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| 7 | 182 | He then led her View more quotes about forward">forward, as before, toward the front ramp. |
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| 7 | 179 | Yet, for the moment, at least, it was still, if seething. |
| 7 | 180 | There is often a delicate balance in such things, and sometimes in such situations even a small action, even a seemingly insignificant stimulus, can trigger a sudden, massive response. |
| 7 | 181 | Seremides then, again, held out his hand to Talena. |
| 7 | 182 | He then led her forward, as before, toward the front ramp. |
| 7 | 183 | As they neared the figure of Gnieus Lelius, kneeling in his chains near the front ramp, Talena seemed to hesitate, to shrink back with distaste. |
| 7 | 184 | One small hand, even, extended, palm out, toward the former regent, as though she would fend away the very sight of him, as though she could not bear the thought of his nearness. |
| 7 | 185 | She even turned to Seremides, doubtlessly imploring him with all the piteous vulnerability of the penitent or suppliant, that she not be stationed close to that odious object, which had brought such lamentable catastrophe and misery upon her city. |