Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 21 | 103 | View more quotes about perhaps">Perhaps that is why one seldom shakes hands with strangers. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 21 | 100 | There is apparently a certain order to such things, who bows first, how deeply one bows, and such. |
| 21 | 101 | On continental Gor, and the familiar islands, it is common to give the right hand, the usual weapon hand, to the other, though mariners sometimes clasp one another's wrist, in the mariner's grip, far more secure than the clasping of hands. |
| 21 | 102 | Giving the weapon hand to the other is certainly a gesture of trust. |
| 21 | 103 | Perhaps that is why one seldom shakes hands with strangers. |
| 21 | 104 | The business of bowing seemed to me to make a good deal of sense. |
| 21 | 105 | One exchanged a greeting with courtesy, and, at the same time, retained the freedom of the weapon hand. |
| 21 | 106 | Hands, too, amongst the higher Pani, are often concealed in the broad sleeves of their robes. |
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There is apparently a certain order to such things, who bows first, how deeply one bows, and such.
On continental Gor, and the familiar islands, it is common to give the right hand, the usual weapon hand, to the other, though mariners sometimes clasp one another's wrist, in the mariner's grip, far more secure than the clasping of hands.
Giving the weapon hand to the other is certainly a gesture of trust.
Perhaps that is why one seldom shakes hands with strangers.
The business of bowing seemed to me to make a good deal of sense.
One exchanged a greeting with courtesy, and, at the same time, retained the freedom of the weapon hand.
Hands, too, amongst the higher Pani, are often concealed in the broad sleeves of their robes.
- (Mariners of Gor)