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Is it a joke? Is it a way of preparing punishment for them? Too, they want their masters, who are in fact their masters, to be their masters. - (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter 25, Sentence #1278)

Many slaves, almost all slaves, I would suppose, would regard addressing the master by his name as improper, and as a lapse in deference; they would not only be reluctant to avail themselves of such a liberty, but would be distinctly uneasy and unhappy about it, and would much rather not do it. It suggests an equality which by no means exists in fact. It is like speaking a lie. Is it a joke? Is it a way of preparing punishment for them? Too, they want their masters, who are in fact their masters, to be their masters. In passing one might note that the slave addresses all free men as 'Master' and all free women as 'Mistress'. Needless to say, this form of deference is commonly required of slaves. Its omission is ordinarily dealt with severely. - (Mercenaries of Gor)