"I doubt," I said to Targo, "that she is worth more than fifty".
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Targo seemed stunned.
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He looked at me with a new respect.
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Perhaps I had once been in the trade? Actually, fifty silver tarn disks was an extremely high price, and indicated the girl was probably of high caste as well as extremely beautiful.
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An ordinary girl, of low caste, comely but untrained, might, depending on the market, sell for as little as five or as many as thirty tarn disks.
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"I will give you two of the stones from this scabbard for her," I said.
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Actually I had no idea of the value of the stones, and didn't know if the offer was a sensible one or not.
"I doubt," I said to Targo, "that she is worth more than fifty".
Targo seemed stunned.
He looked at me with a new respect.
Perhaps I had once been in the trade? Actually, fifty silver tarn disks was an extremely high price, and indicated the girl was probably of high caste as well as extremely beautiful.
An ordinary girl, of low caste, comely but untrained, might, depending on the market, sell for as little as five or as many as thirty tarn disks.
"I will give you two of the stones from this scabbard for her," I said.
Actually I had no idea of the value of the stones, and didn't know if the offer was a sensible one or not.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )