She knew she was, in effect, guaranteed a sale to the highest starting bid, even if no one in the entire camp cared to bid even a tarsk-bit more.
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She had not been told, of course, what the highest bid of the twenty-one bids had been.
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She had, of course, after having knelt and begged permission to speak, inquired.
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"Curiosity is not becoming in a kajira," she had been told.
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"Yes, Master," she had said.
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"You will learn on the block," she was told.
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"Yes, Master," she had said.
She knew she was, in effect, guaranteed a sale to the highest starting bid, even if no one in the entire camp cared to bid even a tarsk-bit more.
She had not been told, of course, what the highest bid of the twenty-one bids had been.
She had, of course, after having knelt and begged permission to speak, inquired.
"Curiosity is not becoming in a kajira," she had been told.
"Yes, Master," she had said.
"You will learn on the block," she was told.
"Yes, Master," she had said.
- (Prize of Gor, Chapter )