Book 27. (1 results) Prize of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 27 | 2466 | View more quotes about another">Another form of hobble fastens one ankle some inches above the other. |
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Book 27. (7 results) Prize of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 27 | 2463 | Since the device is of rude iron and the plates are closely joined, hinged at one side and locked at the other, movement can abrade the ankle. |
| 27 | 2464 | A slave or prisoner so hobbled is for most practical purposes immobilized. |
| 27 | 2465 | Commonly one does not move in such a device. |
| 27 | 2466 | Another form of hobble fastens one ankle some inches above the other. |
| 27 | 2467 | Thus both feet cannot be placed on the ground at the same time. |
| 27 | 2468 | Such a device then immobilizes a slave even more effectively than the straight-plated variety in which Ellen was placed. |
| 27 | 2469 | The point of Ellen's hobbles, she supposed, was to permit a slave enough movement to serve about a camp, perhaps to prepare food and such. |
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Since the device is of rude iron and the plates are closely joined, hinged at one side and locked at the other, movement can abrade the ankle.
A slave or prisoner so hobbled is for most practical purposes immobilized.
Commonly one does not move in such a device.
Another form of hobble fastens one ankle some inches above the other.
Thus both feet cannot be placed on the ground at the same time.
Such a device then immobilizes a slave even more effectively than the straight-plated variety in which Ellen was placed.
The point of Ellen's hobbles, she supposed, was to permit a slave enough movement to serve about a camp, perhaps to prepare food and such.
- (Prize of Gor)