Book 20. (1 results) Players of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 16 | 1055 | View more quotes about several">Several of those in the hall gasped. |
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Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 16 | 1052 | His anger now was like the stirring of a beast beneath ice, whose shape may be vaguely seen below, giving some hint of the force and danger lurking in the depths. |
| 16 | 1053 | "We shall play," said he, "not for the mere use of the female, but for her ownership, to see whose collar it will be that shall be locked upon her throat. |
| 16 | 1054 | Further, the life of he who loses shall be forfeit to the victor, to be done with as he pleases". |
| 16 | 1055 | Several of those in the hall gasped. |
| 16 | 1056 | "But he is a free man," protested one. |
| 16 | 1057 | It is one thing to play for a female, of course, for Goreans tend to regard such as fit for spoils and loot, particularly if they should be, to begin with, naught but properties, mere chattels, but it is quite another to set free males at stake. |
| 16 | 1058 | Temenides did not respond to this protest. |
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His anger now was like the stirring of a beast beneath ice, whose shape may be vaguely seen below, giving some hint of the force and danger lurking in the depths.
"We shall play," said he, "not for the mere use of the female, but for her ownership, to see whose collar it will be that shall be locked upon her throat.
Further, the life of he who loses shall be forfeit to the victor, to be done with as he pleases".
Several of those in the hall gasped.
"But he is a free man," protested one.
It is one thing to play for a female, of course, for Goreans tend to regard such as fit for spoils and loot, particularly if they should be, to begin with, naught but properties, mere chattels, but it is quite another to set free males at stake.
Temenides did not respond to this protest.
- (Players of Gor)