"Certainly, Master," said Ellen, "—Master Mirus".
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Ellen was now much on her guard.
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Had it been a trap? A slave girl does not address a free person by their name, but will use the expressions 'Master' or 'mistress', or, sometimes, if referring to one's owner, 'my Master' or 'my mistress.
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' Similarly, in referring to a free person, one would commonly use expressions such as 'Master Publius', 'mistress Publia', and so on.
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If asked, say, her master, the slave might respond, 'My master is Selius Arconious, of Ar', or such.
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"I am not at all certain that your world is civilized," said Portus Canio.
"You recall Mirus?" he asked.
"Certainly, Master," said Ellen, "—Master Mirus".
Ellen was now much on her guard.
Had it been a trap? A slave girl does not address a free person by their name, but will use the expressions 'Master' or 'mistress', or, sometimes, if referring to one's owner, 'my Master' or 'my mistress.
' Similarly, in referring to a free person, one would commonly use expressions such as 'Master Publius', 'mistress Publia', and so on.
If asked, say, her master, the slave might respond, 'My master is Selius Arconious, of Ar', or such.
"I am not at all certain that your world is civilized," said Portus Canio.
- (Prize of Gor, Chapter )