"That is ten copper tarsks," had said the man last night, placing before me a bowl of sul porridge.
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I had not argued.
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I had paid him.
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"You cannot put me out!" a free woman had been crying to the proprietor of the inn, at his counter to the side.
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"You did not pay me for your last night's lodging," he told her.
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"Pay me now for that, and for tonight, or you may not remain within the inn".
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"A silver tarsk for a night's lodging!" she cried.
"That is ten copper tarsks," had said the man last night, placing before me a bowl of sul porridge.
I had not argued.
I had paid him.
"You cannot put me out!" a free woman had been crying to the proprietor of the inn, at his counter to the side.
"You did not pay me for your last night's lodging," he told her.
"Pay me now for that, and for tonight, or you may not remain within the inn".
"A silver tarsk for a night's lodging!" she cried.
- (Rogue of Gor, Chapter )