Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 195 | I feared there was much in what Tyrtaios had said. |
| 6 | 196 | It seemed likely to me that the garrison, both Pani and mercenary, must soon succumb, if not to the enemy, then to hunger. |
| 6 | 197 | I myself, several days ago, would have preferred a sallying forth from the holding, to charge, however fruitlessly, upon the enemy, that one might at least, enweaponed, facing the enemy, die as befits the warrior. |
| 6 | 198 | Even the urt will snarl and attack the sleen rather than die of hunger in its den. |
| 6 | 199 | But now I feared it was too late, even for the flourish of a last, gallant gesture. |
| 6 | 200 | Now many men, I knew, could not even rise to their feet. |
| 6 | 201 | Lord Nishida turned his head to face Lord Temmu, who sat, cross-legged, near the back of the dais. |
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I feared there was much in what Tyrtaios had said.
It seemed likely to me that the garrison, both Pani and mercenary, must soon succumb, if not to the enemy, then to hunger.
I myself, several days ago, would have preferred a sallying forth from the holding, to charge, however fruitlessly, upon the enemy, that one might at least, enweaponed, facing the enemy, die as befits the warrior.
Even the urt will snarl and attack the sleen rather than die of hunger in its den.
But now I feared it was too late, even for the flourish of a last, gallant gesture.
Now many men, I knew, could not even rise to their feet.
Lord Nishida turned his head to face Lord Temmu, who sat, cross-legged, near the back of the dais.
- (Rebels of Gor, Chapter )