Book 31. (7 results) Conspirators of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 35 | 235 | "'Unintentionally'?" he View more quotes about smiled">smiled. |
| 35 | 236 | "It is important," I said, "for the patron to win occasionally, else he might abandon the game, or grow suspicious". |
| 35 | 237 | "And how," he asked, "does the house obtain its advantage? Are there apertures in the ceiling through which an accomplice, perhaps with a glass, might somehow signal the house's player, are there loitering observers nearby, in a position to read cards, and convey signals?" "I do not think so," I said. |
| 35 | 238 | "The advantage then," he said, "lies in the cards themselves". |
| 35 | 239 | "That is my understanding," I said. |
| 35 | 240 | "But I did not, personally, attend on the far tables". |
| 35 | 241 | "There would be calls for new decks, sealed decks," he said. |
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"'Unintentionally'?" he smiled.
"It is important," I said, "for the patron to win occasionally, else he might abandon the game, or grow suspicious".
"And how," he asked, "does the house obtain its advantage? Are there apertures in the ceiling through which an accomplice, perhaps with a glass, might somehow signal the house's player, are there loitering observers nearby, in a position to read cards, and convey signals?" "I do not think so," I said.
"The advantage then," he said, "lies in the cards themselves".
"That is my understanding," I said.
"But I did not, personally, attend on the far tables".
"There would be calls for new decks, sealed decks," he said.
- (Conspirators of Gor)