Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 19 | 20 | "Why would it be replaced?" View more quotes about asked">asked Hurtha. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 19 | 17 | He might even have had a tool for the extraction of the papers". |
| 19 | 18 | "The blade was in the sheath, was it not," asked Boabissia, "and the sheath beside you?" "Yes," I said, "and the sheath was on its strap, slung about my shoulder. |
| 19 | 19 | The blade would have had to be removed, I assume, and then replaced, after the extraction of the papers". |
| 19 | 20 | "Why would it be replaced?" asked Hurtha. |
| 19 | 21 | "That the absence of the papers not be immediately noticed," I said. |
| 19 | 22 | "I would not have noticed the matter had I not, as a matter of habit, this morning, tested the draw of the blade". |
| 19 | 23 | This habit, unnecessary and trivial though it may seem, is one inculcated in warriors, in many cities. |
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He might even have had a tool for the extraction of the papers".
"The blade was in the sheath, was it not," asked Boabissia, "and the sheath beside you?" "Yes," I said, "and the sheath was on its strap, slung about my shoulder.
The blade would have had to be removed, I assume, and then replaced, after the extraction of the papers".
"Why would it be replaced?" asked Hurtha.
"That the absence of the papers not be immediately noticed," I said.
"I would not have noticed the matter had I not, as a matter of habit, this morning, tested the draw of the blade".
This habit, unnecessary and trivial though it may seem, is one inculcated in warriors, in many cities.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)