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βBest time of day,β said Will.
Yes,β Horace agreed. βWhatβs for breakfast?
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Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested, but he'll make a good face of it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies.
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I'll think of something," he temporized, and Horace nodded wisely, satisfied that Halt would indeed think of something. In Horace's world, that was what Rangers did best, and the best thing a warrior apprentice could do was let the Ranger get on with thinking while a warrior took care of walloping anyone who needed to be walloped along the way. He settled back in the saddle, contented with his lot in life.
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John Flanagan (The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, #4))
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Best way then is to be waiting for them to bring Halt and the others out of that prison,β he said, almost to himself.
βThereβs only one reason I can think of that they might do that,β Umar said. βThatβs if they are going to execute them.β
Will lookd at him for several seconds before speaking. βWell, thatβs a big comfort.
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Of course you love her!" he'd replied. "She's been your best friend since you both could walk, and now she's grown up to be beautiful, talented, intelligent and witty. What's not to love about all that?
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John Flanagan (The Siege of Macindaw (Ranger's Apprentice, #6))
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Me?" he said in some surprise. "I won't be dancing! It's the bridal dance. The bride and groom dance alone!"
For one circuit of the room," she told him. "After which they are joined by the best man and first bridesmaid, then by the groomsman and the second bridesmaid."
Will reacted as he had been stung. He leaned over to speak across Jenny on his left, to Gilan.
Gil! Did you know we have to dance?" he asked. Gilan nodded enthusiastically.
Oh yes indeed. Jenny and I have been practicing for the past three days, haven't we, Jen?"
Jenny looked up at him adoringly and nodded. Jenny was in love. Gilan was tall, dashing, good-looking, charming and very ammusing. Plus he was cloaked in the mystery and romance tat came with being a Ranger. Jenny had only ever known one ranger and that had been grim-faced, gray-bearded Halt.
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John Flanagan (Erak's Ransom (Ranger's Apprentice, #7))
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Many rulers would have spent the morning complaining loudly about the cold and the discomfort, as if their complaints would actually serve to alleviate the situation and as if their attendants should be able to do something about it. Not the emperor. He accepted the situation knowing that he could do nothing to change the weather. Best to endure it without making life more difficult for those around him.
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John Flanagan (The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Ranger's Apprentice, #10))
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Gundar's smile broadened at the memory of that evening as he recalled how his rough-and-tumble sailors had stayed on their best manners, humbly asking their table companions to pass the meat, please, or requesting just a little more ale in their drinking mugs. These were men who were accustomed to cursing heartily, tearing legs off roast boar wih their bare hands and occasionally swilling ale traight from the keg. Their attempts at mingling with polite society would have made the basis of some great stories back in Skandia.
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John Flanagan (The Siege of Macindaw (Ranger's Apprentice, #6))
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Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He wonβt enjoy being bested, but heβll make a good face of it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies.
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John Flanagan (The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1))
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Gundar's smile broadened at the memory of that evening as he recalled how his rough-and-tumble sailors had stayed on their best manners, humbly asking their table companions to pass the meat, please, or requesting just a little more ale in their drinking mugs. These were men who were accustomed to cursing heartily, tearing legs off roast boar wih their bare hands and occasionally swilling ale straight from the keg. Their attempts at mingling with polite society would have made the basis of some great stories back in Skandia.
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John Flanagan (The Siege of Macindaw (Ranger's Apprentice, #6))
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Letβs get something to eat.β It was the best way he could think of to stop Horace worrying about his daughter.
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John Flanagan (Duel at Araluen (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger #3))
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And when thereβs no point to something, the best idea is not to do it.
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John Flanagan (The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, #4))
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Most of our time is spent waiting. A Ranger's best asset is patience.
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John Flanagan (The Red Fox Clan (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #2))
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She stumbled once, then again, on the uneven ground. Then she fell, a sharp stone cutting into her knee and tearing her tights. She cried out with the pain, feeling hot blood flowing down her leg. She tried to rise and failed. Her head spun. Then her stomach heaved and she was violently, helplessly sick. She knelt on hands and knees, retching until her stomach was empty and there was nothing more to throw up. Will, on Tugβs back, towered above her, watching her dispassionately as she alternately retched and sobbed. βBest thing for you,β he said finally. βNow get on your feet again.β Hating him, hating herself even more, she managed to regain her feet and lurched down the dark path toward the cabin.
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John Flanagan (The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #1))
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Let me put it this way.Β .Β .Β . Itβs not the best. Eating the bacon is a little like chewing shards of pottery. And the eggs deserved a better fate.
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John Flanagan (The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #1))
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Are you sure you wonβt lose track of me? I could just disappear in the dark . . .β βIβll do my best,β Will said. Just for a moment, he wished his friend would disappear.
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John Flanagan (Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice, #9))
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Ik ben op zoek naar een stel sterke kerels die van een potje vechten houden. Ik wil namelijk een kasteel plunderen, en ik heb begrepen dat jullie daar best goed in zijn. - Will, tegen de SkandiΓ«rs
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