Talbot Mundy

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Talbot Mundy,  Rung Ho! A Novel

“ Did you hear him reprimand me? By the beard of God's prophet, that is a man of men! So was his father! Now I will tell Alwa and the others that I bring a man to them! By the teeth of God and my own honor I will swear to it! His first tiger—he had never seen a tiger!—in the dark, and unexpected—caught by it, to all seeming, like a trapped man in a cage—no lamp—no help at hand, or so he thought until it was all over. And he ran at the tiger! And then, 'you come with your shoes on, Mahommed Gunga—why, forsooth?' Did you hear him? By the blood of Allah, we have a man to lead us! ”
Source: Gutenberg

Talbot Mundy,  The Dancing Girl of Gades — Chapter 6 (1925)

“ Simon muttered.
"You shall be spared the shame of not repaying Chloe—"
"S-s-sheh-eh!" Simon drew in his breath as if something had stabbed him.
"We will both of us have our will of Balbus—"
"Uh-uh! He is all powerful in Gades. If they kill, him, there will only be a worse one in his place!"
"You shall have your sesterces, and I, the key to Rome!"
"God send it! Eh, God send it!" Simon answered hopelessly. "But I think we shall all be crucified!"
"Not we!" Tros answered. "I have crucified a plan, that's all. A plan that can't be changed is like a fetter on a man's foot."
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Source: Wikisource

Talbot Mundy,  The Eye of Zeitoon (1920)

“ Colonel Lord Montdidier sahib, I offer fealty! My blood be thine to spill in thy cause! Thy life on my head—thine honor on my life—thy way my way, and God be my witness!"
"Don't be rash, Rustum Khan. Our likeliest fate is to be taken prisoner by men of your religion, who will call you a renegade if you defend Armenians. And what are Armenians to you?"
"Ah, sahib! You drive a sharp spur into an open sore! I have seen too much of ill-faith—cruelty—robbery—torture—rapine—butchery, all in the name of God! It is this last threat to the Armenians that is the final straw!
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Source: Wikisource

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