Book 4. (1 results) Nomads of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 20 | 131 | But the View more quotes about bird">bird seemed utterly startled, if possible, dumbfounded. |
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Book 4. (7 results) Nomads of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 20 | 128 | I shut my eyes as he vigorously struck it once, authoritatively, across the beak. |
| 20 | 129 | "I am Harold of the Tuchuks," he said, "I am a skilled tarnsman—I have ridden over a thousand tarns—I have spent more time in the tarn saddle than most men on their feet—I was conceived on tarnback—I was born on tarnback—I eat tarns—fear me! I am Harold of the Tuchuks!" The bird, if such emotions it could have, was looking at him, askance and baffled. |
| 20 | 130 | Any instant I expected it to pick Harold from the roof with its beak, bite him in two and eat the pieces. |
| 20 | 131 | But the bird seemed utterly startled, if possible, dumbfounded. |
| 20 | 132 | Harold turned to face me. |
| 20 | 133 | "How do you ride a tarn?" he asked. |
| 20 | 134 | "Get into the saddle," I said. |
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I shut my eyes as he vigorously struck it once, authoritatively, across the beak.
"I am Harold of the Tuchuks," he said, "I am a skilled tarnsman—I have ridden over a thousand tarns—I have spent more time in the tarn saddle than most men on their feet—I was conceived on tarnback—I was born on tarnback—I eat tarns—fear me! I am Harold of the Tuchuks!" The bird, if such emotions it could have, was looking at him, askance and baffled.
Any instant I expected it to pick Harold from the roof with its beak, bite him in two and eat the pieces.
But the bird seemed utterly startled, if possible, dumbfounded.
Harold turned to face me.
"How do you ride a tarn?" he asked.
"Get into the saddle," I said.
- (Nomads of Gor)