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| 76 | 12 | To be View more quotes about sure">sure, regardless of her dress or lack of it, the slave is expected to kneel, at least initially, in the presence of free persons, for example, when addressed, when entering rooms in which they are present, and so on, until, and if, permitted to rise. |
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| 76 | 9 | There must be no mistaking of her for a free woman. |
| 76 | 10 | If the weather is of inclement ferocity and the slave is muchly bundled against the cold she is expected to kneel immediately in the presence of free persons. |
| 76 | 11 | In this way she makes her status unmistakably clear. |
| 76 | 12 | To be sure, regardless of her dress or lack of it, the slave is expected to kneel, at least initially, in the presence of free persons, for example, when addressed, when entering rooms in which they are present, and so on, until, and if, permitted to rise. |
| 76 | 13 | Interestingly, the slave collar, which might be thought a badge of shame, is often regarded, rather, by its wearer, and certainly by men, to the jealousy, hatred, and envy of free women, as an indisputable emblem of female desirability, a token or insignia of appeal and interest, of attractiveness and allure. |
| 76 | 14 | Not just any woman is worth a collar; not just any woman is worth buying and selling, or having at your feet. |
| 76 | 15 | The collar then is, in its way, a public certification of female excellence, a mark, like the brand, of special quality. |