Book 30. (7 results) Mariners of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 161 | The fear in her face confirmed this speculation. |
| 3 | 162 | "Do not betray me," she begged. |
| 3 | 163 | "I shall have to think about it," I said. |
| 3 | 164 | "I was of high caste, of high family, of position and importance, of influence, wealth, and power, and now," she sobbed, "I have this!" Her eyes filled with tears, and she put the fingers of her right hand to the flat, sturdy, metal band which closely encircled her throat. |
| 3 | 165 | How lovely such devices are, closely clasping and locked, on the neck of a female! How they enhance a woman's beauty! What she said was surely true, and she, in the company of the Ubara, Talena of Ar, was an arch collaborator with the occupation forces in Ar. |
| 3 | 166 | She, and many others like her, both men and women, had been involved in the conspiracy by means of which Ar had fallen, in the opening of Ar's gates, in the razing of her walls, in the machinations by means of which Ar had been subdued and looted for months. |
| 3 | 167 | She, as others who were confidantes of the Ubara, had become rich in the profiteering attendant on the occupation, as in controlling the supply and distribution of goods, in private marketing, in illicit trade, in the peddling of influence, and the selling of favors. |
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The fear in her face confirmed this speculation.
"Do not betray me," she begged.
"I shall have to think about it," I said.
"I was of high caste, of high family, of position and importance, of influence, wealth, and power, and now," she sobbed, "I have this!" Her eyes filled with tears, and she put the fingers of her right hand to the flat, sturdy, metal band which closely encircled her throat.
How lovely such devices are, closely clasping and locked, on the neck of a female! How they enhance a woman's beauty! What she said was surely true, and she, in the company of the Ubara, Talena of Ar, was an arch collaborator with the occupation forces in Ar.
She, and many others like her, both men and women, had been involved in the conspiracy by means of which Ar had fallen, in the opening of Ar's gates, in the razing of her walls, in the machinations by means of which Ar had been subdued and looted for months.
She, as others who were confidantes of the Ubara, had become rich in the profiteering attendant on the occupation, as in controlling the supply and distribution of goods, in private marketing, in illicit trade, in the peddling of influence, and the selling of favors.
- (Mariners of Gor, Chapter )