Book 2. (7 results) Outlaw of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 15 | Whether or not there were male slaves I could not well judge, for the collars would have been hidden by the gray robes. |
| 8 | 16 | There is no distinctive garment for a male slave on Gor, since, as it is said, it is not well for them to discover how numerous they are. |
| 8 | 17 | The purpose, incidentally, of the brief garment of the female slave is not simply to mark out the girl in bondage but, in exposing her charms, to make her, rather than her free sister, the favored object of raids on the part of roving tarnsmen. |
| 8 | 18 | Whereas there is status in the capture of a free woman, there is less risk in the capture of a slave; the pursuit is never pressed as determinedly in their cases, and one does not have to imperil one's life for a girl who might, once the Robes of Concealment have been cast off, turn out to have the face of an urt and the temper of a sleen. |
| 8 | 19 | Perhaps I was most startled on the silent streets of Tharna by the free women. |
| 8 | 20 | They walked in this city unattended, with an imperious step, the men of Tharna moving to let them pass—in such a way that they never touched. |
| 8 | 21 | Each of these women wore resplendent Robes of Concealment, rich in color and workmanship, standing out among the drab garments of the men, but instead of the veil common with such robes the features of each were hidden behind a mask of silver. |
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Whether or not there were male slaves I could not well judge, for the collars would have been hidden by the gray robes.
There is no distinctive garment for a male slave on Gor, since, as it is said, it is not well for them to discover how numerous they are.
The purpose, incidentally, of the brief garment of the female slave is not simply to mark out the girl in bondage but, in exposing her charms, to make her, rather than her free sister, the favored object of raids on the part of roving tarnsmen.
Whereas there is status in the capture of a free woman, there is less risk in the capture of a slave; the pursuit is never pressed as determinedly in their cases, and one does not have to imperil one's life for a girl who might, once the Robes of Concealment have been cast off, turn out to have the face of an urt and the temper of a sleen.
Perhaps I was most startled on the silent streets of Tharna by the free women.
They walked in this city unattended, with an imperious step, the men of Tharna moving to let them pass—in such a way that they never touched.
Each of these women wore resplendent Robes of Concealment, rich in color and workmanship, standing out among the drab garments of the men, but instead of the veil common with such robes the features of each were hidden behind a mask of silver.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )