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Actually I had no idea of the value of the stones, and didn't know if the offer was a sensible one or not. - (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter 21, Sentence #208)

Perhaps I had once been in the trade? Actually, fifty silver tarn disks was an extremely high price, and indicated the girl was probably of high caste as well as extremely beautiful. An ordinary girl, of low caste, comely but untrained, might, depending on the market, sell for as little as five or as many as thirty tarn disks. "I will give you two of the stones from this scabbard for her," I said. Actually I had no idea of the value of the stones, and didn't know if the offer was a sensible one or not. In annoyance, looking over the rings of Targo and the sapphires which hung from his ears, I knew he would be a much better judge of their value than I. "Preposterous!" said Targo, shaking his head vehemently. I gathered that he was not bluffing, for how could he have known that I did not know the true value of the stones? How could he know that I had not purchased them and had them set in the scabbard myself? "You drive a hard bargain," I said. - (Outlaw of Gor)