Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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It is a matter of caste, an expression of respect for those who share their station and profession, having nothing to do with cities or Home Stones.
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7
As I stood tensely, ringed by the lances of the caravan guards, the wall of tharlarions parted to allow the approach of Mintar, of the Merchant Caste.
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8
A bejeweled, curtained platform slung between the slow, swaying bodies of two of the broad tharlarions appeared.
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9
The beasts were halted by their strap-master, and after some seconds the curtains parted.
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10
Seated inside on several pillows of tasseled silk was a mammoth toad of a man, whose head was as round as a tarn's egg, the eyes nearly lost in the folds of fat, pocked skin.
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A slender straggling wisp of hair dropped languidly from the fat chin.
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The little eyes of the merchant swept the scene quickly, like a bird's, startling in their contrast with the plethoric giganticism of his frame.
It is a matter of caste, an expression of respect for those who share their station and profession, having nothing to do with cities or Home Stones.
As I stood tensely, ringed by the lances of the caravan guards, the wall of tharlarions parted to allow the approach of Mintar, of the Merchant Caste.
A bejeweled, curtained platform slung between the slow, swaying bodies of two of the broad tharlarions appeared.
The beasts were halted by their strap-master, and after some seconds the curtains parted.
Seated inside on several pillows of tasseled silk was a mammoth toad of a man, whose head was as round as a tarn's egg, the eyes nearly lost in the folds of fat, pocked skin.
A slender straggling wisp of hair dropped languidly from the fat chin.
The little eyes of the merchant swept the scene quickly, like a bird's, startling in their contrast with the plethoric giganticism of his frame.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )