Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 34 | 19 | "He is a figurehead," said View more quotes about clitus">Clitus, "a buffoon, possibly even an actor, one whom they tell to lead, or pretend to lead, one expendable and easily replaceable". |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 34 | 16 | A provincial governor might well be corrupt, even to the extent of supporting and protecting raiders, but the elaborate hoax of identifying the raiders as the minions of a foe from faraway, of whom many in the Farther Islands might well have never heard suggested a darker, higher politics. |
| 34 | 17 | "Surely the leader of the corsairs, or one of their high leaders," said Aktis, "is the false Bosk of Port Kar". |
| 34 | 18 | "I do not think so," I said. |
| 34 | 19 | "He is a figurehead," said Clitus, "a buffoon, possibly even an actor, one whom they tell to lead, or pretend to lead, one expendable and easily replaceable". |
| 34 | 20 | "Who then is first amongst the corsairs?" asked Aktis. |
| 34 | 21 | "That we do not know," I said, "perhaps it is Nicomachos, First Captain of Sybaris, a High Officer of Cos, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands". |
| 34 | 22 | "That would make sense," said Clitus. |
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A provincial governor might well be corrupt, even to the extent of supporting and protecting raiders, but the elaborate hoax of identifying the raiders as the minions of a foe from faraway, of whom many in the Farther Islands might well have never heard suggested a darker, higher politics.
"Surely the leader of the corsairs, or one of their high leaders," said Aktis, "is the false Bosk of Port Kar".
"I do not think so," I said.
"He is a figurehead," said Clitus, "a buffoon, possibly even an actor, one whom they tell to lead, or pretend to lead, one expendable and easily replaceable".
"Who then is first amongst the corsairs?" asked Aktis.
"That we do not know," I said, "perhaps it is Nicomachos, First Captain of Sybaris, a High Officer of Cos, Admiral of the Fleet of the Farther Islands".
"That would make sense," said Clitus.
- (Avengers of Gor)