Book 4. (1 results) Nomads of Gor (Individual Quote)
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Book 4. (7 results) Nomads of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 8 | 575 | "It will be his," said the judge, "if you do not ride". |
| 8 | 576 | I would ride. |
| 8 | 577 | Elizabeth, unmoving, faced me, some fifty yards away. |
| 8 | 578 | This is the most difficult of the lance sports. |
| 8 | 579 | The thrust must be made with exquisite lightness, the lance loose in the hand, the hand not in the retaining thong, but allowing the lance to slip back, then when clear, moving it to the left and, hopefully, past the living wand. |
| 8 | 580 | If well done, this is a delicate and beautiful stroke. |
| 8 | 581 | If clumsily done the girl will be scarred, or perhaps slain. |
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"It will be his," said the judge, "if you do not ride".
I would ride.
Elizabeth, unmoving, faced me, some fifty yards away.
This is the most difficult of the lance sports.
The thrust must be made with exquisite lightness, the lance loose in the hand, the hand not in the retaining thong, but allowing the lance to slip back, then when clear, moving it to the left and, hopefully, past the living wand.
If well done, this is a delicate and beautiful stroke.
If clumsily done the girl will be scarred, or perhaps slain.
- (Nomads of Gor)