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| 21 | 22 | View more quotes about first">First girls are common when there are many slaves in a group, or household. |
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| 21 | 19 | She had been lashed. |
| 21 | 20 | She had tied a narrow, folded strip of cloth about her head, to hold back her hair and keep sweat from her eyes. |
| 21 | 21 | This could be interpreted as a talmit, which is a common sign of a first girl, the girl in charge of other female slaves, who usually reports directly to a master. |
| 21 | 22 | First girls are common when there are many slaves in a group, or household. |
| 21 | 23 | They keep the other girls in order, assign tasks, settle disputes, and such. |
| 21 | 24 | Many masters, if several girls are involved, do not care to involve themselves in such matters. |
| 21 | 25 | It is enough for him to issue instructions to the first girl, usually in the morning, as she kneels before him, and she, according to her lights and biases, her choices and favorites, sees to their implementation. |