Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 474 | In a way I had to admire him. |
| 19 | 475 | It seemed clear to me now that, in asking if I was carrying valuables, he had tricked me into inadvertently betraying their hiding place, by the incipient movement of my hand toward the sheath. |
| 19 | 476 | Too, he had certainly removed the letters of safety from my sheath with great skill, even replacing the blade. |
| 19 | 477 | Had I not checked the draw this morning, as is my wont, I might not have known the papers were missing until I had arrived at the checkpoint. |
| 19 | 478 | I had determined, incidentally, that the deeper papers, the letters, addressed to Ar's regent, Gnieus Lelius, were still in the sheath. |
| 19 | 479 | I now had strong, mixed feelings about them. |
| 19 | 480 | I was now convinced more than ever of their importance, but also of the danger of carrying them. |
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In a way I had to admire him.
It seemed clear to me now that, in asking if I was carrying valuables, he had tricked me into inadvertently betraying their hiding place, by the incipient movement of my hand toward the sheath.
Too, he had certainly removed the letters of safety from my sheath with great skill, even replacing the blade.
Had I not checked the draw this morning, as is my wont, I might not have known the papers were missing until I had arrived at the checkpoint.
I had determined, incidentally, that the deeper papers, the letters, addressed to Ar's regent, Gnieus Lelius, were still in the sheath.
I now had strong, mixed feelings about them.
I was now convinced more than ever of their importance, but also of the danger of carrying them.
- (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter )