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| 23 | 20 | Much depends, of View more quotes about course">course, on her remaining the preferred slave. |
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| 23 | 17 | The slave's best defense against discrimination and abuse, of course, is to endeavor to be so prized by the master that her sister slaves fear to attack her, steal her food, and such. |
| 23 | 18 | A mere hint dropped by a preferred slave may bring a rival to the whipping ring, something the rival is not likely to soon forget. |
| 23 | 19 | The favorite, incidentally, is not likely to be "first girl," that slave placed in charge of the others in the house, but she may nonetheless exercise considerable power, and candidates for "first girl" are likely to cultivate her favor. |
| 23 | 20 | Much depends, of course, on her remaining the preferred slave. |
| 23 | 21 | If a new slave should usurp her place at the master's slave ring, her life may become a misery, particularly if she is not popular with her sister slaves, is perceived as having abused her power, and so on. |
| 23 | 22 | Saru shook her head, pathetically, frightened. |
| 23 | 23 | I saw she was reluctant to approach Pertinax, which was not surprising, given certain occurrences of the preceding evening, near the stable. |