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| 21 | 581 | It was a placatory gesture, in its way an appeal for lenience, or View more quotes about mercy">mercy. |
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| 21 | 578 | The symbolism of this is obvious. |
| 21 | 579 | Too, it stirs the female in the slave. |
| 21 | 580 | Finding herself under the continuing regard of Aemilianus the former Lady Publia, her charade of pretended freedom over, wisely spread her knees. |
| 21 | 581 | It was a placatory gesture, in its way an appeal for lenience, or mercy. |
| 21 | 582 | But, too, she had little doubt, at least in her case, of the bondage to which she, if permitted to live, would be likely to be consigned. |
| 21 | 583 | She was thus hopefully proffering herself. |
| 21 | 584 | Too, she understood, clearly, from his gaze, that this gesture or attitude, or posture, was expected of her by Aemilianus. |