Book 22. (7 results) Dancer of Gor (Context Quote)
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Quote
3
420
I could not stand the thought, the terrifying thought, of putting myself, in the beauty of dance, before men such as these.
3
421
I could not even dream of letting such men see me dance.
3
422
It was utterly unthinkable.
3
423
I had not even dared to show myself thusly to common men, to banal, safe, inoffensive, trivial, conquered men, men of the sort with whom I associated, men of the sort I knew.
3
424
Who knew what they might think, how they might be tempted to act, what they might be prompted to do? The man pushed the button of the tape recorder, and I danced.
3
425
The tape played for eleven minutes and seventeen seconds, its playing time.
3
426
The piece was excellent, in its melodic lines, its moods, and shifts.
I could not stand the thought, the terrifying thought, of putting myself, in the beauty of dance, before men such as these.
I could not even dream of letting such men see me dance.
It was utterly unthinkable.
I had not even dared to show myself thusly to common men, to banal, safe, inoffensive, trivial, conquered men, men of the sort with whom I associated, men of the sort I knew.
Who knew what they might think, how they might be tempted to act, what they might be prompted to do? The man pushed the button of the tape recorder, and I danced.
The tape played for eleven minutes and seventeen seconds, its playing time.
The piece was excellent, in its melodic lines, its moods, and shifts.
- (Dancer of Gor, Chapter )