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As I looked at her I asked myself why she, and why not another, or why any? What would it matter if her thigh, too, should wear that graceful brand? I supposed it was mostly the institution of slavery I objected to, and that that institution was not altered if I should, as an act of foolish sentiment, free one girl. - (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter 21, Sentence #243)

They had wanted to be sold to me—or, I supposed, to any man who would take them from the hated chain of Targo. Targo seemed relieved. Clutching me by the elbow, he guided me back to the tree where the blond girl knelt chained. As I looked at her I asked myself why she, and why not another, or why any? What would it matter if her thigh, too, should wear that graceful brand? I supposed it was mostly the institution of slavery I objected to, and that that institution was not altered if I should, as an act of foolish sentiment, free one girl. She could not go with me into the Sardar, of course, and when I abandoned her, she, alone and unprotected, would soon fall prey to a beast or find herself on yet another slaver's chain. Yes, I told myself, it was foolish. "I have decided not to buy her," I said. - (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter 21)