Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 52 | If there is a fault here, it is mine, for I too much gambled on surprise and seriously underestimated the alacrity with which a pursuit could be brought aflight". |
| 29 | 53 | "I would not have anticipated it, either," I said. |
| 29 | 54 | I recalled how dismayed I had been when, en route to the palace road, to free Haruki and his fellows, if possible, I had seen the two tarns streaking northward, and one mounted doubtless by dangerous and pertinacious Tyrtaios, who, I feared, possessed the subtlety, training, and weaponry of the darkest of castes. |
| 29 | 55 | I knew the black dagger was not easily attained; it is won in but one way, the ascent, as it is said, of the nine steps of blood. |
| 29 | 56 | In many cities the caste is outlawed, but there are those, in such cities or elsewhere, who will pay for its services. |
| 29 | 57 | Tajima lifted the tiny lamp and surveyed the prisoner. |
| 29 | 58 | She lifted her head. |
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If there is a fault here, it is mine, for I too much gambled on surprise and seriously underestimated the alacrity with which a pursuit could be brought aflight".
"I would not have anticipated it, either," I said.
I recalled how dismayed I had been when, en route to the palace road, to free Haruki and his fellows, if possible, I had seen the two tarns streaking northward, and one mounted doubtless by dangerous and pertinacious Tyrtaios, who, I feared, possessed the subtlety, training, and weaponry of the darkest of castes.
I knew the black dagger was not easily attained; it is won in but one way, the ascent, as it is said, of the nine steps of blood.
In many cities the caste is outlawed, but there are those, in such cities or elsewhere, who will pay for its services.
Tajima lifted the tiny lamp and surveyed the prisoner.
She lifted her head.
- (Rebels of Gor, Chapter )