Book 26. (7 results) Witness of Gor (Context Quote)
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Sentence #
Quote
29
137
Nearly did she bring the house of William to its ruin, but the house, a strong one, survived, and, rebuilt itself, in its resources and its name.
29
138
Indeed, it is now the most prosperous of the merchant houses in Harfax.
29
139
In the time of our peril, of our shame, of our sacrifices, we did not, of course, forget the name of Constanzia of Besnit.
29
140
But, know that even now, now, in a time in which our fortunes have been recovered and more, in a time in which our name shines again, and more brightly than ever, in a dozen cities, in a time in which we have become first among the houses of our caste in Harfax, we still remember that name.
29
141
No, we have never forgotten the name of Constanzia of Besnit.
29
142
We remember that name well.
29
143
And then, wonder of wonders, it came to our attention, as such things may, that the Lady Constanzia, lured like a vulo, and trapped by her greed, was now a capture prize, being held in Treve for ransom.
Nearly did she bring the house of William to its ruin, but the house, a strong one, survived, and, rebuilt itself, in its resources and its name.
Indeed, it is now the most prosperous of the merchant houses in Harfax.
In the time of our peril, of our shame, of our sacrifices, we did not, of course, forget the name of Constanzia of Besnit.
But, know that even now, now, in a time in which our fortunes have been recovered and more, in a time in which our name shines again, and more brightly than ever, in a dozen cities, in a time in which we have become first among the houses of our caste in Harfax, we still remember that name.
No, we have never forgotten the name of Constanzia of Besnit.
We remember that name well.
And then, wonder of wonders, it came to our attention, as such things may, that the Lady Constanzia, lured like a vulo, and trapped by her greed, was now a capture prize, being held in Treve for ransom.
- (Witness of Gor, Chapter )