Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 561 | The captains looked at one another, grinning. |
| 11 | 562 | "Then you decline?" asked Samos. |
| 11 | 563 | "It only seems to me," said I, "that so single an honor, and a role so weighty, ought to be reserved for one more august than I, indeed, for he who is most prominent among us, one who could truly negotiate on equal footing with the Ubars of powers so mighty as those of Cos and Tyros". |
| 11 | 564 | "Do you have a nomination?" asked the scribe at the center table. |
| 11 | 565 | "Samos," I said. |
| 11 | 566 | There was laughter among the chairs. |
| 11 | 567 | "I am grateful for your nomination," said Samos, "but I scarcely think, in these troubled times, it behooves he who is senior captain of the council to leave the city, voyaging abroad in search of peace when war itself looms at home". |
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The captains looked at one another, grinning.
"Then you decline?" asked Samos.
"It only seems to me," said I, "that so single an honor, and a role so weighty, ought to be reserved for one more august than I, indeed, for he who is most prominent among us, one who could truly negotiate on equal footing with the Ubars of powers so mighty as those of Cos and Tyros".
"Do you have a nomination?" asked the scribe at the center table.
"Samos," I said.
There was laughter among the chairs.
"I am grateful for your nomination," said Samos, "but I scarcely think, in these troubled times, it behooves he who is senior captain of the council to leave the city, voyaging abroad in search of peace when war itself looms at home".
- (Raiders of Gor, Chapter )