Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 15 | 237 | He then View more quotes about held">held his hands at the level of his chest, with his index fingers pointing forward and the other fingers closed. |
| 15 | 238 | He drew back his right hand, to the right, some inches, and then he brought it forward again, the index finger still extended, and moved it over his left hand. |
| 15 | 239 | The first portion of this sign means "time," and the second portion indicates, presumably, the forward movement of time. |
| 15 | 240 | Literally this sign, in both its portions, indicates "future," but it is used also for "good-bye," the rationale being perhaps similar to that in locutions such as 'I'll be seeing you' or 'Until we meet again'. |
| 15 | 241 | The sign for past, incidentally, is also the sign for "before". |
| 15 | 242 | The sign for "time," predictably, enters into the sign for "before," but, in this case, it is followed by the thrusting forth and drawing back of the right hand. |
| 15 | 243 | This is perhaps to suggest moving backward in time. |
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He then held his hands at the level of his chest, with his index fingers pointing forward and the other fingers closed.
He drew back his right hand, to the right, some inches, and then he brought it forward again, the index finger still extended, and moved it over his left hand.
The first portion of this sign means "time," and the second portion indicates, presumably, the forward movement of time.
Literally this sign, in both its portions, indicates "future," but it is used also for "good-bye," the rationale being perhaps similar to that in locutions such as 'I'll be seeing you' or 'Until we meet again'.
The sign for past, incidentally, is also the sign for "before".
The sign for "time," predictably, enters into the sign for "before," but, in this case, it is followed by the thrusting forth and drawing back of the right hand.
This is perhaps to suggest moving backward in time.
- (Savages of Gor)