Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
13
42
Suddenly, to my horror, I saw the quarry of the larl.
13
43
It was a human being, moving with surprising alacrity over the rough ground.
13
44
To my astonishment, I saw it wore the yellow cerements of the sufferer of Dar-Kosis, that virulent, incurable, wasting disease of Gor.
13
45
Without bothering to think, I seized my spear and, dragging harshly on the four-strap, brought the tarn into a sharp, abrupt descent.
13
46
The bird struck the ground between the diseased victim and the approaching larl.
13
47
Rather than risk casting my spear from the safe but unsteady saddle of the tarn, I leaped to the ground, just as the larl, furious that it had been discovered, uttered the paralyzing hunting roar and charged.
13
48
For an instant I could not move, literally.
Suddenly, to my horror, I saw the quarry of the larl.
It was a human being, moving with surprising alacrity over the rough ground.
To my astonishment, I saw it wore the yellow cerements of the sufferer of Dar-Kosis, that virulent, incurable, wasting disease of Gor.
Without bothering to think, I seized my spear and, dragging harshly on the four-strap, brought the tarn into a sharp, abrupt descent.
The bird struck the ground between the diseased victim and the approaching larl.
Rather than risk casting my spear from the safe but unsteady saddle of the tarn, I leaped to the ground, just as the larl, furious that it had been discovered, uttered the paralyzing hunting roar and charged.
For an instant I could not move, literally.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )