Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 6 | 119 | Such a girl, after a dance, may snatch up dozens of gold pieces from the sand, putting them in her silk, scurrying back to her master. |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 6 | 116 | The true dancing girl, who has a great aptitude for such matters, and years of experience, is a marvel to behold, for she seems always different, subtle and surprising. |
| 6 | 117 | Some of these girls, interestingly, are not even particularly beautiful, though in the dance they become so. |
| 6 | 118 | I expect a great deal has to do with the girl's sensitivity to her audience, with her experience in playing to, and interacting with, different audiences, teasing and delighting them in different ways, making them think they will be disappointed, or that she is poor, and then suddenly, by contrast, startling them, astonishing them and driving them wild with the madness of their desire for her. |
| 6 | 119 | Such a girl, after a dance, may snatch up dozens of gold pieces from the sand, putting them in her silk, scurrying back to her master. |
| 6 | 120 | Suddenly the girls stopped dancing, and the Musicians stopped playing; even those at the table stopped laughing and talking. |
| 6 | 121 | There was a long, incredibly weird, horrifying scream, coming from far away, and yet seeming to penetrate the very stones of the hall where we enjoyed ourselves. |
| 6 | 122 | "Play," ordered Ho-Tu, to the Musicians. |
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The true dancing girl, who has a great aptitude for such matters, and years of experience, is a marvel to behold, for she seems always different, subtle and surprising.
Some of these girls, interestingly, are not even particularly beautiful, though in the dance they become so.
I expect a great deal has to do with the girl's sensitivity to her audience, with her experience in playing to, and interacting with, different audiences, teasing and delighting them in different ways, making them think they will be disappointed, or that she is poor, and then suddenly, by contrast, startling them, astonishing them and driving them wild with the madness of their desire for her.
Such a girl, after a dance, may snatch up dozens of gold pieces from the sand, putting them in her silk, scurrying back to her master.
Suddenly the girls stopped dancing, and the Musicians stopped playing; even those at the table stopped laughing and talking.
There was a long, incredibly weird, horrifying scream, coming from far away, and yet seeming to penetrate the very stones of the hall where we enjoyed ourselves.
"Play," ordered Ho-Tu, to the Musicians.
- (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 6)