Book 25. (1 results) Magicians of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 368 | To be View more quotes about sure">sure, there was more to what Boots was saying than might be evident at first sight. |
 |
Book 25. (7 results) Magicians of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 365 | "I trust you," said Boots. |
| 23 | 366 | "It is only that I am wary of your mathematics". |
| 23 | 367 | "Have no fear," I said. |
| 23 | 368 | To be sure, there was more to what Boots was saying than might be evident at first sight. |
| 23 | 369 | It was not that I had difficulty in adding and subtracting, of course, but rather that I was not always as knowledgeable as I might be about the relative values of various coins, of numerous cities, which, of course, depended on such things as compositions and weights, and exchange rates, which might fluctuate considerably. |
| 23 | 370 | For example, if a city debases its coinage, openly or secretly, perhaps as an economy measure, to increase the amount of money in circulation, or there is a rumor to that effect, this will be reflected in the exchange rates. |
| 23 | 371 | Many Gorean bankers, not only the fellows sitting on a rug in their booth on a street, their sleen about, but also those in the palaces and fortresses on the "Streets of Coins," work with scales. |
|
"I trust you," said Boots.
"It is only that I am wary of your mathematics".
"Have no fear," I said.
To be sure, there was more to what Boots was saying than might be evident at first sight.
It was not that I had difficulty in adding and subtracting, of course, but rather that I was not always as knowledgeable as I might be about the relative values of various coins, of numerous cities, which, of course, depended on such things as compositions and weights, and exchange rates, which might fluctuate considerably.
For example, if a city debases its coinage, openly or secretly, perhaps as an economy measure, to increase the amount of money in circulation, or there is a rumor to that effect, this will be reflected in the exchange rates.
Many Gorean bankers, not only the fellows sitting on a rug in their booth on a street, their sleen about, but also those in the palaces and fortresses on the "Streets of Coins," work with scales.
- (Magicians of Gor)