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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)

Chapter # Sentence # Quote
24 38 With my right hand I lifted Vika to my shoulder and stood up.
24 39 The hissing now became more intense.
24 40 Apparently the creature did not wish me to remove Vika from the cavern.
24 41 Walking backwards, Vika on my shoulder, the Mul-Torch in my hand, I slowly retreated from the cavern of the Golden beetle.
24 42 When the creature, following me, crawled over the pile of soiled moss and stems on which Vika had lain, it stopped and began to poke about among the shattered remains of the eggs I had crushed.
24 43 I had no notion of the speed of the creature but at this point I turned and began to jog away down the passage, back toward the entrance to the tunnels of the Golden beetle.
24 44 I hoped, considering the size and shape and probable weight of the creature, and the comparative tininess of its legs, that it would not be able to move quickly, at least not for a sustained period.
With my right hand I lifted Vika to my shoulder and stood up. The hissing now became more intense. Apparently the creature did not wish me to remove Vika from the cavern. Walking backwards, Vika on my shoulder, the Mul-Torch in my hand, I slowly retreated from the cavern of the Golden beetle. When the creature, following me, crawled over the pile of soiled moss and stems on which Vika had lain, it stopped and began to poke about among the shattered remains of the eggs I had crushed. I had no notion of the speed of the creature but at this point I turned and began to jog away down the passage, back toward the entrance to the tunnels of the Golden beetle. I hoped, considering the size and shape and probable weight of the creature, and the comparative tininess of its legs, that it would not be able to move quickly, at least not for a sustained period. - (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )