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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)

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4 123 One of the guardsmen opened her mouth, not gently, and retrieved the coin, a rather large one, a tarsk bit.
4 124 Ten such coins make a copper tarsk.
4 125 A hundred copper tarsks make a silver tarsk.
4 126 The praetor placed the coin on his desk, the surface of which was some seven feet high, below the low, solid wooden bar.
4 127 The height of the praetor's desk, he on the high stool behind it, permits him to see a goodly way up and down the wharves.
4 128 Also, of course, one standing before the desk must look up to see the praetor, which, psychologically, tends to induce a feeling of fear for the power of the law.
4 129 The wooden bar before the desk's front edge makes it impossible to see what evidence or papers the praetor has at his disposal as he considers your case.
One of the guardsmen opened her mouth, not gently, and retrieved the coin, a rather large one, a tarsk bit. Ten such coins make a copper tarsk. A hundred copper tarsks make a silver tarsk. The praetor placed the coin on his desk, the surface of which was some seven feet high, below the low, solid wooden bar. The height of the praetor's desk, he on the high stool behind it, permits him to see a goodly way up and down the wharves. Also, of course, one standing before the desk must look up to see the praetor, which, psychologically, tends to induce a feeling of fear for the power of the law. The wooden bar before the desk's front edge makes it impossible to see what evidence or papers the praetor has at his disposal as he considers your case. - (Explorers of Gor, Chapter )