Book 26. (7 results) Witness of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 214 | But surely the alarm was now once again out. |
| 24 | 215 | Surely it could be only a matter of minutes before a defense could be mustered. |
| 24 | 216 | I smelled smoke. |
| 24 | 217 | But what if the tarnsmen of Treve, those in the vicinity, were in pursuit of the first flight? What if it had drawn them away? Could they hear the alarm bars behind them, in the city? Could they be recalled? Could a messenger catch up with them? How much time would it take to do so, and then return? And would the officers of the pursuit return to the city? Their priorities might be otherwise. |
| 24 | 218 | The pursuit of intruders, I knew, was tenacious, relentless. |
| 24 | 219 | It would be important to the pursuit that the secret of the city be kept. |
| 24 | 220 | Any who knew it might later be a guide to thousands. |
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But surely the alarm was now once again out.
Surely it could be only a matter of minutes before a defense could be mustered.
I smelled smoke.
But what if the tarnsmen of Treve, those in the vicinity, were in pursuit of the first flight? What if it had drawn them away? Could they hear the alarm bars behind them, in the city? Could they be recalled? Could a messenger catch up with them? How much time would it take to do so, and then return? And would the officers of the pursuit return to the city? Their priorities might be otherwise.
The pursuit of intruders, I knew, was tenacious, relentless.
It would be important to the pursuit that the secret of the city be kept.
Any who knew it might later be a guide to thousands.
- (Witness of Gor, Chapter )