Book 34. (7 results) Plunder of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 43 | The projects need not be mighty, of course. |
| 49 | 44 | Whether one is interested in the success of a supper, a happy outcome at the tarn races, or merely wishes to melt the heart of some aloof free woman, or such, the Initiates, humble in their holiness and concern, earnest and sympathetic, stand ready to take action, notifying the priest-kings of the matter and, if all goes well, securing a favorable result for the petitioner. |
| 49 | 45 | If all does not go well, perhaps there might be some flaw or fault in the petitioner. |
| 49 | 46 | Too, even in the best of cases, it must be admitted that the will of the priest-kings is sometimes inscrutable, even to Initiates. |
| 49 | 47 | The awesomeness of the caste of Initiates is further enhanced by the fact that they refrain from sex, devote themselves to mathematical studies, and eschew meat and beans. |
| 49 | 48 | Some Initiates dabble in signs, omens, and such, the formations of clouds, the flights of birds, the eating habits of sacred fowl, the livers of sacrificial animals, and so on, but that work, which commonly pays less well, is usually surrendered to augurs, haruspices, and such. |
| 49 | 49 | In any event, there were no Initiates present. |
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The projects need not be mighty, of course.
Whether one is interested in the success of a supper, a happy outcome at the tarn races, or merely wishes to melt the heart of some aloof free woman, or such, the Initiates, humble in their holiness and concern, earnest and sympathetic, stand ready to take action, notifying the priest-kings of the matter and, if all goes well, securing a favorable result for the petitioner.
If all does not go well, perhaps there might be some flaw or fault in the petitioner.
Too, even in the best of cases, it must be admitted that the will of the priest-kings is sometimes inscrutable, even to Initiates.
The awesomeness of the caste of Initiates is further enhanced by the fact that they refrain from sex, devote themselves to mathematical studies, and eschew meat and beans.
Some Initiates dabble in signs, omens, and such, the formations of clouds, the flights of birds, the eating habits of sacred fowl, the livers of sacrificial animals, and so on, but that work, which commonly pays less well, is usually surrendered to augurs, haruspices, and such.
In any event, there were no Initiates present.
- (Plunder of Gor, Chapter )