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| 21 | 342 | "There was no crime then," she said, "in my appearing in View more quotes about public">public as I did, even though, say, I wore but a single layer and my calves, ankles and feet were bared". |
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| 21 | 339 | On the other hand, as you know, there are statutes prescribing certain standards of decorum for free women. |
| 21 | 340 | For example, they may not appear naked in the streets, as may slaves. |
| 21 | 341 | Indeed, a free woman who appears in public in violation of these standards of decorum, for example, with her arms or legs too much bared, may be made a slave". |
| 21 | 342 | "There was no crime then," she said, "in my appearing in public as I did, even though, say, I wore but a single layer and my calves, ankles and feet were bared". |
| 21 | 343 | "Whether the degree of your exposure was sufficient to violate the codes of decorum is a subtle point," said Aemilianus, "but I will not press it". |
| 21 | 344 | "Surely many low-caste girls go about with only as much, or even less," she said. |
| 21 | 345 | "But you are of the Merchants," said Aemilianus, smiling. |