Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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I had been the object of one such voyage, he, apparently, of another.
3
119
I had little time for speculation, however, as I was trying to bear up under an arduous schedule which seemed designed to force me to become a Gorean in a matter of weeks or perhaps see me die in the attempt.
3
120
But I enjoyed those weeks, as one is likely to when learning and developing oneself, though to what end I was still ignorant.
3
121
I met many Goreans, other than Torm, in these weeks—free Goreans, mostly of the caste of Scribes and the caste of Warriors.
3
122
The Scribes, of course, are the scholars and clerks of Gor, and there are divisions and rankings within the group, from simple copiers to the savants of the city.
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I had seen few women, but knew that they, when free, were promoted or demoted within the caste system according to the same standards and criteria as the men, although this varied, I was told, considerably from city to city.
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On the whole, I liked the people I met, and I was confident that they were largely of Earth stock, that their ancestors had been brought to the planet in Voyages of Acquisition.
I had been the object of one such voyage, he, apparently, of another.
I had little time for speculation, however, as I was trying to bear up under an arduous schedule which seemed designed to force me to become a Gorean in a matter of weeks or perhaps see me die in the attempt.
But I enjoyed those weeks, as one is likely to when learning and developing oneself, though to what end I was still ignorant.
I met many Goreans, other than Torm, in these weeks—free Goreans, mostly of the caste of Scribes and the caste of Warriors.
The Scribes, of course, are the scholars and clerks of Gor, and there are divisions and rankings within the group, from simple copiers to the savants of the city.
I had seen few women, but knew that they, when free, were promoted or demoted within the caste system according to the same standards and criteria as the men, although this varied, I was told, considerably from city to city.
On the whole, I liked the people I met, and I was confident that they were largely of Earth stock, that their ancestors had been brought to the planet in Voyages of Acquisition.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )