Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 395 | On Earth, as I understand it, there are certain romantic notions about, for example, that heroes may expect to "win" damsels in distress, so to speak, by the performance of certain heroic behaviors, behaviors which, for example, might bode little good to dragons, evil wizards, wicked knights, and such. |
| 6 | 396 | These damsels in distress, once rescued, are then expected to elatedly bestow their fervent affections on the blushing, bashful heroes, and so on. |
| 6 | 397 | Needless to say, in real life, to the disappointment, and sometimes chagrin, of the blushing, bashful heroes, this denouement often fails to materialize. |
| 6 | 398 | Although such notions are not unknown on gor, the average gorean tends to be somewhat more practical and businesslike than the average hero of such stories, if we may believe the stories. |
| 6 | 399 | For example, the damsel of Earth, if she found herself rescued on gor, might not have to spend a great deal of time gravely considering whether or not to bestow herself on the rescuer. |
| 6 | 400 | She might rather find her wrists, to her surprise, being chained behind her, her clothing being removed and a rope being put on her neck. |
| 6 | 401 | She might then find herself hurrying along on foot, beside his mount, roped by the neck to his stirrup. |
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On Earth, as I understand it, there are certain romantic notions about, for example, that heroes may expect to "win" damsels in distress, so to speak, by the performance of certain heroic behaviors, behaviors which, for example, might bode little good to dragons, evil wizards, wicked knights, and such.
These damsels in distress, once rescued, are then expected to elatedly bestow their fervent affections on the blushing, bashful heroes, and so on.
Needless to say, in real life, to the disappointment, and sometimes chagrin, of the blushing, bashful heroes, this denouement often fails to materialize.
Although such notions are not unknown on gor, the average gorean tends to be somewhat more practical and businesslike than the average hero of such stories, if we may believe the stories.
For example, the damsel of Earth, if she found herself rescued on gor, might not have to spend a great deal of time gravely considering whether or not to bestow herself on the rescuer.
She might rather find her wrists, to her surprise, being chained behind her, her clothing being removed and a rope being put on her neck.
She might then find herself hurrying along on foot, beside his mount, roped by the neck to his stirrup.
- (Renegades of Gor, Chapter )