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| 13 | 165 | I am not View more quotes about sure">sure why that is, but it seems to be another way of drawing a distinction between slave and free. |
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| 13 | 162 | Did I not know the differences between such as I and such as she? Was I not such that I would at best be privileged to serve her deferentially at table—briefly tunicked, were men present, were she a thoughtful hostess, for their pleasure—my head down, not meeting her eyes, not even daring to speak to her? Or perhaps one such as she might have me serve garbed in a long, sleeveless, demurely white serving gown, my hair bound back, that I not be too distractive to the males, save perhaps for the collar on my neck. |
| 13 | 163 | She would not wish to remove the collar, of course, but, too, she must know its effect on males, that it says that she who wears it is kajira, in effect, theirs. |
| 13 | 164 | Most slave garments, incidentally, are sleeveless. |
| 13 | 165 | I am not sure why that is, but it seems to be another way of drawing a distinction between slave and free. |
| 13 | 166 | I suppose it has to do with the baring of flesh, which is regarded not only as acceptable for a slave, but, in the case of an animal, which she is, appropriate. |
| 13 | 167 | It is also a way of helping the slave keep in mind that she is a slave. |
| 13 | 168 | The contrast with the robes of concealment is obvious. |