Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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Sentence #
Quote
6
27
"No," he said.
6
28
"They were boring," I said.
6
29
"Centius of Cos was playing," he said.
6
30
"He is one of the finest of the players on gor".
6
31
The appearance of a player of the stature of Centius of Cos at the matches in a city such as Corcyrus, I gathered, had to do with the alliances between Cos and Corcyrus.
6
32
Otherwise it did not seem likely to me that he would have graced so small a tournament with his presence.
6
33
He had won his games easily with the exception of one, with a quite minor player, which he had seemed to prolong indefinitely, as though attempting to bring about some obscure and particular configuration on the board.
"No," he said.
"They were boring," I said.
"Centius of Cos was playing," he said.
"He is one of the finest of the players on gor".
The appearance of a player of the stature of Centius of Cos at the matches in a city such as Corcyrus, I gathered, had to do with the alliances between Cos and Corcyrus.
Otherwise it did not seem likely to me that he would have graced so small a tournament with his presence.
He had won his games easily with the exception of one, with a quite minor player, which he had seemed to prolong indefinitely, as though attempting to bring about some obscure and particular configuration on the board.
- (Kajira of Gor, Chapter )