He has gone too far north," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 206 |
"Ice has been seen in the water," said Tyrtaios, "ice the size of galleys". |
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| 7 | 209 |
"Tersites," said Tyrtaios, "is mad. |
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| 7 | 213 |
"We must turn back," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 215 |
"There may be little time," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 217 |
"And before the next watch," whispered Tyrtaios, "we may fall from the world, to fall forever". |
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| 7 | 218 |
I did not think Tyrtaios believed what he said, but many amongst the crew might. |
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| 7 | 229 |
"But Thassa must have an edge," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 233 |
"Lower your voices," whispered Tyrtaios, looking about. |
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| 7 | 235 |
"We must be the first," said Tyrtaios to us, in a whisper. |
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| 7 | 237 |
"We must urge Tersites to turn back," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 240 |
"We must force him to turn back," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 243 |
"They must join us," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 245 |
"We outnumber them," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 247 |
"Then," said Tyrtaios, "it may be necessary to seize the ship". |
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| 7 | 249 |
"Not to go to our deaths," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 251 |
"Many are of my mind," whispered Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 253 |
"What if I told you, if we return to the continent," whispered Tyrtaios, "that riches would await us all?" "We have nothing but our fee," said Thoas. |
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| 7 | 254 |
"Of what do you speak?" "I speak no further," smiled Tyrtaios. |
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| 7 | 259 |
"Surely," said Tyrtaios, "the rational man weighs risk against gain, and recognizes that even considerable risk is more than outweighed by the prospect of prodigious gain". |
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| 7 | 273 |
Did they not understand their station? Had they so little dignity? How could they expect to keep the respect of their men, if they so lowered themselves, if they so demeaned themselves, if they so compromised their position? But, too, I thought, would men not die for such officers? I saw Tyrtaios wa... |
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| 7 | 275 |
At the next level, when we reached it, Tyrtaios, then waiting, spoke to me. |
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| 8 | 14 |
I had heard no more of sedition from Tyrtaios, who was of the retinue of Lord Nishida. |
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| 8 | 22 |
I had wondered, from time to time, of the hints of Tyrtaios, those of untold wealth for all. |
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| 8 | 23 |
Surely that lacked all foundation in fact, and who, save the simplest and most gullible, might be deceived by so obvious and meretricious an enticement, so transparent a fabrication? And yet, I wondered, why would one of the seeming astuteness of Tyrtaios put himself so at risk, as he would be when ... |
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| 8 | 49 |
Tyrtaios, in his vicinity, had been unable to save him. |
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| 8 | 107 |
And if such were the case, then, even as before, it would have been understandable that Tyrtaios, despite his best efforts, might have been unable to save him. |
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| 9 | 140 |
I wondered if Tyrtaios or Seremides was involved. |
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| 9 | 320 |
Beside Seremides, near the ramp, was Tyrtaios, who was of the retinue of Lord Nishida. |
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| 12 | 95 |
Some of those closest to him, and, I feared, in desperate league with him, such as Tyrtaios, in the service of Lord Nishida, might know him only as a master swordsman, Rutilius of Ar. |
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| 12 | 97 |
I would later learn of five originally suspect men, not of the Pani, armsmen, originally with Lord Nishida, of which number Tyrtaios was but one, the others being Quintus, Telarion, Fabius, and Lykourgos. |
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| 12 | 102 |
I felt I knew much of Tyrtaios. |
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| 12 | 386 |
I saw Tyrtaios pounding on the alarm bar. |
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| 12 | 390 |
Neither he nor Tyrtaios were armed with a crossbow. |
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| 12 | 392 |
It was then I understood that Seremides and Tyrtaios were the deck watch. |
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| 12 | 398 |
Tyrtaios, below, charged that I had gratuitously killed my relief, but he was cautioned to silence by Seremides, who perhaps feared an inquiry. |
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| 12 | 411 |
"Tyrtaios," I said. |
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| 12 | 432 |
"Tyrtaios is interested in taking the ship," I said. |
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| 12 | 434 |
"Tyrtaios is dangerous," I said. |
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| 12 | 440 |
At this point, Seremides approached, Tyrtaios at his back. |
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| 12 | 452 |
He, with Tyrtaios, withdrew. |
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| 15 | 8 |
Tyrtaios, who was of the retinue of Lord Nishida, had a somewhat similar role, but, if he were latently more dangerous than Seremides, he did not have the temper, and the character of Seremides, which had much to do with intimidation, humiliation, and the drawing of blood. |
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| 15 | 9 |
If Seremides disliked you, or was thinking of killing you, it was reasonably clear; indeed, it pleased him that you might suspect such things; but with Tyrtaios, one could not be sure. |
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| 15 | 11 |
In its way, this rendered Tyrtaios more frightening. |
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| 15 | 16 |
Tyrtaios, who had been of the retinue of Lord Nishida, had now been requisitioned by Lord Okimoto to fulfill the role which had been that of Seremides. |
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| 15 | 17 |
Accordingly, Tyrtaios was now of the retinue of Lord Okimoto, and no longer of that of Lord Nishida. |
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| 15 | 19 |
Tyrtaios' place with Lord Nishida had been taken by Turgus, an officer in the tarn cavalry, who had been given the command of one of the four remaining nested galleys. |
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| 15 | 190 |
"Tyrtaios," he said, suddenly, looking beyond me. |
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| 15 | 192 |
"Tyrtaios," said Seremides, plaintively, and put his hand out to him. |
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| 15 | 195 |
As Tyrtaios made his way forward, he passed a slave girl, making her way aft, a small sa-tarna pannier on her back. |
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| 15 | 200 |
When the girl had passed Tyrtaios she had averted her eyes and lowered her head, deferently, as befitted her status, slave. |
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| 16 | 34 |
"That will not be necessary," said Lord Okimoto, who was nearby, Tyrtaios at his side. |
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| 16 | 36 |
"Speak to the commander," said Lord Okimoto to Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 37 |
"I am informed, commander, by Lord Okimoto," said Tyrtaios, "that the ship, as seems obvious, is a warning ship, and that it is perhaps one of several. |
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| 16 | 46 |
"You may speak to Tyrtaios," said Lord Okimoto. |
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| 16 | 47 |
"I would consult with Lord Nishida," said Cabot to Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 48 |
Tyrtaios looked to Lord Okimoto. |
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| 16 | 50 |
He then turned about, and left, and, in a moment, was followed by Tyrtaios, who, I suspected, did not care to follow any man. |
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| 16 | 124 |
"No!" called Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 134 |
In any event, hardly had Tyrtaios conveyed the order of Lord Okimoto, than we heard the high watch, from the platform and ring, high above, cry out, "Beware! There are a hundred ships! We are surrounded!" I had no doubt the ship we had encountered was a warning ship, and an ambush ship, but, too, it... |
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| 16 | 154 |
"We have little room for prisoners, lord," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 156 |
"Excellent," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 169 |
He then turned to Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 173 |
"Yes, lord," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 210 |
Lord Okimoto issued orders to Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 211 |
Tyrtaios called out, to the lines of men about him, "Boarding nets!" he cried. |
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| 16 | 214 |
"Prepare to board!" called Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 215 |
I doubted that Tyrtaios, under the circumstances, thought it well advised, given fire and our own troubles, to board the warning ship, but he failed to demur. |
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| 16 | 252 |
Tyrtaios, alerted by the sounds, turned and blocked a blow that would have cleft the head of Lord Okimoto. |
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| 16 | 254 |
This had all happened very quickly, and I think that Tyrtaios was as startled as I. |
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| 16 | 305 |
Lord Okimoto turned to Tyrtaios, regretfully. |
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| 18 | 138 |
"It is my speculation that Tyrtaios knows," I said, "and perhaps certain others of their circle". |
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| 21 | 10 |
"Please, noble lord," said Tyrtaios to Lord Nishida, nearby, "anchor, put forth the galleys. |
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| 21 | 20 |
Tyrtaios was a clever man. |
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| 21 | 22 |
"Please ponder their worth, noble lord," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 26 |
"It is well," said Tyrtaios, "that weapons were taken in. |
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| 21 | 30 |
"What shall we do?" inquired Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 32 |
"May I implore Lord Okimoto," inquired Tyrtaios, "that he, as senior, may rule otherwise?" "Certainly," said Lord Nishida. |
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| 21 | 33 |
Whereas Tyrtaios, as of the dismissal of Seremides, was no longer of the retinue of Lord Nishida, but of that of Lord Okimoto, at the latter's request, and was well aware that Lord Okimoto was of subtly higher station than Lord Nishida, he was also well aware, as were most of us, that Lord Okimoto, ... |
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| 21 | 34 |
Tyrtaios then excused himself, and withdrew. |
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| 21 | 113 |
Tyrtaios had returned with Lord Okimoto. |
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| 21 | 114 |
The warrior, Turgus, was nearby, who, as it may be recalled, had replaced Tyrtaios in the retinue of Lord Nishida. |
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| 21 | 115 |
Each lord seemed more comfortable, on the whole, dealing with the armsmen and mariners by means of an intermediary, Tyrtaios for Lord Okimoto, Turgus for Lord Nishida, though there was nothing rigid in this matter. |
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| 21 | 193 |
Tyrtaios continued to urge a landing. |
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| 21 | 196 |
"Of course," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 235 |
"What is the meaning of that?" asked Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 241 |
"Safety," said Lord Okimoto to Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 243 |
"Let us put forth the galleys, the small boats," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 271 |
"I do not think they can be held longer," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 276 |
"Certainly," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 281 |
"We will not be able to restrain the men," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 285 |
As Tyrtaios had feared, war would betide the great ship. |
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| 21 | 357 |
"Please, Masters!" "You have been long at sea, beauties," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 372 |
"Perhaps you can beg prettily," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 374 |
"Interest us," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 382 |
"Move," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 393 |
"Now coffle us," said one of the slaves, "by metal, by wrist, neck, or ankle! Take us ashore, chained! We will not escape! We cannot escape! We are ready! You have made us so! We beg only haste! You need not take us to the grass, or the high, dry beach! Cast us to the wet, drenched sand, use us, if ... |
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| 21 | 397 |
I wondered if Tyrtaios cared for women. |
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| 21 | 402 |
And, I thought, Tyrtaios did little without purpose. |
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| 21 | 403 |
What in one man might seem pointless or gratuitous, in another, such as Tyrtaios, might be the result of sober calculation, a move on the kaissa board of advantage. |
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| 21 | 405 |
And do they not make lovely pieces? "Must whips be brought?" asked Tyrtaios. |
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| 21 | 407 |
"Attend them," said Tyrtaios to me, and some of the others, who stood about. |
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| 21 | 411 |
Why, I asked myself, would Tyrtaios have us, several of us, attend the return of the slaves to the Venna and Kasra keeping areas? It was only later that I understood, or thought I might understand. |
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| 21 | 412 |
Tyrtaios, I suspect, wished to appear to the men as one who might have much to give, to be perceived as a likely bestower of privilege, and power. |
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| 21 | 457 |
Actually, it seemed very likely to me that, now that our voyage was much at its end, Tyrtaios, and doubtless others, would be anxious to enlist associates, for some end or other, to which end the prospect of a distribution of slaves might prove conducive. |
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| 21 | 492 |
Men, it seemed, on the word of Tyrtaios, had invaded this normally sequestered precinct. |
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| 22 | 19 |
I saw Tyrtaios, with others, on the ratlines, peering toward the shore. |
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| 24 | 39 |
I saw Tyrtaios stride by. |
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| 24 | 42 |
"Tal, noble Tyrtaios," I said. |
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| 24 | 47 |
Tyrtaios, I suspected, was of the Assassins. |
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| 27 | 19 |
Tyrtaios spoke neither to me nor to the Pani, but scanned the trail, the road, the village, the horizon, quickly, expertly. |
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| 27 | 171 |
I had not seen Tyrtaios, after he had left the parapet. |
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| 29 | 14 |
I had thought the instigator of this action would have been Tyrtaios, but I did not see him. |
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| 30 | 5 |
"Lord Okimoto is generous," said Tyrtaios to the superior with whom he was liaison, Lord Okimoto. |
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| 30 | 15 |
"Lord Nishida recommends clemency," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 17 |
"It is perhaps wise," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 19 |
"Surely they may prove useful," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 21 |
"What is the view of Lord Temmu?" inquired Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 25 |
"I see," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 27 |
"Surely Tereus, the oarsman," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 29 |
"Oh?" said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 55 |
Seremides, prior to his crippling in the Vine Sea, had been liaison to Lord Okimoto, a post now held by Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 59 |
"If that is so," said Tyrtaios, "the true leader would not have been Tereus". |
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| 30 | 61 |
"Perhaps another," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 63 |
"Perhaps you," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 65 |
"Did you not inform Lord Nishida of the conspiracy?" asked Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 67 |
"Ah," said Tyrtaios, thoughtfully. |
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| 30 | 71 |
"If the matter carried," said Tyrtaios, "I expect you would have profited from it". |
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| 30 | 73 |
"How could I, no more than a worthless cripple, ridiculed and scorned, manage so great an affair?" "Your wit is not crippled," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 75 |
"Perhaps," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 77 |
"One does not know," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 80 |
"Somewhere it must have begun," said Tyrtaios, "and from somewhere been monitored and directed". |
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| 30 | 83 |
"Do you think, upon reflection, good Tyrtaios," asked Lord Okimoto, "that our friend, Tereus, a simple oarsman, could have managed so much, so well?" "He spoke for the desertion, he led the flight, he was first through the gate," said Seremides. |
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| 30 | 85 |
"I do not think so, Lord," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 87 |
"Then Rutilius," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 90 |
"Then, who?" said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 112 |
"Callias," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 30 | 113 |
"Noble Tyrtaios," I said. |
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| 30 | 121 |
"In any event," said Tyrtaios, "it is clear you were not with the desertion". |
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| 30 | 135 |
I recalled seeing Tyrtaios in company with several fellows, the past few days, fellows from various decks. |
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| 30 | 146 |
I wondered, of course, if Lord Okimoto suspected Tyrtaios, as well. |
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| 33 | 194 |
"Or, perhaps," I said, "Tyrtaios, who wished to reward you for your opposition to the desertion, had a colleague, or agent, aboard the great ship". |
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| 33 | 206 |
"The arm of Tyrtaios was long," he said. |
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| 36 | 1 |
The Warehouse; The Encounter with Cineas, the Agent of Tyrtaios; The Gift of Lord Nishida and Tarl Cabot, Tarnsman It was now four days following the docking of the Pani ship, the River Dragon, and the stranger and I, invited by Captain Nakamura and the harbor master, Demetrion, who now seemed on s... |
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| 36 | 77 |
Shortly, within two or three days, suspicion began to fall on a particular armsman, one named Tyrtaios, who was the liaison officer of Lord Okimoto". |
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| 36 | 79 |
"Indeed, he was later denounced explicitly by the cripple, Rutilius of Ar, who had been succeeded in his post as liaison for Lord Okimoto by the same fellow, Tyrtaios. |
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| 36 | 82 |
"At one time I saw them as allies, Tyrtaios and Rutilius. |
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| 36 | 83 |
But Rutilius was repudiated, cast aside by Tyrtaios, after his crippling, as he was, as well, by Lord Okimoto. |
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| 36 | 89 |
"Although the progress of the investigation was putatively confidential," said the captain, and largely confined to the various prison barracks, where the would-be deserters were held, this Tyrtaios seemed, somehow, to have been well apprised of how matters were proceeding. |
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| 36 | 93 |
"His loss could be grievous," said the stranger, "as Tyrtaios was a high officer in the resistance, knows much of its organization, and is familiar with the defenses of the castle of Lord Temmu. |
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| 36 | 100 |
"In one matter, a subtle one," said the captain, "Tyrtaios may have erred. |
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| 36 | 109 |
"Your enemy," said the captain, "the minion of Tyrtaios, was frequently at your side". |
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| 36 | 137 |
"Why would Tyrtaios leave such a message in his quarters, pertaining to these things?" I asked. |
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| 36 | 334 |
This head, rather, is for Tyrtaios. |
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| 36 | 335 |
It will be mounted on the wall of the castle of Lord Temmu, for ten days, and it will then be cast amongst the soldiers below, of the forces of Lord Yamada, with instructions that it be delivered to their man, Tyrtaios. |
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| 36 | 360 |
I recalled, from the tale of the stranger, that some evidence had suggested that Tyrtaios, who may have had much to do with the attempted desertion, and who had disappeared from the castle of Lord Temmu, might be of the Assassins. |
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| 36 | 375 |
The head which had been removed from the body, with the apparent intention of bringing it eventually to the attention of Tyrtaios, was given into the keeping of the Pani, Tatsu, who accepted it, and, holding it by the hair, bowed, and then withdrew, with his three fellows, presumably to the ship. |
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| 36 | 393 |
"We have journeyed to the World's End, Brundisium, we have founded a trade route, we are in the process of obtaining much needed goods for our shogun, Lord Temmu, we have foiled, or meddled in, the plot of the traitor, Tyrtaios, have perhaps saved your life, and, in any event have deprived him of hi... |
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| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 300 |
"Tyrtaios," he said. |
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| 6 | 302 |
"Let it be known that you have refused Tyrtaios," he said. |
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| 6 | 346 |
"Who is Tyrtaios?" I asked. |
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| 8 | 553 |
It was he, Tyrtaios, who had proffered the golden stater. |
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| 8 | 566 |
Tyrtaios regarded her. |
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| 10 | 5 |
In this decision Tyrtaios, whom I took to be first amongst the armsmen, though not amongst the mariners, concurred. |
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| 10 | 8 |
In Tyrtaios I sensed intelligence and power, and a prudential sense of instrumentality, unqualified by extraneous considerations. |
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| 10 | 11 |
But Tyrtaios was neither an idealist nor fanatic; he was well aware of the balance between means and ends, between resources and their limitations. |
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| 10 | 13 |
Tyrtaios would be a practical commander, whose expenditure of men and supplies would be rational, and judicious, and cold. |
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| 10 | 14 |
I wondered if Tyrtaios was an Assassin. |
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| 10 | 22 |
Ah, yes, two golden staters! I wondered how Tyrtaios saw me. |
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| 10 | 27 |
"There," said Tyrtaios, pointing. |
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| 10 | 29 |
"I have it so from the captain," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 10 | 31 |
"We will disembark," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 10 | 42 |
"Prepare to disembark," called Tyrtaios to the more than a hundred men on the vessel. |
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| 10 | 86 |
"Steady," warned Tyrtaios. |
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| 10 | 93 |
"Ho!" called Tyrtaios. |
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| 10 | 95 |
"Who is the first to disobey?" inquired Tyrtaios. |
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| 10 | 102 |
"I give you permission to kill him," said Tyrtaios to me. |
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| 10 | 106 |
"Why did you not kill him?" asked Tyrtaios, interested. |
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| 10 | 108 |
Tyrtaios turned to the men. |
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| 10 | 111 |
"Over the side," said Tyrtaios, and, one by one, they went to the rail, and leapt into the water. |
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| 10 | 112 |
When the fellow who had attacked me went to the rail, grasping his bleeding arm, Tyrtaios, with a brief stroke of his blade, cut the spinal column at the back of his neck. |
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| 10 | 125 |
Tyrtaios then sprang over the rail, plunging into the restless, waist-high water. |
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| 14 | 2 |
"Good stroke," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 5 |
"Sawyers are elsewhere," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 11 |
"Perhaps," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 45 |
Then I said to Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 63 |
Tyrtaios, at least, it seemed, had been as far as Shipcamp. |
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| 14 | 67 |
"It would seem so," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 14 | 69 |
"Perhaps," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 103 |
"You recruited me," I said to Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 251 |
"To be sure," said Tyrtaios, "such a one might manage to pass the wands". |
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| 14 | 353 |
None were now about, save myself and Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 359 |
"Put aside the ax," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 14 | 500 |
"It is his ship," said Tyrtaios, "and it is being built for, and outfitted for, a voyage to the World's End". |
10 |
| 14 | 510 |
"That, too, I think," said Tyrtaios, "is part of the game". |
10 |
| 14 | 512 |
"I think," said Tyrtaios, "that one player, and perhaps neither, is content to resign himself in these matters to the role of a passive, uninvolved spectator". |
10 |
| 14 | 514 |
"I think too much is involved," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 14 | 516 |
"I think so," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 14 | 524 |
"I think he suspects more," said Tyrtaios, "and intends to intertwine his own ambitions and prospects with these larger matters. |
10 |
| 16 | 151 |
I supposed this had to do with the intervention of Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 16 | 153 |
I was confident it would not be shared with Tyrtaios, as he apparently stood high with the Pani. |
10 |
| 16 | 155 |
In this Tyrtaios, too, might have been involved. |
10 |
| 19 | 1 |
"I have not seen you so," I said to Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 19 | 2 |
"I have been contacted," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 19 | 40 |
I wondered how it was that Tyrtaios would have had the authority to make such selections. |
10 |
| 19 | 76 |
"I do not think so," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 19 | 78 |
But Tyrtaios did not respond. |
10 |
| 21 | 5 |
"No!" said Tyrtaios to me. |
10 |
| 21 | 8 |
"No," said Tyrtaios, again. |
10 |
| 21 | 25 |
Tyrtaios removed his hand from mine. |
10 |
| 21 | 26 |
"Had you drawn," said Tyrtaios, "you would now be dead, and perhaps myself as well". |
10 |
| 21 | 28 |
"I first saw such things only days ago," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 30 |
"Sometimes they are the last things one sees," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 33 |
"These," said Tyrtaios, "are the friends". |
10 |
| 21 | 35 |
"Look more closely," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 38 |
"They are not bound," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 42 |
"ft has a lord," said Tyrtaios, "somewhere, probably not here, but no master". |
10 |
| 21 | 44 |
"No," said Tyrtaios, "they were well aware of our presence. |
10 |
| 21 | 59 |
I wondered if Tyrtaios had really noticed that, about the ears, or had just realized, afterwards, that it had taken place. |
10 |
| 21 | 61 |
"We did not come on them unawares," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 73 |
"The one behind you is," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 84 |
I suspect Tyrtaios had been aware of this, and had found it acceptable. |
10 |
| 21 | 102 |
"Make no sudden moves," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 104 |
Tyrtaios lifted his hand to the two beasts by the fire, palm inward. |
10 |
| 21 | 122 |
The beast with the box regarded Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 128 |
"Yes," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 130 |
"It seemed wise to leave in darkness," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 133 |
"The two objects, two great boxes," said Tyrtaios, "as instructed, have been placed on the ship, and stored as instructed, inconspicuously, amongst other cargo". |
10 |
| 21 | 137 |
"Yes," said Tyrtaios, "innocently, as tools for metalwork". |
10 |
| 21 | 139 |
"I am supposing you know the nature of this secret cargo," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 141 |
"I am not so privileged?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 143 |
"I see," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 145 |
"It is to be employed at the World's End?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 147 |
"Assuming the voyage is successful, and one reaches the World's End," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 153 |
"It is so valuable?" said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 155 |
"Then it is gold, or silver, a great quantity, really," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 158 |
"I see," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 163 |
"I would be curious to see what is so worthless, and so valuable," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 166 |
"You have heard of the Flame Death of the Priest-Kings?" asked the first beast of Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 167 |
"I have heard of it," said Tyrtaios, "but I have not seen it". |
10 |
| 21 | 173 |
"I do not understand," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 181 |
"You have seen that?" I said to Tyrtaios, indicating the small animal on the spit. |
10 |
| 21 | 184 |
"Obviously," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 186 |
"Not at all," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 188 |
"I have been here before," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 193 |
"I do not think so," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 200 |
"I do not know," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 204 |
"We are guests here," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 213 |
"The food," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 217 |
"I think," said Tyrtaios, "he would prefer that it be killed". |
10 |
| 21 | 221 |
"It may not be their way," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 223 |
"No need," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 231 |
"You are thoughtful," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 233 |
"We are grateful," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 243 |
"For a little time," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 250 |
"Do not fear," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 259 |
"That is understood," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 261 |
Tyrtaios reached within his tunic, and handed a folded paper to the beast with the device, who put the device to one side, near the fire, and perused the paper. |
10 |
| 21 | 280 |
"You will require humans to guard the cargo, and deliver it to the appropriate parties," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 282 |
"The noble lords cannot well share the journey of the great ship," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 284 |
"You fear the voyage will be unsuccessful," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 296 |
"The cargo has been loaded," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 299 |
"Others know of the cargo," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 302 |
"Of course," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 303 |
"And you have men personally loyal to you, who will see to this?" "Yes," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 305 |
"You cannot risk that it is not," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 308 |
Tyrtaios inclined his head, slightly. |
10 |
| 21 | 310 |
He cast it to the feet of Tyrtaios, who did not move. |
10 |
| 21 | 312 |
"We must return to Shipcamp, before we are missed," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 316 |
Tyrtaios turned about. |
10 |
| 21 | 318 |
The second beast then, though I think the gesture pleased him not, bent down, and, not taking his eyes from Tyrtaios, picked up the small sack. |
10 |
| 21 | 320 |
It was then handed to Tyrtaios, with an understated politeness that I found disconcerting. |
10 |
| 21 | 323 |
"I wish you well," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 328 |
Tyrtaios turned back. |
10 |
| 21 | 330 |
"Lord?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 332 |
"What?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 333 |
"Were you not entrusted with a vessel, a small vessel, constituting a celebratory draft, a gift, a reward and pledge, placing a seal on our business?" "Ah!" said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 335 |
"Yes," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 337 |
"Forgive me," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 341 |
"There is very little in the vessel," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 342 |
"Did you sample it?" "No," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 344 |
"The seal is unbroken," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 347 |
"My superior entrusted it to me, and, I gather, his superior to him," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 349 |
"For the three of you, surely," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 355 |
Tyrtaios reached into his wallet, and drew forth a small bottle. |
10 |
| 21 | 356 |
I feared the two beasts were to pounce upon him, given the regard in which they seemed to hold the small vessel, but they stopped suddenly, angrily, apprehensively, for, having broken the seal and removed the bottle's stopper, Tyrtaios held it, as though to spill its contents on the ground. |
10 |
| 21 | 358 |
Tyrtaios pointed to the first beast, that which had managed the communication device, and held the bottle toward it. |
10 |
| 21 | 361 |
Tyrtaios did not relinquish his grip on the bottle, even when the first beast seized his hand in its paws and forced the bottle to his own lips. |
10 |
| 21 | 363 |
Tyrtaios yanked back the bottle, and a bit of the beverage splashed free. |
10 |
| 21 | 364 |
A howl of rage came from the second beast, but the first regarded Tyrtaios with fury. |
10 |
| 21 | 365 |
Tyrtaios then handed the bottle to the second beast, who with one motion threw the contents down that open, dark, fanged, spread maw. |
10 |
| 21 | 369 |
"They left none for their fellow," observed Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 371 |
"Where is the third?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 373 |
"No matter," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 382 |
"Certainly not," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 385 |
"We permitted it to save face," said Tyrtaios, "pretending to accept the matter on the leader's vaunted terms, as a test of our pride, and probity". |
10 |
| 21 | 387 |
"Of course not," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 389 |
"They are all dangerous," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 392 |
"That much I gathered," I said, "but what is involved here, what is the cargo, what is afoot?" "I know very little about it," said Tyrtaios, "and I gather that that is for the best". |
10 |
| 21 | 394 |
"I think not," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 399 |
"A useful procedure for ensuring security," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 401 |
"I am needed for the success of their venture, whatever may be its nature," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 410 |
"There is no point in going further, not now," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 413 |
"The fire at the campsite is out," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 419 |
"Unfortunately I must do so," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 424 |
"You do recall," said Tyrtaios, "that the beast with the speaking machine claimed to know the contents of the cargo". |
10 |
| 21 | 426 |
"The other two, as well, would be likely to know," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 428 |
"Our friend is approaching," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 438 |
"Tal," said Tyrtaios, pleasantly, and plunged his dagger into the beast's chest. |
10 |
| 21 | 442 |
Tyrtaios wiped his blade clean on the beast's fur. |
10 |
| 21 | 444 |
"Why?" "ft was necessary," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 446 |
"They are dead," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 448 |
"Precisely," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 450 |
"Precisely," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 453 |
"No," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 458 |
I accompanied Tyrtaios back to the clearing. |
10 |
| 21 | 469 |
Tyrtaios, who was not a timid man, had been unwilling to keep even the wallet in which the vessel, closed as it was, had been carried. |
10 |
| 21 | 470 |
Tyrtaios cut the golden rings from the ears of the first beast. |
10 |
| 21 | 473 |
Tyrtaios then stood up, shouldering a large leather sack, in which he had placed a number of articles, coins, belts, buckles, accouterments, and such. |
10 |
| 21 | 475 |
"No," said Tyrtaios, "and I would not touch them did I find them". |
10 |
| 21 | 480 |
"Should the cargo reach the World's End," I said, "who will know to whom it is to be delivered?" "My superior," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 21 | 482 |
"For a time," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 24 | 1 |
"Hold!" cried Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 24 | 30 |
If the ost could choose a human form I thought it might choose one much like that of Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 24 | 52 |
"Perhaps," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 24 | 62 |
"Let him go," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 24 | 65 |
"Ah," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 24 | 114 |
"Then have her, and beat her, and tire of her, and sell her," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 26 | 46 |
"Do you know an officer, Tyrtaios?" he asked. |
10 |
| 26 | 54 |
"Perhaps," said he, "because of Lord Okimoto, and Tyrtaios". |
10 |
| 26 | 79 |
"The quarry I have in mind," he said, "is one of interest to both Lord Okimoto and Tyrtaios". |
10 |
| 26 | 118 |
Earlier I did not know if that was because of the fled slave or was no more than a matter of coincidence, but now, it seemed, another reason might be involved, one which might be of interest to Lord Okimoto and Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 26 | 119 |
Axel, I recalled, had mentioned another quarry, and, I had gathered, the laris withdrawn, this enabling the hunt of Axel, such a quarry, one apparently of interest to Lord Okimoto and Tyrtaios, might prove, eventually, to have some relationship to the fled slave. |
10 |
| 34 | 39 |
The word of Tyrtaios may be accepted on this". |
10 |
| 38 | 12 |
He, with Homines, would retain contact with the quarry It had apparently been the speculation of Axel, or, more likely, that of Tyrtaios, that Panther Girls, if they were in the vicinity, might note the fled slave, and, naturally, would not be averse to acquiring her. |
10 |
| 43 | 52 |
I was puzzled by these things, though I had gathered, long ago, from Tyrtaios, that titanic forces might be involved in these matters, and that one, or more, worlds, in their way, might hang in some delicate balance. |
10 |
| 43 | 497 |
That should be enough for Tyrtaios, and Lord Okimoto. |
10 |
| 43 | 507 |
But might not pride be involved? Would Tyrtaios, or Lord Okimoto, or others, believe I had truly captured the quarry? Why should they believe me? Would they believe me? There was a simple way, of course, to convince them of my veracity. |
10 |
| 43 | 994 |
It may be recalled that this arrangement had been put in place by either Tyrtaios, or Lord Okimoto, to support Axel, and take action, if he were fortunate enough to make contact with the Panther Women. |
10 |
| 43 | 997 |
"That was what Tyrtaios anticipated," said Axel. |
10 |
| 45 | 44 |
"Tyrtaios would not be pleased," he said. |
10 |
| 45 | 59 |
"Do you think Tyrtaios will believe that?" I asked. |
10 |
| 51 | 1 |
"We leave in the early morning," said Tyrtaios, angrily. |
10 |
| 51 | 7 |
What is such a ship, even so stout and strong, in the merciless grip of Thassa?" "Doubtless it will be grievously tested," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 9 |
"Do you fear to sail with her?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 11 |
"You know the risks," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 13 |
"And there are more," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 15 |
"Much may be risked where much is to be gained," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 27 |
"Seek your diversions less distant," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 35 |
"Do not be stupid," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 43 |
"She must be very beautiful," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 50 |
"Why did you take her there?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 58 |
"You pursued her in the forest," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 61 |
"Which occurred," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 68 |
"She is not yours," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 88 |
"A slave is nothing," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 90 |
"There is nothing to choose from amongst them," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 100 |
"We fear," said Tyrtaios, "that this slave is of some interest to you". |
10 |
| 51 | 104 |
"The cause is all-important," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 110 |
"It is rather like carrying a live ost in your hand," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 112 |
"As you are honorable?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 115 |
"I think you may easily dispel our uneasiness, and reassure us of your good will, reliability, and fidelity," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 120 |
"Is your dagger sharp?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 51 | 125 |
"Good," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 52 | 287 |
"Tyrtaios feared this". |
10 |
| 52 | 288 |
"Tyrtaios," said my captor, "is very clever". |
10 |
| 52 | 323 |
"It is strange to me," said my captor, "that Tyrtaios would trust this business to one man". |
10 |
| 52 | 334 |
"But noble Tyrtaios wishes an additional assurance," said my captor. |
10 |
| 52 | 402 |
"I have learned," said Axel, "what I came to learn, that you are not the creature of Tyrtaios". |
10 |
| 52 | 411 |
"I have heard hints of such from our friend, Tyrtaios," said my captor. |
10 |
| 52 | 426 |
"Tyrtaios?" said Axel. |
10 |
| 52 | 427 |
"Yes," said my captor, "our friend, Tyrtaios". |
10 |
| 52 | 540 |
"Neither did Tyrtaios," said Axel. |
10 |
| 52 | 548 |
"How did you know I would not do the bidding of Tyrtaios and join the ship?" "I did not know," said Axel. |
10 |
| 52 | 571 |
"That Tyrtaios have one less minion at his disposal," said Axel. |
10 |
| 52 | 621 |
"Tyrtaios would have paid well," said Axel. |
10 |
| 52 | 630 |
"Do you trust Tyrtaios?" asked my master. |
10 |
| 52 | 670 |
"To inquire into the doings of Tyrtaios, and others," he said, "to see if deceit is practiced, to see if there is treachery amongst the Pani, to see if the cards are marked, the dice weighted". |
10 |
| 52 | 959 |
"No," said my master, "but I fear it is a man of Tyrtaios". |
10 |
| 53 | 30 |
It was given to me by Tyrtaios to hint at the riches which might accrue to one enleagued with him". |
10 |
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 117 |
I assumed this must have been either Tyrtaios or his colleague, probably the colleague, as Tyrtaios would more likely be in closer contact with Lord Yamada. |
10 |
| 1 | 105 |
Perhaps Tyrtaios, I thought, the deserter. |
10 |
| 1 | 273 |
"The splendid officer, fearful Tyrtaios, so wise in council, so adept with the sword," said Lord Nishida, "has departed the holding, and placed his cunning and skills at the service of great Yamada". |
10 |
| 6 | 1 |
The Dais "I bring you words of conciliation, of forgiveness, and joy from your lord, Lord Yamada, Shogun of the Islands," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 3 |
"Put aside your doomed rebellion, and attend to the words of your lord," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 5 |
Tyrtaios stood on the dais, rather before us, as he addressed us. |
10 |
| 6 | 41 |
"I bear, on behalf of my lord, and yours, Lord Yamada, Shogun of the Islands," said Tyrtaios, "welcome, merciful words, words of exoneration, and clemency". |
10 |
| 6 | 43 |
"We have spared the holding of Temmu," said Tyrtaios, "from the rain of burning arrows, because of our love for our wayward, misguided servitor, the glorious, honorable Temmu". |
10 |
| 6 | 46 |
"It is the word of my lord, and yours, Lord Yamada, Shogun of the Islands," said Tyrtaios, "that peace, amity, harmony, and love, be between us, fully and forever". |
10 |
| 6 | 62 |
"We have been below your walls and before your gates, at the foot of your trails, for months," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 66 |
Tyrtaios himself, as I, apparently expected a greater reaction to his words. |
10 |
| 6 | 70 |
He generally did not wish to speak publicly, and perhaps particularly not now, as several men of Yamada had accompanied Tyrtaios to the holding. |
10 |
| 6 | 77 |
Tyrtaios, who had served as mercenary liaison to Lord Okimoto, and a guard, on the ship and in the holding, prior to his desertion, similarly, understood him without difficulty. |
10 |
| 6 | 92 |
"We attend the words of noble Tyrtaios," said Lord Nishida, "words spoken on behalf of his lord, noble Yamada, claimant to the islands". |
10 |
| 6 | 93 |
Tyrtaios bowed, slightly, warily. |
10 |
| 6 | 94 |
"It is interesting," said Lord Nishida, "that the great lord would send noble Tyrtaios, who served us well in Brundisium, and in the forests, and who accompanied us on the great ship, and who stood at our side in the holding, as an emissary to our court". |
10 |
| 6 | 95 |
"It is not without thought, Lord," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 101 |
"The moral integrity and courage of the noble Tyrtaios cannot be but commended," said Lord Nishida. |
10 |
| 6 | 103 |
"But it is our humble suspicion," said Lord Nishida, "that the noble Tyrtaios may labor unwittingly, certainly through no fault of his own, under certain misapprehensions. |
10 |
| 6 | 108 |
"You are rebels," said Tyrtaios, "for you have arrayed yourselves against Lord Yamada. |
10 |
| 6 | 121 |
"Now!" said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 126 |
"The straits in which you find yourselves," said Tyrtaios, "are dire. |
10 |
| 6 | 137 |
What Pani, at least of noble birth and refinement, would burn a well-wrought fan, a samisen, a lovely painted screen, or a poem? "Is it true," asked Lord Nishida, "that you ask Pani warriors, many of whom are men of two swords, to surrender?" "Surely not, Lord," said Tyrtaios, hastily. |
10 |
| 6 | 139 |
"If our resistance is honorable," said Lord Nishida, "why should we desist?" "It is misguided," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 143 |
"Why should he leave his own lands?" asked Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 147 |
"Welcome your rightful lord," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 150 |
"Those of bandits and recreants," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 152 |
"The conditions are simple," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 157 |
"You would have us descend from the fortress, defenseless, unarmed, amongst hostile forces, as alleged rebels and traitors, humbly bringing supplicatory gifts, and place ourselves at the mercy of Lord Yamada?" "As friends, and allies," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 159 |
"Lord Yamada is kind, forgiving, and compassionate," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 162 |
"You may trust Lord Yamada," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 164 |
"Behold," said Tyrtaios, "I bear gifts from my lord, in token of his good will and affection". |
10 |
| 6 | 165 |
As noted earlier Tyrtaios had not come alone. |
10 |
| 6 | 168 |
At a gesture from Tyrtaios they brought the hampers forward, and placed them on the dais, across its front. |
10 |
| 6 | 171 |
Tyrtaios, too, seemed, surprised at the lack of response amongst the Pani. |
10 |
| 6 | 182 |
"Feast!" said Tyrtaios, gesturing to the heaped hampers of food and drink. |
10 |
| 6 | 184 |
"How soon," asked Tyrtaios, "may we expect to receive your capitulation? How soon may we expect you to abandon the holding?" "The holding stands," said Lord Nishida. |
10 |
| 6 | 185 |
"You are starving!" cried Tyrtaios, angrily. |
10 |
| 6 | 187 |
"Yes," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 189 |
Tyrtaios did not respond. |
10 |
| 6 | 190 |
I supposed Tyrtaios' claim might have been based on rational conjecture, but I supposed, as well, and more plausibly, that communication, of some sort, existed between the holding and the pavilion of Lord Yamada, far below in the plain. |
10 |
| 6 | 191 |
"It is a matter of time, and not a great deal of time," said Tyrtaios, "until resistance must end, until the holding must fall. |
10 |
| 6 | 194 |
"I warn you," said Tyrtaios, "the patience of Lord Yamada is not inexhaustible". |
10 |
| 6 | 195 |
I feared there was much in what Tyrtaios had said. |
10 |
| 6 | 204 |
"Consider your words carefully," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 208 |
"I meant no discourtesy," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 221 |
His gaze was fixed on Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 224 |
"I am offended," said Lord Okimoto to Tyrtaios, "that Lord Yamada would send one such as you to convey his words, a traitor and miscreant. |
10 |
| 6 | 225 |
How better could he express his contempt?" "No insult was intended, great lord," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 228 |
"I am a soldier," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 232 |
"The ways of war are common ways," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 238 |
"Then, great lord," said Tyrtaios, "with all due respect, it must be taken when none live". |
10 |
| 6 | 240 |
"I do not understand," said Tyrtaios. |
10 |
| 6 | 242 |
"I do not understand," said Tyrtaios, uncertainly. |
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| 6 | 245 |
"I do not understand," said Tyrtaios. |
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| 6 | 248 |
I glanced at some of the officers of Lord Yamada who had accompanied Tyrtaios to the holding. |
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| 6 | 257 |
Tyrtaios turned to the shogun. |
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| 6 | 262 |
Tyrtaios and his party, officers and Ashigaru of General Yamada, then turned about, to take their leave. |
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| 6 | 263 |
Tyrtaios turned back, briefly. |
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| 7 | 5 |
After Tyrtaios and the officers and Ashigaru of Yamada who had accompanied him had withdrawn from the holding, I had made my way to the indoor housing area for slaves, and, to my surprise, found it empty. |
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| 7 | 156 |
"Despite the asseverations of our friend, Tyrtaios," he said, "Lord Yamada is not a patient man". |
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| 7 | 202 |
"Such as Tyrtaios," I said. |
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| 7 | 240 |
Too, I recalled that Tyrtaios, oddly, had referred to this presumably mythological beast. |
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| 11 | 229 |
"An emissary from the palace of Lord Yamada, Tyrtaios, the mercenary, has come again to the dais," said Tajima. |
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| 12 | 371 |
It was that of Tyrtaios. |
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| 12 | 393 |
"This is the prisoner, the rebel, Tarl Cabot, enemy to the rightful house of Yamada, Shogun of the Islands, delivered to us by the noble Tyrtaios, devoted, trusted mercenary?" "Yes, Lord," said a voice. |
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| 12 | 406 |
I did not think Tyrtaios was in the room. |
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| 13 | 179 |
One would need, of course, some sort of communication between the two houses, which would be easily enough supplied before the siege in virtue of strangers, wanderers, peddlers, merchants, and such, and, during the siege, by envoys, negotiators, messengers, and such, for example, Tyrtaios. |
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| 13 | 457 |
What gave me pause in the matter, or at least uneasiness, were the references to such a beast by so unlikely an informant as Tyrtaios, who was not Pani, and would not have been likely to be acquainted with Pani lore. |
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| 13 | 458 |
Tyrtaios, as I understood him, a dark realist, as careful and prudential as a knife, was not likely to be the victim of any superstition, let alone that of an alien culture. |
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| 16 | 38 |
I had little doubt that Tyrtaios, into whose hands I had been given, to be later delivered to Lord Yamada, was familiar with the reins and saddle of a tarn. |
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| 16 | 50 |
The most rational conjecture was that two tarns had been used, mine, and one brought to the holding by Tyrtaios. |
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| 16 | 57 |
All in all then, it seemed to be most likely, despite the time involved, that I had been placed on my own tarn and that that tarn, by a lead, would have been conducted by Tyrtaios to whatever point General Yamada might have designated. |
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| 17 | 28 |
"It seems likely," I said, "your noble ally, the barbarian, Tyrtaios, reached the castle of Lord Temmu astride a tarn, secretly, by night, and likely, as well, that my tarn, for such beasts are of great worth, if it were practical, would have been acquired. |
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| 17 | 181 |
"It is our friend, Tyrtaios. |
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| 17 | 210 |
With a blast of dust, and a snapping of wings, Tyrtaios brought the tarn down some forty or fifty paces away, at the far end, to the right of the archery court. |
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| 17 | 212 |
Tyrtaios had his back to me as he was graciously assisting the delicate, richly-clad Sumomo from the saddle ladder to the ground. |
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| 18 | 21 |
"Lords Nishida and Okimoto," said Tajima, "have been told you turned to the enemy, as did Tyrtaios". |
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| 20 | 117 |
"She was brought to the palace, here," I said, "on tarnback, by Tyrtaios". |
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| 21 | 112 |
Tyrtaios, however, presumably at the behest of an angered Lord Yamada, had extracted her from the holding on tarnback before this sentence could be emplaced. |
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| 21 | 516 |
You were to be cast from the parapet at a time corresponding to your casting of the note below, but you were extracted from the holding of Lord Temmu, by Tyrtaios, that you be spared this fate, though only, I fear, to endure one more to the liking of the shogun". |
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| 22 | 68 |
This suggested that the tarn of Tyrtaios was the third tarn. |
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| 25 | 272 |
"Summon Tyrtaios!" called the shogun. |
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| 25 | 277 |
"Tyrtaios to the saddle!" cried the shogun. |
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| 25 | 327 |
Surely those of Lord Yamada, Tyrtaios, and, I thought, one other, for he had two tarns at his disposal, might soon be aflight. |
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| 25 | 333 |
How soon, I wondered, might Tyrtaios, and perhaps another, be asaddle. |
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| 25 | 335 |
I feared he would be an unlikely match for the dangerously skilled Tyrtaios, who, I was confident, was of the black caste, trained in tenacity and guile. |
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| 27 | 166 |
"When in the stadium the tarnsman made away with Sumomo, Lord Yamada issued orders that Tyrtaios, his servitor, was to be asaddle within Ehn, in pursuit. |
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| 29 | 54 |
I recalled how dismayed I had been when, en route to the palace road, to free Haruki and his fellows, if possible, I had seen the two tarns streaking northward, and one mounted doubtless by dangerous and pertinacious Tyrtaios, who, I feared, possessed the subtlety, training, and weaponry of the dark... |
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| 44 | 16 |
Fortunately for Sumomo she had been removed from the holding by Tyrtaios before she was to have been cast from the outer parapet to the ground below, at the very time it was supposed that her next secret message would be anticipated below. |
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| 47 | 155 |
It was here, too, that Tyrtaios had brought his tarn down, delivering the unsuspecting Sumomo to the mercies of her father. |
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| 54 | 36 |
"On foot," I said, "days, but there will be message vulos, and Yamada has two tarns, one flown by Tyrtaios. |
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| 57 | 38 |
It seems that Tyrtaios and his colleague, the two tarnsmen at the disposal of Lord Yamada, had been held at the palace, and the first information pertaining to the new, startling developments in the north were a result of the communications borne by several message vulos. |
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| 57 | 55 |
Lord Yamada had sent Tyrtaios north to apprise him of the situation, but he had returned only days later, with dire reports and small comfort. |
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| 61 | 104 |
Communications would not be trusted to Tyrtaios, and his fellow, allegedly deserted to the banner of Temmu. |
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| 61 | 162 |
Tyrtaios and his fellow, masters of these two tarns, had disappeared. |
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| 61 | 245 |
"The location of Tyrtaios, and Straton, his fellow, who rode for Lord Yamada, is not known," said Lord Nishida. |
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| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 214 |
"Tyrtaios," he said. |
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| 24 | 1 |
"You need not look," said Tyrtaios, lounging on the supper couch, on one elbow, looking to the circle of sand about which were arranged the tables. |
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