Book 23. (1 results) Renegades of Gor (Individual Quote)
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"The first is that you feared that the high castes and the richer castes, such as the Merchants, might be less likely to be spared by the enemy, that they might be the subject of more resentment, perhaps because of envy, or perhaps that they would be particularly sought out for vengeance, on the supposition that they, presumably the more powerful castes in the city, might be most responsible for the prolongation of the siege.
"The first is that you feared that the high castes and the richer castes, such as the Merchants, might be less likely to be spared by the enemy, that they might be the subject of more resentment, perhaps because of envy, or perhaps that they would be particularly sought out for vengeance, on the supposition that they, presumably the more powerful castes in the city, might be most responsible for the prolongation of the siege.
- (Renegades of Gor, Chapter 15, Sentence #542)
Book 23. (7 results) Renegades of Gor (Context Quote)
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"I suppose not," she said, bitterly.
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540
"Why, too," I asked, "did you, a wealthy woman, of the Merchants, choose to wear artful rags, as though you might be a simple low-caste maid?" She was silent.
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"There were two reasons," I said.
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"The first is that you feared that the high castes and the richer castes, such as the Merchants, might be less likely to be spared by the enemy, that they might be the subject of more resentment, perhaps because of envy, or perhaps that they would be particularly sought out for vengeance, on the supposition that they, presumably the more powerful castes in the city, might be most responsible for the prolongation of the siege.
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543
You, on the other hand, by your disguise, so to speak, might hope to escape such a fate.
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544
Cosians would see you, you hoped, not in terms of politics, but merely in terms of loot.
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The second reason is more interesting.
"I suppose not," she said, bitterly.
"Why, too," I asked, "did you, a wealthy woman, of the Merchants, choose to wear artful rags, as though you might be a simple low-caste maid?" She was silent.
"There were two reasons," I said.
"The first is that you feared that the high castes and the richer castes, such as the Merchants, might be less likely to be spared by the enemy, that they might be the subject of more resentment, perhaps because of envy, or perhaps that they would be particularly sought out for vengeance, on the supposition that they, presumably the more powerful castes in the city, might be most responsible for the prolongation of the siege.
You, on the other hand, by your disguise, so to speak, might hope to escape such a fate.
Cosians would see you, you hoped, not in terms of politics, but merely in terms of loot.
The second reason is more interesting.
- (Renegades of Gor, Chapter 15)