| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 489 | I wish to View more quotes about obtain">obtain a good night's rest". |
| 10 | 490 | "It would seem a shame," said I, "to interfere with his pleasure". |
| 10 | 491 | "If necessary," said the Forkbeard, "I will simply have him gag her with her own kirtle". |
| 10 | 492 | "Excellent," I said. |
| 10 | 493 | The Forkbeard then turned his attention to the chained female slaves in the shed. |
| 10 | 494 | Some extended their bodies to him; some turned, to display themselves, provocatively; for he was obviously a desirable master; but others affected not to notice him; though I noticed that their bodies were held beautifully as he passed, particularly should he pause to regard them; other girls, perhaps newer to their collars, shrank back against the boards, trying to cover themselves; some regarded him with tears in their eyes; some with fear; some with open hostility; others with sullen resentment; all knew that he might, like any man, own them, completely. |
| 10 | 495 | To my surprise, he stopped before a dark-haired girl who sat with her legs drawn up, her arms about them, her ankles crossed; her cheek was laid across her knees; she seemed startled that the Forkbeard stopped before her; she looked up at him, frightened, and then put her face again down, across her knees, but now her eyes were frightened, and every inch of her seemed tense. |