Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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173
"Perhaps in the heat of the moment," I said.
13
174
"But I would suppose, after a time, that their sense of vengeance would be more than satisfied if they found you wore a collar in the north.
13
175
Indeed, I have learned from others that various women of your sort were merely publicly flogged and collared, some then to become state slaves, most to be sold out of the city, to be distributed with contempt amongst inferior markets".
13
176
"Does the proscription list not mean death?" she asked.
13
177
"Strictly," I said, "it means apprehension, but it is true, that it is commonly a warrant for death, certainly for males, and often for women, free women".
13
178
"They wanted our blood," she said.
13
179
"At the time, in the rage of the crowd, I do not doubt it," I said.
"Perhaps in the heat of the moment," I said.
"But I would suppose, after a time, that their sense of vengeance would be more than satisfied if they found you wore a collar in the north.
Indeed, I have learned from others that various women of your sort were merely publicly flogged and collared, some then to become state slaves, most to be sold out of the city, to be distributed with contempt amongst inferior markets".
"Does the proscription list not mean death?" she asked.
"Strictly," I said, "it means apprehension, but it is true, that it is commonly a warrant for death, certainly for males, and often for women, free women".
"They wanted our blood," she said.
"At the time, in the rage of the crowd, I do not doubt it," I said.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )