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| 61 | 99 | I View more quotes about thought">thought it fortunate that Lord Okimoto, cousin to Lord Temmu, was the ranking officer, the high daimyo, of this small invasion force, probably no more than a thousand men. |
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| 61 | 96 | "We shall await the word of Lord Temmu," said Lord Okimoto. |
| 61 | 97 | He turned then to a subordinate. |
| 61 | 98 | "Fortify the camp," he said. |
| 61 | 99 | I thought it fortunate that Lord Okimoto, cousin to Lord Temmu, was the ranking officer, the high daimyo, of this small invasion force, probably no more than a thousand men. |
| 61 | 100 | Lord Okimoto was no coward, but he was amongst the most careful of commanders, his caution predictably exceeding his audacity. |
| 61 | 101 | Lord Nishida, I thought, was a better commander, one capable of more judiciously balancing risks. |
| 61 | 102 | Sometimes the arrow must rest on the string; at other times, the bow is to be drawn, and the arrow loosed. |