Book 30. (1 results) Mariners of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 34 | 57 | The View more quotes about features">features of free women, presumably so exquisite, precious, and marvelous, are not to be exhibited to common view. |
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Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 34 | 54 | The face of the slave, by law, must be naked. |
| 34 | 55 | Free women insist on that. |
| 34 | 56 | They are not to be confused with animals, with collared beasts. |
| 34 | 57 | The features of free women, presumably so exquisite, precious, and marvelous, are not to be exhibited to common view. |
| 34 | 58 | Accordingly, given the depth of their veiling, and the opacity of the common street veil, they cannot well prevail upon, or influence, the peddler or merchant, the fellow sitting behind his goods, spread upon a rug or cloth, or the stallsman, behind his counter, with the loveliness of a woman's smile. |
| 34 | 59 | To be sure, they do their best to smile with their voices, banter pleasantly, and hint with a deft word or two how astute is the tradesman, and how attractive he is, and how grateful they would be, mere weak, defenseless women, and possible beauties, should he unbend a bit and relax his adamancy by a tarsk-bit or so. |
| 34 | 60 | And sometimes, it must be mentioned, a veil might slip a little, or require some hasty, furtive, readjustment. |
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The face of the slave, by law, must be naked.
Free women insist on that.
They are not to be confused with animals, with collared beasts.
The features of free women, presumably so exquisite, precious, and marvelous, are not to be exhibited to common view.
Accordingly, given the depth of their veiling, and the opacity of the common street veil, they cannot well prevail upon, or influence, the peddler or merchant, the fellow sitting behind his goods, spread upon a rug or cloth, or the stallsman, behind his counter, with the loveliness of a woman's smile.
To be sure, they do their best to smile with their voices, banter pleasantly, and hint with a deft word or two how astute is the tradesman, and how attractive he is, and how grateful they would be, mere weak, defenseless women, and possible beauties, should he unbend a bit and relax his adamancy by a tarsk-bit or so.
And sometimes, it must be mentioned, a veil might slip a little, or require some hasty, furtive, readjustment.
- (Mariners of Gor)