Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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The beasts were halted by their strap-master, and after some seconds the curtains parted.
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Seated inside on several pillows of tasseled silk was a mammoth toad of a man, whose head was as round as a tarn's egg, the eyes nearly lost in the folds of fat, pocked skin.
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A slender straggling wisp of hair dropped languidly from the fat chin.
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The little eyes of the merchant swept the scene quickly, like a bird's, startling in their contrast with the plethoric giganticism of his frame.
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"So," said the merchant, "Kazrak of Port Kar has met his match?" "It is the first challenge I have ever lost," replied Kazrak proudly.
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"Who are you?" asked Mintar, leaning forward a bit, inspecting first me and then Talena, whom he regarded with small interest.
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"Tarl of Bristol," I said.
The beasts were halted by their strap-master, and after some seconds the curtains parted.
Seated inside on several pillows of tasseled silk was a mammoth toad of a man, whose head was as round as a tarn's egg, the eyes nearly lost in the folds of fat, pocked skin.
A slender straggling wisp of hair dropped languidly from the fat chin.
The little eyes of the merchant swept the scene quickly, like a bird's, startling in their contrast with the plethoric giganticism of his frame.
"So," said the merchant, "Kazrak of Port Kar has met his match?" "It is the first challenge I have ever lost," replied Kazrak proudly.
"Who are you?" asked Mintar, leaning forward a bit, inspecting first me and then Talena, whom he regarded with small interest.
"Tarl of Bristol," I said.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )