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On the other hand, near the head of the table, were the places, side by side, occupied by Florian and Miles, who, I took it, from their position at the table, and other indications, stood high in the holding. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 40, Sentence #43)

Would one discuss such matters with verr or kaiila? But what if a verr or kaiila, or, say, a sleen, might be in such-and-such a place, or vicinity, and overhear such matters? How could they be blamed for what they might accidentally hear? The job of the beast then, if it should be interested in such matters, however improperly, is to see to it that it places itself in a position where there is something to hear, however accidentally. Accordingly, I began to crawl, bit by bit, toward the head of the table. The captain's chair, at the head of the table, was empty, because the master of the holding, Bosk, of Port Kar, was at sea. On the other hand, near the head of the table, were the places, side by side, occupied by Florian and Miles, who, I took it, from their position at the table, and other indications, stood high in the holding. The motivation for my crawling forward, toward the head of the table, was that I had heard that the Alexia, one of the ships of Bosk of Port Kar, had recently anchored in the arsenal harbor, just this afternoon, from far Bazi, bearing tea, as the enterprises of Bosk of Port Kar were varied and widely flung. A newcomer, one I did not recognize, in the rimless cap common to mariners, had just been admitted to the hall and had been called to the head of the table. I took him to be most likely the captain, or a captain's officer, from the Alexia. - (Quarry of Gor)