Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 6 | No moon was visible in the sky, and the light of the stars, many of which I might have recognized from Earth, could not be seen, their fires concealed by a tent of clouds. |
| 42 | 7 | "They are coming, filing forth," I said. |
| 42 | 8 | "Let them reach the gate, that they may be pinned against it". |
| 42 | 9 | I surmised, from the stealthy, furtive darknesses within the darkness, figures scarcely discernible, that there might be something like fifty in the party issuing forth from the domicile of benign Tarchon, amiable and respected member of the council of Mytilene. |
| 42 | 10 | Surely that was considerably more than would be needed to overcome the handful of men commonly posted to guard the gate. |
| 42 | 11 | In the vicinity, awaiting my signal, were some three hundred men, mostly citizens of Mytilene, armed with pikes, knives, spears, stones, axes, hammers, chains, and clubs. |
| 42 | 12 | I sensed some surprise, some consternation, at the gate. |
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No moon was visible in the sky, and the light of the stars, many of which I might have recognized from Earth, could not be seen, their fires concealed by a tent of clouds.
"They are coming, filing forth," I said.
"Let them reach the gate, that they may be pinned against it".
I surmised, from the stealthy, furtive darknesses within the darkness, figures scarcely discernible, that there might be something like fifty in the party issuing forth from the domicile of benign Tarchon, amiable and respected member of the council of Mytilene.
Surely that was considerably more than would be needed to overcome the handful of men commonly posted to guard the gate.
In the vicinity, awaiting my signal, were some three hundred men, mostly citizens of Mytilene, armed with pikes, knives, spears, stones, axes, hammers, chains, and clubs.
I sensed some surprise, some consternation, at the gate.
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter )