Quotes by Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth

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Esca tossed the slender papyrus roll onto the cot, and set his own hands over Marcus's. "I have not served the Centurion — Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
Esca tossed the slender papyrus roll onto the cot, and set his own hands over Marcus's. "I have not served the Centurion — Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorr — Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorr — Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one. — Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one. — Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth