Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 15 | There was, extending almost the length of the hall, a pit for a "long fire," over which food was prepared for retainers. |
| 13 | 16 | On the long sides of the hall, on the north and south, there were long tables, with benches. |
| 13 | 17 | salt, in its bowls on the tables, divided men into rankings. |
| 13 | 18 | Those sitting above the salt were accorded greater prestige than those sitting below it. |
| 13 | 19 | If one sat between the salt and the high seat, one sat "above" the salt; if one sat between the salt and the entrance to the hall, one sat "below" the salt. |
| 13 | 20 | At the high-seat table, that at which the high seat sat, all counted as being "above the salt". |
| 13 | 21 | Similarly, at the tables parallel to the high-seat table, smaller tables flanking the long fire on both sides, the tables nearest the high seat counted as being above the salt, those farthest away being below the salt. |
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There was, extending almost the length of the hall, a pit for a "long fire," over which food was prepared for retainers.
On the long sides of the hall, on the north and south, there were long tables, with benches.
salt, in its bowls on the tables, divided men into rankings.
Those sitting above the salt were accorded greater prestige than those sitting below it.
If one sat between the salt and the high seat, one sat "above" the salt; if one sat between the salt and the entrance to the hall, one sat "below" the salt.
At the high-seat table, that at which the high seat sat, all counted as being "above the salt".
Similarly, at the tables parallel to the high-seat table, smaller tables flanking the long fire on both sides, the tables nearest the high seat counted as being above the salt, those farthest away being below the salt.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter )