You know, Gilan, sarcasm isn’t the lowest form of wit. It’s not even wit at all.” -Halt

Who are you, gaijin? What do you know about honor?”I’m called Chocho,’ Will said…’Chocho?’ Arisaka shouted, goaded beyond control. ‘Butterfly? Then die, Butterfly!

Maybe we should have gone with him,” he said, a few minutes after his friend was lost to sight.”Three of us would make four times the noise he will,” Halt said.Horace frowned, not quite understanding...

We will eventually have this place top notch.

You’ve always said I should have an inquiring mind,” she said. “I have. But not an interrupting one.

Halt,” said Horace, “I’ve been thinking…”Halt and Will exchanged an amused glance. “Always a dangerous pastime,” they chorused. For many years, it had been Halt’s unfailing response when Will had made the same statement. Horace...

[Will]’d barely been asleep a few minutes when Halt’s voice woke him.’Will? Are you asleep?’…’I was,’ he said, a little indignantly. ‘I’m not now.”Good,’ Halt replied, a trifle smugly. ‘Serves you right.

Anyone can make a mistake…. It’s how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.

The two girls disappeared into the stern cabin once more. Will watched them go, then asked Halt, ‘Anything you’d like me to do? Grow a beard? Learn to walk like a rooster?”If you could stop...

Gundar seemed to come to a decision. “Well, as my old mam used to say, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.”...

It sounds like a good idea so as not to waste food.

I’ll find you, Will!”Then the wind filled the big, square sail of the wolfship and she heeled away from the shore, moving faster and faster towards the northeast. For a long time after she’d dropped...

I said, names aren’t important,” he repeated. There was a silence between them for some seconds, then the Ranger said: “Do you know what is important?”Will shook his head.”Supper is important!

What is this Chocho business?’ Will muttered to himself. But his friends overheard the comment.’It’s a term of great respect,’ they chorused, and he glared at them.’Oh, shut up,’ he said.

There are always risks in battle. It’s a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.’ [said Halt].’How do you know which are the right ones?’ Shigeru asked.Halt glanced at his two younger...

You’re right, Halt,’ she said, and he nodded acklowledgement of her backing down.’Nice to hear someone else saying that for a change,’ Will said cheerfully. ‘Seems like I’ve said those words an awful lot in...

The tavern keeper, a wiry man with a sharp-nosed face, round, prominent ears and a receding hairline that combined to give him a rodentlike look, glanced at him, absentmindedly wiping a tankard with a grubby...

Last weekend gave us confidence that when we bowl like we can, we’re a very good team. If we do that again, I see no reason why we can’t be in the top 10.

I circled the site before I came in. If there’s anyone within five kilometers, I’ll eat my quiver.” Halt regarded him, eyebrow arched once more. “Anyone?””Anyone other than Crowley,” Will amended, making a dismissive gesture....

George!’ [Horace] said, the relief evident in his voice. ‘Are you all right?”No! I am not!’ George replied with considerable spirit. ‘I have a whacking great arrow stuck through my arm and it hurts like...

What the devil is Chocho?’ Will whispered.Horace’s grin broadened. ‘You are. It’s what the men call you,’ he said. Then he added, ‘It’s a term of great respect.’Behind them, Halt nodded confirmation. ‘Great respect,’ he...

If and perhaps…. The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That’s just people looking to justify their own lack of action.

Shokaku is a crane of some kind.”For lifting things?’ Will asked.’For flying. A crane is a large bird,’ she corrected him…’Seems like a logical thing for a crane to do,’ Halt mused. ‘I suppose you...

He shook his head. He didn’t know. He couldn’t tell when he had woken fully. He walked to the horses. They definitely seemed alarmed. But then, they would. After all, he had just leapt to...

The increase in U.S. exports came as a surprise and it’s good news. Export demand for U.S. cotton is very good and encouraging to the market. The U.S. exports are to go to China as...

Halt! How are you? What have you been doing? Where’s Abelard? How’s Crowley? What’s this all about?” “I’m glad to see you rate my horse more important than our Corps Commandant,” Halt said, one eyebrow...