Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 716 | On the other hand, Gorean free women often have quite long hair, in which they take great pride. |
| 5 | 717 | It is not unusual that it might reach to the back of their knees. |
| 5 | 718 | When they are enslaved it is commonly shortened, considerably. |
| 5 | 719 | There are various reasons for this, as I understand it, for example, the slave learns that she is no longer a free woman, that her hair, its length, dressing, and such, is now at the disposal of masters, that the distinction between her and the free woman is to be clearly drawn, even in a matter as simple as hair, and that the envy of the free woman is not to be aroused at the sight of hair in a slave which might be the pride of a free woman. |
| 5 | 720 | Too, the shorn hair is of value in a number of ways, not only for wigs, falls, and such, but, too, interestingly, because it makes the best cordage for catapults, far superior to common hemp, and such. |
| 5 | 721 | Too, I supposed, if one wished to alter the appearance of a free woman, or, more likely, a former free woman, for some reason, perhaps to afford her something in the nature of a disguise, her hair might be shortened. |
| 5 | 722 | Here and there wet sand clung about their bodies. |
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On the other hand, Gorean free women often have quite long hair, in which they take great pride.
It is not unusual that it might reach to the back of their knees.
When they are enslaved it is commonly shortened, considerably.
There are various reasons for this, as I understand it, for example, the slave learns that she is no longer a free woman, that her hair, its length, dressing, and such, is now at the disposal of masters, that the distinction between her and the free woman is to be clearly drawn, even in a matter as simple as hair, and that the envy of the free woman is not to be aroused at the sight of hair in a slave which might be the pride of a free woman.
Too, the shorn hair is of value in a number of ways, not only for wigs, falls, and such, but, too, interestingly, because it makes the best cordage for catapults, far superior to common hemp, and such.
Too, I supposed, if one wished to alter the appearance of a free woman, or, more likely, a former free woman, for some reason, perhaps to afford her something in the nature of a disguise, her hair might be shortened.
Here and there wet sand clung about their bodies.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )