I had moved but a few steps when his voice arrested me.
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It was hard to understand the words, for those of the lonely Caste of Woodsmen do not often speak.
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"I have peas and turnips, garlic and onions in my hut," said the man, his bundle like a giant's hump on his back.
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"The priest-kings themselves," I said, "could not ask for more".
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"Then, Warrior," said the man, issuing Gor's blunt invitation to a low-caste dinner, "share my kettle".
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"I am honored," I said, and I was.
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Whereas I was of high caste and he of low, yet in his own hut he would be, by the laws of Gor, a prince and sovereign, for then he would be in the place of his own Home Stone.
I had moved but a few steps when his voice arrested me.
It was hard to understand the words, for those of the lonely Caste of Woodsmen do not often speak.
"I have peas and turnips, garlic and onions in my hut," said the man, his bundle like a giant's hump on his back.
"The priest-kings themselves," I said, "could not ask for more".
"Then, Warrior," said the man, issuing Gor's blunt invitation to a low-caste dinner, "share my kettle".
"I am honored," I said, and I was.
Whereas I was of high caste and he of low, yet in his own hut he would be, by the laws of Gor, a prince and sovereign, for then he would be in the place of his own Home Stone.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )