Book 25. (7 results) Magicians of Gor (Context Quote)
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20
163
As she had come into the keeping of Appanius in virtue of the couching laws, she had had only one sale, that to me for a few copper tarsks.
20
164
She would, of course, recognize that a hundred pieces of gold was an incredible amount of money.
20
165
In a sense a woman is worth as much or as little as someone is willing to pay for her.
20
166
In typical markets, if it is helpful for purposes of comparison, an excellent woman, suitable, say, for the paga taverns, would sell for between one and three silver tarsks.
20
167
In such a market I thought that Phoebe would probably go for something like two or two and a half silver tarsks, and that the other girl, if her hair was grown out and her skin healed, for something like two silver tarsks.
20
168
"Mistress is very pretty," said the slave.
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169
Phoebe tossed her head, smoothing her hair about.
As she had come into the keeping of Appanius in virtue of the couching laws, she had had only one sale, that to me for a few copper tarsks.
She would, of course, recognize that a hundred pieces of gold was an incredible amount of money.
In a sense a woman is worth as much or as little as someone is willing to pay for her.
In typical markets, if it is helpful for purposes of comparison, an excellent woman, suitable, say, for the paga taverns, would sell for between one and three silver tarsks.
In such a market I thought that Phoebe would probably go for something like two or two and a half silver tarsks, and that the other girl, if her hair was grown out and her skin healed, for something like two silver tarsks.
"Mistress is very pretty," said the slave.
Phoebe tossed her head, smoothing her hair about.
- (Magicians of Gor, Chapter )