Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 62 | 65 | "I see," I said, "he, selected, a hated enemy, would deepen the friction between Cos and Port Kar, an enmity valuable to, and exploitable by, say, the court in Jad". |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 62 | 62 | "I can understand," I said, "why Lurius of Jad, fat with avarice, insatiable for wealth, corpulent with greed, would secretly organize, support, and protect marauders, that some percentage of loot would find its way to his private coffers, but why this pointless, extravagant hoax of attributing these raids and depredations to Bosk of Port Kar?" "Why would you think?" he asked. |
| 62 | 63 | "At least," I said, "to associate such villainy with some figure, any figure, remote from the Farther Islands, that to divert suspicion from Thera, and, for such a purpose, Bosk of Port Kar, I suppose, would do as well as any other". |
| 62 | 64 | "Not quite as well as any other, my friend," said Archelaos. |
| 62 | 65 | "I see," I said, "he, selected, a hated enemy, would deepen the friction between Cos and Port Kar, an enmity valuable to, and exploitable by, say, the court in Jad". |
| 62 | 66 | "You see the footprint of the sleen," said Archelaos, "but you do not see the beast itself". |
| 62 | 67 | "Speak," I said. |
| 62 | 68 | "Have you something to do with Bosk of Port Kar?" asked Archelaos. |
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"I can understand," I said, "why Lurius of Jad, fat with avarice, insatiable for wealth, corpulent with greed, would secretly organize, support, and protect marauders, that some percentage of loot would find its way to his private coffers, but why this pointless, extravagant hoax of attributing these raids and depredations to Bosk of Port Kar?" "Why would you think?" he asked.
"At least," I said, "to associate such villainy with some figure, any figure, remote from the Farther Islands, that to divert suspicion from Thera, and, for such a purpose, Bosk of Port Kar, I suppose, would do as well as any other".
"Not quite as well as any other, my friend," said Archelaos.
"I see," I said, "he, selected, a hated enemy, would deepen the friction between Cos and Port Kar, an enmity valuable to, and exploitable by, say, the court in Jad".
"You see the footprint of the sleen," said Archelaos, "but you do not see the beast itself".
"Speak," I said.
"Have you something to do with Bosk of Port Kar?" asked Archelaos.
- (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 62)