Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 30 | Just as the tiny object, black against the blue sky, reached its apogee, I heard the click of the trigger, the vibration of the string, and the swift hiss of the quarrel. |
| 12 | 31 | Before the tarn disk could begin its fall, the quarrel pierced it, carrying it, I would judge, some two hundred and fifty yards out into the river. |
| 12 | 32 | The men of Pa-kur stamped their feet in the sand and clanged their spears on their shields. |
| 12 | 33 | "I spoke as a fool," I said to Pa-kur. |
| 12 | 34 | "And you will die the death of a fool," he said. |
| 12 | 35 | He spoke with no trace of anger or emotion of any kind. |
| 12 | 36 | He motioned to the men to thrust the frame out into the river, where it would be swept away. |
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Just as the tiny object, black against the blue sky, reached its apogee, I heard the click of the trigger, the vibration of the string, and the swift hiss of the quarrel.
Before the tarn disk could begin its fall, the quarrel pierced it, carrying it, I would judge, some two hundred and fifty yards out into the river.
The men of Pa-kur stamped their feet in the sand and clanged their spears on their shields.
"I spoke as a fool," I said to Pa-kur.
"And you will die the death of a fool," he said.
He spoke with no trace of anger or emotion of any kind.
He motioned to the men to thrust the frame out into the river, where it would be swept away.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )