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| 7 | 51 | Lastly, the View more quotes about female">female slave is property, and such ships seldom carry cargo. |
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| 7 | 48 | But did they not court the collar? Do they not now find their fulfillment in the chains they wished to wear? But women, free or slave, are seldom allowed on the long ships, the ships of war. |
| 7 | 49 | On such ships, such as the Metioche, duty is paramount and discipline is strict. |
| 7 | 50 | On such a ship, women have no place; distraction is unacceptable; too, such women would be encumbrances, would be in the way, should an engagement ensue. |
| 7 | 51 | Lastly, the female slave is property, and such ships seldom carry cargo. |
| 7 | 52 | Too, such ships may enter battle, and the female slave, who surely has her value, such as it is, no more than other goods is to be put at risk. |
| 7 | 53 | Needless to say, at the voyages' end, such mariners, starved for the scent of perfume and the clasp of warm arms, are likely to lose little time in seeking the comforts of the taverns. |
| 7 | 54 | Girls are often sent to the wharves, when ships are due, in camisks adorned with advertising, to solicit patronage for their masters' establishments. |