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| 50 | 274 | View more quotes about curiosity">Curiosity, as it is said, is not becoming in a kajira. |
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| 50 | 271 | North of the dock, amongst some of the shops, and workers' huts, I saw the high pole at which was flown the long, some yards long, unfurled, wind- whipped, scarlet triangle of silk, which I had been informed was the "ready banner," the banner that was put in place three days before departure. |
| 50 | 272 | But neither, at that time, my captor nor myself knew when it had been hoisted into place. |
| 50 | 273 | He would doubtless soon learn, whereas I, if I were to inquire of a free person, might be cuffed. |
| 50 | 274 | Curiosity, as it is said, is not becoming in a kajira. |
| 50 | 275 | Standing at the edge of the shore, I could see, across the river, some of the buildings, and the mysterious stockade, which had excited my curiosity in the past. |
| 50 | 276 | I gathered that there might be special supplies stored there, even treasure. |
| 50 | 277 | One story was that slaves were held there who were too beautiful to risk holding in Tarncamp or Shipcamp, for fear men might mutiny to claim them. |