Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 152 | I decided to wait. |
| 3 | 153 | I did learn, casually from a Scribe, not Torm, that slaves were not permitted to impart instruction to a free man, since it would place him in their debt, and nothing was owed to a slave. |
| 3 | 154 | If it was in my power, I resolved to do what I could to abolish what seemed to me a degrading condition. |
| 3 | 155 | I once talked to my father about the matter, and he merely said that there were many things on Gor worse than the lot of slavery, particularly that of a Tower slave. |
| 3 | 156 | * * * * Without warning, with blinding speed, the bronze-headed spear flew toward my breast, the heavy shaft blurred like a comet's tail behind it. |
| 3 | 157 | I twisted, and the blade cut my tunic cleanly, creasing the skin with a line of blood as sharp as a razor. |
| 3 | 158 | It sunk eight inches into the heavy wooden beams behind me. |
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I decided to wait.
I did learn, casually from a Scribe, not Torm, that slaves were not permitted to impart instruction to a free man, since it would place him in their debt, and nothing was owed to a slave.
If it was in my power, I resolved to do what I could to abolish what seemed to me a degrading condition.
I once talked to my father about the matter, and he merely said that there were many things on Gor worse than the lot of slavery, particularly that of a Tower slave.
* * * * Without warning, with blinding speed, the bronze-headed spear flew toward my breast, the heavy shaft blurred like a comet's tail behind it.
I twisted, and the blade cut my tunic cleanly, creasing the skin with a line of blood as sharp as a razor.
It sunk eight inches into the heavy wooden beams behind me.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )