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Too, several times before my purchase, I later learned, he had frequented the Gambles and familiarized himself with the bouts of several contestants, though then refraining from betting, perhaps to avoid calling attention to himself. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 31, Sentence #42)

I knew that yesterday's looting had netted Bruno of Torcadino several coins, many of comparable value. I also knew that his wagering, abetted by the runners, during the "Fencing Matches" and the "Blood Matches" had been unusually successful. He seemed to have an uncanny sense of degrees of prowess, even before the first bright contact of steel. Too, several times before my purchase, I later learned, he had frequented the Gambles and familiarized himself with the bouts of several contestants, though then refraining from betting, perhaps to avoid calling attention to himself. At this point, today, despite his remarkably successful wagering, he had not yet turned his winning slips into coins. That could be done later at the guarded money tables, if one were able, if one were alive. I suspect that he had placed but one tarsk on the table to suggest either limits to his affluence or some diffidence as to his skills. - (Quarry of Gor)