| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | 36 | They whirled about the captive, preventing her View more quotes about escape">escape, and exulting over her, pretending to prod and torment her. |
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | 33 | I caught a glimpse, between bodies, of a naked slave writhing in a net on the dancing floor. |
| 39 | 34 | Four other slaves were dressed in such a way as to suggest that they might be slave hunters, but their costumes were such as to leave no doubt as to their own sex, and considerable charms. |
| 39 | 35 | They were on their feet and had light staffs. |
| 39 | 36 | They whirled about the captive, preventing her escape, and exulting over her, pretending to prod and torment her. |
| 39 | 37 | There was much skilled staff work in progress, the staffs often behaving in unison, circling about, changing hands, striking on the floor together, seeming to poke at the victim, to strike her and such. |
| 39 | 38 | It was a version of the dance of the netted slave. |
| 39 | 39 | Slave nets, of course, are used by many slavers, constituting standard items in their hunting equipment. |