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Book 35. (220 results) Quarry of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
32	1	What Occurred in the Apartment of Bruno of Torcadino When Bruno of Torcadino was Absent I rolled in frustration and fury, from one side to the other, naked, on my blanket, on the floor of the apartment of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
13	69	"Do you know one who calls himself Rutilius of Ar or Bruno of Torcadino?" "I encountered one spoken of as Bruno of Torcadino in Brundisium," I said, "a one-legged man".	10
29	54	What could a woman be to such a man but a slave? What such men do to us! How they treat us! How they own us! How on Earth I had dreamed of such men, and now I was on Gor, where they were abundant, helpless, in a collar! But how was it that he had come to the apartment of Bruno of Torcadino? Had Brun...	10
31	1	How Bruno of Torcadino Concluded his Afternoon "Mind this slave," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	334	"I call myself Bruno of Torcadino," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
7	52	"As he wishes," said he whom I conjectured was first amongst my abductors, "as Bruno of Torcadino".	10
7	62	"Tal, noble Bruno of Torcadino," said he whom I took to be chief amongst my abductors".	10
7	186	"I wish you well, noble Bruno of Torcadino," said he whom I took to be the leader of my abductors.	10
7	201	"Bruno, of Torcadino," said the one-legged man.	10
7	219	"I do not understand the so-called Bruno of Torcadino," said one of my abductors.	10
7	255	"I think, Master," I said, "that I understand the mystery of Adraste, the motivation of Master Bruno, and why, apparently, such a large sum of money, surprisingly, was involved".	10
7	262	Perhaps Bruno of Torcadino is a relative, and wishes to recover her, to restore her to the glories of her freedom, but, to avoid shame and scandal, wishes to do so surreptitiously.	10
17	158	It was he who had been referred to, but skeptically, as Bruno of Torcadino.	10
17	160	I did not regard the so-called Bruno of Torcadino as lightly as might have Euphrosyne.	10
18	84	"Bruno of Torcadino, the one-legged man, was your fee giver," I said.	10
21	114	"You cannot escape!" I looked back, and the one-legged man, whom I knew as Bruno of Torcadino, was now but yards away.	10
21	123	I heard the hasty striking of Bruno of Torcadino's crutch on the bridge, nearing me.	10
22	62	It seemed clear to me that the Lady Dorna, like Bruno of Torcadino and the man with the scar, though now independently, sought the former Lady Julia Leta, presumably to return her to Ar's Street of Coins, that an example might be made of her which would serve to deter others from succumbing to simil...	10
22	66	Even if the Lady Dorna were successful in her endeavor, as Bruno of Torcadino and the man with the scar had not been, at least until now, I expected she would be disappointed in the return realized on her investment of time and money.	10
25	26	"It reads," he said, "'I am owned by Bruno of Torcadino'".	10
25	27	I did not think 'Bruno of Torcadino' was his real name or his customary name, but I would use it to refer to him.	10
25	64	For what more could one ask? Clearly Bruno of Torcadino did not want me to know that he was actually in search of the Lady Julia Leta of Ar.	10
25	79	"But," continued Bruno of Torcadino, "matters moved more quickly than we had anticipated.	10
25	89	Bruno of Torcadino then hesitated, and looked to the side, as though troubled, recalling a difficult period in his life.	10
25	129	I did not know if Bruno of Torcadino knew of them or not.	10
26	1	What Occurred in the Marshes I now knelt, bound, in the bow of the small canal boat, and Bruno of Torcadino, in the stern, quietly, slowly, manipulated the single oar.	10
26	7	Bruno of Torcadino had not lit the small lantern at the prow.	10
26	17	"I am taking you with me," had said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
26	30	Some four or five Ehn past the chain, Bruno of Torcadino stopped plying the oar, and, as the small craft drifted, pulled away the canvas.	10
26	44	Bruno of Torcadino replaced the unsheathed sword which lay beside him, and resumed the oar.	10
26	57	I think that Bruno of Torcadino, assessing considerations, thought it best to do without the light.	10
26	60	"Steady," said Bruno of Torcadino, his hand on the oar.	10
26	62	"This is far enough," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
26	72	"Do not move," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
26	74	"There it is, again," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
26	79	"That is an Ul," said Bruno, "a broad-winged, claw-winged, flying tharlarion".	10
26	81	Perhaps, I thought, it is just as well that Bruno of Torcadino had refrained from lighting the small lantern on the prow of the canal boat.	10
26	83	"There is nothing here," said Bruno of Torcadino, at last.	10
26	98	Bruno of Torcadino was bringing the small craft about.	10
26	101	But scarcely had the small boat reached the wall of rence than Bruno of Torcadino's hand rested on the oar.	10
26	106	I recalled Bruno of Torcadino had said that the marshes were dangerous.	10
26	108	"Something passed," said Bruno of Torcadino, "perhaps a large tharlarion".	10
26	114	"There is nothing here," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
26	118	I turned about in the bow, to look back, past Bruno of Torcadino.	10
26	132	Bruno of Torcadino, it seems, had prematurely despaired of having been discovered in the marshes.	10
27	1	What Occurred by the Canal of the Sea Sleen "Palace Street is too open for what I have in mind," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	14	Mostly, after hobbling about a bit, scrutinizing passersby, Bruno of Torcadino would sit to the side by, or lean against, a domicile wall, that massive crutch at hand.	10
27	21	Certainly I did not think that Bruno of Torcadino manifested the pathetic image of the plausible beggar.	10
27	36	"Ah," said Bruno of Torcadino, looking to his right.	10
27	48	As they approached, an unanticipated and radical transformation took place in the demeanor of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	53	In the place of the handicapped Bruno of Torcadino, menacing and large, watchful and threatening, fierce with the great crutch, there now seemed something lost, needful, and pathetic.	10
27	58	"She is dear to me, and who will care for me?" whined Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	60	"Pity, pity, have pity," begged Bruno of Torcadino, lurching forward another pace.	10
27	63	"Be merciful, be kind," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	71	"They will not employ me, I have no friends," said Bruno of Torcadino, pathetically.	10
27	80	"Let her alone!" wailed Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	84	"She cannot speak!" said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	86	"Do not!" whined Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	88	Bruno of Torcadino put out his hand.	10
27	91	Bruno of Torcadino reached out to retrieve the crutch, but the first man kicked it several feet down the walkway.	10
27	137	As Bruno of Torcadino freed his crutch from the chest of the second man, the third man, in the moment, rose up, scrambled to the side, backed off, and drew a sword.	10
27	138	No longer did Bruno of Torcadino seem cringing and weak, helpless and frail.	10
27	142	"You may buy your life," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	151	"If you wish your life," said Bruno of Torcadino, "leave your purse and depart".	10
27	153	"The decision is yours," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	155	"But then," said Bruno of Torcadino, "I will not leave you yours".	10
27	158	Will you follow me? Will you catch me? Will you run after me?" "I will not run after you," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	164	"As you wish," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
27	166	I wanted to cry out a warning to Bruno of Torcadino, but no sound could escape my lips.	10
27	167	But Bruno of Torcadino's right hand had slipped under the half cloak he wore over his left shoulder, where, suspended by its strap, hung a short, wicked blade, his unsheathed sword.	10
27	170	I had heard just one sound, a small, swift sound, bright and quick, when Bruno of Torcadino, fiercely turned, leaning on the crutch, parried the assailant's blade, following which he thrust.	10
27	171	Bruno of Torcadino looked down, to his side, where his assailant lay on the walkway, clutching his throat, blood streaming, in gouts, a cup at a time, between his hands.	10
27	173	Then the body at the feet of Bruno of Torcadino ceased to move, and the blood subsided.	10
27	174	Bruno of Torcadino wiped his blade on the tunic of the fallen man and rehung it on its strap under his left arm.	10
27	181	My collar read, "I am owned by Bruno of Torcadino".	10
27	184	I became aware of Bruno of Torcadino standing over me.	10
27	197	I then watched as Bruno of Torcadino, kneeling on one knee, in turn, beside each of the three men, gathered in the contents of the three purses.	10
27	200	Bruno of Torcadino then, with foot and crutch, rolled the three bodies to the edge of the canal, and then, one by one, thrust them into the canal.	10
28	1	What Occurred After the Business by the Canal I was in the apartment, the domicile, of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
28	8	It was the evening of the day in which Bruno of Torcadino, at the edge of the Canal of the Sea Sleen, had recouped his finances.	10
28	10	"I must plan," said Bruno of Torcadino, standing near the door, in a just-donned long cloak.	10
28	14	Seldom did Bruno of Torcadino leave me alone.	10
28	19	The door closed, and Bruno of Torcadino had left the domicile.	10
28	22	It was not Bruno of Torcadino.	10
29	18	This morning, at the Southern Gate, Bruno of Torcadino, I at his heels, leashed, and front-braceleted, had boarded a game ship for the Skerry of Lars, not really a skerry, but a small island five pasangs out in the Tamber Gulf, five pasangs beyond the laws of Port Kar.	10
29	30	On the game ship, as it plied its way through the cold, choppy waters to the deemed "Skerry of Lars," I knelt at the knee of the seated Bruno of Torcadino.	10
29	47	"Slave," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
29	56	For what else might I have been any good? So what then might be the connection or relationship between Bruno of Torcadino and Addison Steele? It did not seem to me that there could be such a connection or relationship, but yet it must somehow exist.	10
29	62	How could Addison Steele be involved in so ugly, unworthy, and perhaps dishonorable, a project? How wrong I had been about him! And how I longed nonetheless for his touch, and the clasp of his arms! I must dismiss him from my mind! I would do so! I must! But Bruno of Torcadino, too, I was sure, desp...	10
29	63	But now I must wonder if Addison Steele had abandoned the Lady Dorna of Tharna and her possible colleague, and had joined Bruno of Torcadino, or if he was feigning the service of each, thus betraying both.	10
29	64	It did not seem likely to me that Bruno of Torcadino and the Lady Dorna of Tharna, and her possible colleague, would join forces.	10
29	74	"Free! Consider that, and fume! So Bruno of Torcadino thought so little of me that he would not even charge a tarsk-bit for my use! And that arrangement was accepted without demure as appropriate by Addison Steele!" I hated men, and wanted to kneel before them, naked, in their chains, and gratefully...	10
30	1	The Skerry of Lars; The Red-and-Yellow Enclosure; I Am Informed as to the Gambles of Blades Leashed, I heeled Bruno of Torcadino closely.	10
30	4	But I feared Bruno of Torcadino had not come to this place to beg.	10
30	26	Bruno of Torcadino stopped before more than one of these boards.	10
30	29	Bruno of Torcadino passed these tables.	10
30	55	Bruno of Torcadino took a seat on the lowest bench, and on one of the aisles.	10
30	60	"There," said Bruno of Torcadino, gesturing up and behind us, to the side, "is the box for announcers and officials".	10
30	62	"Presently," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
30	72	But Bruno of Torcadino seldom let me out of his sight.	10
30	77	"That is Alan, of the House of Hesius," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
30	93	"You are smiling," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
30	138	"It begins," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	5	"She cannot speak," said Bruno of Torcadino, "but she begs".	10
31	7	"What are you doing?" asked the fellow, for Bruno of Torcadino had lurched upward, bracing himself with the crutch, from the bench.	10
31	8	"The "Challenge Matches" are nearly done," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	12	But Bruno of Torcadino had already accessed the steps downward, toward the sand.	10
31	17	Then he added, "You are mad!" I did not fear that Bruno of Torcadino was mad.	10
31	28	One seemed angry, very angry, perhaps thinking Bruno of Torcadino's presence mocked the games.	10
31	31	Bruno of Torcadino held up a silver tarsk, which flashed in the sun, and then placed it on the judges' table.	10
31	35	Bruno of Torcadino could no longer be dismissed.	10
31	39	I knew that yesterday's looting had netted Bruno of Torcadino several coins, many of comparable value.	10
31	49	Bruno of Torcadino seemed to slip for a moment, and then recover his balance.	10
31	51	I would have been overcome with pity, save that I knew Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	62	The judge then turned to Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	63	"Do you find First Blood acceptable?" "Of course," said Bruno of Torcadino, as though gratefully.	10
31	65	Bruno of Torcadino and the acceptor of his challenge, he now descended from the stands, and a second tarsk put beside the first, stripped away their garments to the waist.	10
31	70	A second judge regarded the weapon of Bruno of Torcadino, uneasily.	10
31	80	Scarcely had the bright note of the light hammer on the small bar rang out than Bruno of Torcadino apparently lost his balance and fell at the feet of the acceptor of his challenge.	10
31	81	"First Blood," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	93	Bruno of Torcadino then hobbled, lurching, to the judges' table, and placed one of the two silver tarsks on the other.	10
31	96	To speak briefly, four men, in turn, initially assured and eager, each confident, each intending to win several tarsks at the risk of one, such stakes generously granted, responded to the challenges of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	99	Bruno of Torcadino was no longer a joke.	10
31	103	Bruno of Torcadino went to the judges' table, and scraped his winnings into his purse.	10
31	108	Bruno of Torcadino turned to face the newcomer.	10
31	110	Bruno of Torcadino regarded the man, evenly.	10
31	116	"Who is that man?" asked Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	119	"His name?" asked Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	121	"I may be able to make use of him," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	123	"How can I do that, if I am going to kill him?" asked Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	124	Silence divided the space between the judges and Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	126	"I shall not do so," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	128	"I do not advertise prowess," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	130	"Yes," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	131	A short time later Bruno of Torcadino joined me on the bench.	10
31	134	Men drew aside now as Bruno of Torcadino passed amongst them.	10
31	139	"Now," said Bruno of Torcadino, "our finances are repaired.	10
31	147	Bruno of Torcadino nodded.	10
31	151	"I do not teach," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	153	"And you yours," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	157	"Once I killed for sport," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	160	"Of course," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	162	"If you wish," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	166	"One must be ready," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	171	"Once," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	173	The blade was then returned, almost reverently, to Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	175	"I have watched your play, more than once," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	178	"Take your sword to Ar," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	182	"I wish you well," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
31	183	As the game ship, well oared, smoothly rowed, clove its way through the choppy waters toward the Southern Gate, Bruno of Torcadino spoke.	10
31	194	I would then be free of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
32	7	It was the evening of the day following our visit to the Skerry of Lars, in consequence of which Bruno of Torcadino had muchly repaired his fortunes.	10
32	16	Then Bruno of Torcadino might have been detained and questioned, and I, pending the outcome of an investigation, could have been seized and returned to the security of my cage.	10
32	22	It seemed much too early for Bruno of Torcadino to have returned from his venture to enlist cohorts.	10
32	75	Why should one waste a slave, even one as miserable and worthless as you, a shallow creature extracted from a desecrated, unloved world? I have broken in, rudely, leaving blatant evidence of a forced entry, in order to convey to Bruno of Torcadino the impression that his premises have been violated ...	10
32	79	Thus Bruno of Torcadino returns and finds you as he left you, chained to the ring, shackled and back-braceleted.	10
32	85	I wish to induce a fear in Bruno of Torcadino that he may lose you, and even that others may be interested in your acquisition, either for the procuring of information, or, as in the case of the Lady Dorna of Tharna, the removal of a witness.	10
32	88	"Bruno of Torcadino is an extremely intelligent and dangerous man," continued Addison Steele.	10
32	92	"Bruno of Torcadino," said Addison Steele, "from your earlier disappearance and silencing, realizes his immediate competition in the hunt for Adraste is likely to be both sophisticated and formidable, and he also realizes that you can recognize them.	10
32	94	I am privy to some of the plans of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
32	98	If one is on all sides, how can one help but be on the losing side, as well? Few people who knew Bruno of Torcadino, for example, I was sure, would have cared to betray him.	10
32	99	"Bruno of Torcadino," said Addison Steele, "tomorrow night, or the next night, or the next, sometime in the near future, depending on his success in gathering followers, plans an outing.	10
33	1	A Harrowing Night is Spent in the Marshes Bruno of Torcadino and I did not even have to lower our heads to pass under the chain at the Delta Gate.	10
33	3	"These craft," said Bruno of Torcadino, "are well-woven, light, and sturdy.	10
33	6	That afternoon, Bruno of Torcadino, at the market quay inside and near the Delta Gate, the Delta Market, had purchased a rence craft.	10
33	10	How often I had hoped to flee from him! It was not merely that I was leashed, but, when passersby were about, or we forded crowds, a simple cry from Bruno of Torcadino, "Stop her," or "Running slave," or such, would have put a dozen men, swift, long-legged brutes, after me.	10
33	16	Rencers commonly stand in them and pole them, but this was not practical for Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	18	The previous few nights Bruno of Torcadino had essayed this journey, as previously, in a canal boat.	10
33	31	But Bruno of Torcadino, reasoning that the considerable damage done to the Delta Gate was a demonstration of power, and an invitation to parley or confer, reasoned further that a projected meeting point must be convenient to the city.	10
33	40	I had made no effort, either by gesticulation or drawing, to convey to Bruno of Torcadino what I had glimpsed on our first trip into the marshes.	10
33	45	Certainly I did not wish to intrigue Bruno of Torcadino, nor stir his curiosity, nor confirm his speculations.	10
33	47	"We must be patient," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	53	I did not think Bruno of Torcadino's hires were now engaged in any activity.	10
33	57	"Patience, patience," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	87	"Be absolutely still, do not move," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	106	It was Addison Steele! "Do not move," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	116	"Those are the sounds of the nesting marsh kite," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	122	"The signal has been answered," whispered Bruno of Torcadino, with satisfaction.	10
33	132	"We must approach, we must hear," whispered Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	143	But it was unlikely the presence of Bruno of Torcadino had been anticipated, nor was it likely it would be welcomed.	10
33	146	Very gently, I remaining still, Bruno of Torcadino moved our rence craft closer to, but to the right side and behind, the canal boat.	10
33	188	Who knew what might note such things, what might lurk in the marshes? I recalled that Bruno of Torcadino had never entered the marshes in such a way.	10
33	247	I sensed agitation in the rence craft, behind me, for Bruno of Torcadino, as I shall continue to refer to him, stirred, angrily.	10
33	255	I was not pleased to hear this, as it suggested that the delta errands of Bruno of Torcadino, in which I perforce must accompany him, might have been remarked.	10
33	291	"Ho!" cried Bruno of Torcadino, to my dismay, his voice ringing across the water.	10
33	300	"Whatever vast intelligence resides within or speaks through the dreadful housing before me, know that I have long sought your acquaintance," called Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	309	I remembered he had some sort of relationship with Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	311	"Do not, mighty being, trust those of the sable caste," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	318	"We have much in common, mysterious intelligence," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	323	"Aim!" said the man in the boat, and I saw the crossbows of his followers align themselves, most on Bruno of Torcadino, two upon me.	10
33	343	"I work for myself, and have no colleagues," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	345	In any event, I feared that Bruno of Torcadino had made a false move.	10
33	347	"They are ignorant of the purport of their fee," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	349	"Nothing, of course," said Bruno of Torcadino, "other than the redemption of my name and the glory of contributing to so noble an end".	10
33	351	"Yes," said Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	358	I heard the cry "Fire!" almost at the same moment that Bruno of Torcadino capsized the tiny rence craft and plunged us both into the water.	10
33	359	There was a mad, incomprehensible moment in which the cold water of the marsh swirled about me and Bruno of Torcadino disappeared.	10
33	365	I was standing! The water was only to my waist! I saw no sign of Bruno of Torcadino, and I saw no sign of the metal monster, so like an aquatic tharlarion.	10
33	375	Again I saw nothing of Bruno of Torcadino nor of the metallic monstrosity which had been visible but moments ago.	10
33	430	"What of he who named himself Bruno of Torcadino?" demanded Pa-Kur of his men, who were now muchly returned to the canal boat.	10
33	463	"She will know the habits and haunts of Bruno of Torcadino," said Pa-Kur.	10
33	493	I feared for Bruno of Torcadino.	10
33	508	Why then, if its aim was so exalted and its ideals so high, was it so dreaded, feared, and shunned? "Bruno of Torcadino," said Pa-Kur, "has intruded into matters beyond his ken.	10
33	520	"Now, pretty kajira," said Pa-Kur, "you will tell us all you know of Bruno of Torcadino, his true identity, his antecedents and background, his Home Stone, his caste, his past, his business in Port Kar, his plans, how he came to the marshes tonight, what he was looking for, and what he might know of...	10
33	670	I supposed that Bruno of Torcadino had perished in the marsh.	10
34	38	My hands were then fastened behind my back in slave bracelets, and the leash of Bruno of Torcadino, which had been wrapped about my collar, was unwound, and I was led to the Golden Chain.	10
34	39	I had muchly feared they would read the collar, the leash unwound, which identified me as the property not of the Golden Chain, but of Bruno of Torcadino, but they did not do so.	10
34	41	"Yes, Master," I said, "to the one-legged man, he who calls himself Bruno of Torcadino".	10
34	43	I no longer wore the collar of Bruno of Torcadino.	10
34	44	Shortly after I had arrived at the Golden Chain, the Golden Chain's collar had been placed on my neck and Bruno of Torcadino's collar had been removed.	10
34	47	"Bruno of Torcadino bought me," I said.	10
34	80	"Where is Bruno of Torcadino?" asked Ho-Tosk.	10
34	89	"It is not clear that Bruno of Torcadino perished in the marshes," said Ho-Tosk.	10
40	335	I was now reasonably sure that Adraste was not the former Lady Julia Leta of Ar, given my adventure in the delta as the slave of he who spoke of himself as Bruno of Torcadino.	10
41	193	It was Addison Steele! Why was I startled? Was it not to be expected? Was he not a minion of Pa-Kur? Had he not been present, in the retinue of Pa-Kur, at the interview with the metal monster in the marshes? Had he not been present in the apartment of Dorna the Proud, an ally of Pa-Kur, when I had b...	10
42	149	It was Vas of Anango, and I recalled that Bruno of Torcadino had said that he might have use for him, and that he had intended to recruit men in Port Kar.	10
42	150	A moment later I was startled to see Bruno of Torcadino himself.	10
42	152	Bruno of Torcadino's sword was bloodied.	10
47	210	"Long I thought you a duplicitous mercenary, pretending to serve two competitors, Seremides, whom I then knew as Bruno of Torcadino, and Pa-Kur," I said.	10
47	280	"He was originally allied with Seremides, whom I knew as Bruno of Torcadino," I said.	10