Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 10 | 170 | Instantly Tajima had whirled about, his sword ready to fend a blow. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 10 | 167 | I trusted that Pertinax would not act. |
| 10 | 168 | In a moment it became clear to me that Pertinax would not seize his apparent opportunity. |
| 10 | 169 | I smiled to myself, and, suddenly, almost inaudibly, I moved my foot, quickly, in the dirt. |
| 10 | 170 | Instantly Tajima had whirled about, his sword ready to fend a blow. |
| 10 | 171 | His action was so quick that I, familiar with the reflexes of warriors, which often spell the difference between life and death, must admire it, and Pertinax, startled, gasped, his blade still haplessly lowered. |
| 10 | 172 | "He may be permitted to live," said Lord Nishida, "for the time". |
| 10 | 173 | One of the guards relieved Pertinax of the weapon. |
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I trusted that Pertinax would not act.
In a moment it became clear to me that Pertinax would not seize his apparent opportunity.
I smiled to myself, and, suddenly, almost inaudibly, I moved my foot, quickly, in the dirt.
Instantly Tajima had whirled about, his sword ready to fend a blow.
His action was so quick that I, familiar with the reflexes of warriors, which often spell the difference between life and death, must admire it, and Pertinax, startled, gasped, his blade still haplessly lowered.
"He may be permitted to live," said Lord Nishida, "for the time".
One of the guards relieved Pertinax of the weapon.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter 10)