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| 24 | 675 | She is intensely aware, of View more quotes about course">course, of their presence, in the crowds, in the tiers. |
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| 24 | 672 | Such auctions are usually held at night, when men are off work, and can come to the biddings, under torches. |
| 24 | 673 | The block tends to be illuminated and the house is much in darkness. |
| 24 | 674 | The girl, naked, in the light, exhibited, can be well seen, but she herself can see few of the buyers. |
| 24 | 675 | She is intensely aware, of course, of their presence, in the crowds, in the tiers. |
| 24 | 676 | Their sounds, their cries, their breathing, their movements, the sweat, the smells, their interest, are clearly evident to her, almost engulfing her on the block, almost like possessive hands upon her body. |
| 24 | 677 | She can then influence her sale, guided by the auctioneer's whip, only in such a way as to present herself as the most luscious slave meat she can, hoping thereby to improve her price, that she may be purchased by a more well-to-do master. |
| 24 | 678 | Yet most girls are sold for prices in similar ranges and there are few men who cannot, by spending an extra coin or two, secure the slave of their choice. |