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| 15 | 237 | I View more quotes about learned">learned independently, from Ho-Tu, that this particular form of speech defect was, however, no longer in style; perhaps if it had been Sura would have been more adamant. |
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| 15 | 234 | Elizabeth, of course, was totally fluent in the language. |
| 15 | 235 | Elizabeth's accent was interesting, for it was, in effect, Tuchuk; the accent of the girls was that of Ar. |
| 15 | 236 | I noted, however, that Sura had insisted that the girls not refine their accents overly much, for it must remain clear they were barbarians; further, Virginia and Phyllis were encouraged to slur and lisp certain sounds, it being thought appealing in female slaves; on the other hand Sura, who did not slur and lisp these sounds herself, did not insist on it, for some reason, with the girls; accordingly Elizabeth, Phyllis and Virginia, not being forced to do so, did not adopt this affectation. |
| 15 | 237 | I learned independently, from Ho-Tu, that this particular form of speech defect was, however, no longer in style; perhaps if it had been Sura would have been more adamant. |
| 15 | 238 | Once Virginia had, in our compartment, with Elizabeth and Phyllis, shyly looked up at me, and asked if I knew the name of the blond guard, he with blue eyes, who came upon occasion to observe the training. |
| 15 | 239 | "Relius," said I. |
| 15 | 240 | "Oh," said she, dropping her head. |