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| 16 | 198 | View more quotes about suddenly">Suddenly Lady Claudia flung her body across that of the slave, as though she would protect her from me. |
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| 16 | 195 | Slaves, as is well known, are on the whole far more loving and compassionate than free women. |
| 16 | 196 | That is probably because they are so much more female than the free woman. |
| 16 | 197 | "We must hang her on the spear," I said, jocularly. |
| 16 | 198 | Suddenly Lady Claudia flung her body across that of the slave, as though she would protect her from me. |
| 16 | 199 | It was a touching gesture, I thought. |
| 16 | 200 | To be sure, it was a little silly. |
| 16 | 201 | I could fling her a dozen feet away at my will, or, if I wished, with a judicious blow, little more than a quick tap on the diaphragm, have her instantly on her back helpless, gasping for breath. |