Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 19 | 135 | He View more quotes about seemed">seemed complacent. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 19 | 132 | Pa-Kur slid the blow lightly to one side, almost casually. |
| 19 | 133 | While we touched blades almost as if involved in some bizarre ritualistic dance, there was the ringing, the clanging of fiercer swordplay around us, as the men of Pa-Kur engaged the men of Ar. |
| 19 | 134 | At last Pa-Kur stepped back, out of the range of my blade. |
| 19 | 135 | He seemed complacent. |
| 19 | 136 | "I can kill you," he said. |
| 19 | 137 | I supposed what he said was true, but it may have been a calculated remark, something to put the enemy off balance, like announcing an unseen mate in chess to provoke an opponent into making an unnecessary defensive move, causing him to lose the initiative. |
| 19 | 138 | That sort of thing would be effective only once with a given player, but in swordplay once would be sufficient. |
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Pa-Kur slid the blow lightly to one side, almost casually.
While we touched blades almost as if involved in some bizarre ritualistic dance, there was the ringing, the clanging of fiercer swordplay around us, as the men of Pa-Kur engaged the men of Ar.
At last Pa-Kur stepped back, out of the range of my blade.
He seemed complacent.
"I can kill you," he said.
I supposed what he said was true, but it may have been a calculated remark, something to put the enemy off balance, like announcing an unseen mate in chess to provoke an opponent into making an unnecessary defensive move, causing him to lose the initiative.
That sort of thing would be effective only once with a given player, but in swordplay once would be sufficient.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)