Book 27. (1 results) Prize of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 24 | 76 | View more quotes about whereas">Whereas following on the left, which is usual, may be a simple matter of gratuitous custom, it might also be noted that this arrangement may have a darker origin. |
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Book 27. (7 results) Prize of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 24 | 73 | Swiftly she fell into place behind him, heeling him, behind his left shoulder, but, given the press of the crowd, much more closely than would normally be the case. |
| 24 | 74 | A slave girl's heeling distance is a function of a particular situation, of local circumstances, so to speak. |
| 24 | 75 | In an open area a girl will normally heel three to five paces behind, normally on the left. |
| 24 | 76 | Whereas following on the left, which is usual, may be a simple matter of gratuitous custom, it might also be noted that this arrangement may have a darker origin. |
| 24 | 77 | If objects are to be handed to a man, say, a warrior, such as a buckler, or barbed war net, this transfer of articles from the left is not likely to discommode or encumber the most common weapon hand which is, of course, the right. |
| 24 | 78 | On the other hand, it is thought that following on the left is generally a position of less dignity, and thus appropriate for animals, including slaves. |
| 24 | 79 | A consideration favoring this possibility is that left-handed Goreans will also, commonly, have their sleen, their slaves, and such, follow on the left. |
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Swiftly she fell into place behind him, heeling him, behind his left shoulder, but, given the press of the crowd, much more closely than would normally be the case.
A slave girl's heeling distance is a function of a particular situation, of local circumstances, so to speak.
In an open area a girl will normally heel three to five paces behind, normally on the left.
Whereas following on the left, which is usual, may be a simple matter of gratuitous custom, it might also be noted that this arrangement may have a darker origin.
If objects are to be handed to a man, say, a warrior, such as a buckler, or barbed war net, this transfer of articles from the left is not likely to discommode or encumber the most common weapon hand which is, of course, the right.
On the other hand, it is thought that following on the left is generally a position of less dignity, and thus appropriate for animals, including slaves.
A consideration favoring this possibility is that left-handed Goreans will also, commonly, have their sleen, their slaves, and such, follow on the left.
- (Prize of Gor)