Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 18 | 183 | These heads were clearly trophies of a sort. |
| 18 | 184 | For example, a warrior might win favor from his daimyo or shogun by garnering heads, this understood as a proof of prowess in war. |
| 18 | 185 | In such a way one might earn promotion, land, gifts, preferments, and such. |
| 18 | 186 | I would also later learn that these heads, particularly if one of a celebrated foe, might be treasured, and kept indefinitely, the hair being carefully combed and dressed, the head being perfumed, the teeth painted black, and so on. |
| 18 | 187 | The blackness of teeth was apparently regarded as cosmetically appealing. |
| 18 | 188 | Indeed, certain beauties of the Pani, I would learn, blackened their teeth to enhance their charms. |
| 18 | 189 | To be sure, neither of the contract women of Lord Nishida, one of whom was Sumomo, who was apparently of interest to Tajima, and the other of whom was Hana, as I later discovered, I was pleased to note, had adopted this practice. |
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These heads were clearly trophies of a sort.
For example, a warrior might win favor from his daimyo or shogun by garnering heads, this understood as a proof of prowess in war.
In such a way one might earn promotion, land, gifts, preferments, and such.
I would also later learn that these heads, particularly if one of a celebrated foe, might be treasured, and kept indefinitely, the hair being carefully combed and dressed, the head being perfumed, the teeth painted black, and so on.
The blackness of teeth was apparently regarded as cosmetically appealing.
Indeed, certain beauties of the Pani, I would learn, blackened their teeth to enhance their charms.
To be sure, neither of the contract women of Lord Nishida, one of whom was Sumomo, who was apparently of interest to Tajima, and the other of whom was Hana, as I later discovered, I was pleased to note, had adopted this practice.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )