| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 165 | At one View more quotes about point">point he lifted his finger and the music stopped, and I stopped. |
| 16 | 166 | "Do you know the use of finger cymbals?" he asked. |
| 16 | 167 | "No, Master," I said. |
| 16 | 168 | "Continue," he said. |
| 16 | 169 | And so again the music began, and again I danced. |
| 16 | 170 | Alas, I, so little trained in the art form, for an art form it is, was only too painfully aware of how far short my efforts must fall from those of a skilled performer. |
| 16 | 171 | Could I do more than squirm, and writhe, and plead with my body, for mercy? But perhaps my desperation might amuse him? Perhaps he was merely interested in registering, with bemused tolerance, the inept, pathetic strivings of an Earth-girl slave to please him, hoping not to be beaten. |