KING OF DARK CHAMBER
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it better policy to recede; some went to the right, others made a rush to the left: how can you call that a fight?
First Citizen
They had no eye to real fighting—each had his eye on the others.
Second Citizen
Each was thinking, "Why should I die to enable others to reap the harvest?"
Third Citizen
But you must all admit that Kanchi fought like a real hero.
First Citizen
He for a long time after his defeat seemed loth to acknowledge himself beaten.