Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 5 | 294 | It was all I could do to View more quotes about keep">keep her from reading the scroll out loud. |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 5 | 291 | She seemed too excited to accompany us and kept reading the plastic sheet over and over. |
| 5 | 292 | That evening, having missed the fourth feeding, she returned late to the quarters I was sharing with Misk, a number of plastic scrolls in her arms which she had managed to borrow from various humans in the Nest. |
| 5 | 293 | I had saved her a bit of fungus which she chewed on while sitting in the corner raptly unrolling a scroll. |
| 5 | 294 | It was all I could do to keep her from reading the scroll out loud. |
| 5 | 295 | Even so, she would interrupt us frequently by saying, "Listen to this!" and read some passage which seemed particularly telling. |
| 5 | 296 | "There is controversy among Priest-Kings," Kusk remarked, "as to whether or not humans should be taught to read". |
| 5 | 297 | "I can see why," said I. |
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She seemed too excited to accompany us and kept reading the plastic sheet over and over.
That evening, having missed the fourth feeding, she returned late to the quarters I was sharing with Misk, a number of plastic scrolls in her arms which she had managed to borrow from various humans in the Nest.
I had saved her a bit of fungus which she chewed on while sitting in the corner raptly unrolling a scroll.
It was all I could do to keep her from reading the scroll out loud.
Even so, she would interrupt us frequently by saying, "Listen to this!" and read some passage which seemed particularly telling.
"There is controversy among Priest-Kings," Kusk remarked, "as to whether or not humans should be taught to read".
"I can see why," said I.
- (Assassin of Gor)