Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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33
Beyond this of course we have only the accounts of Cabot himself, brought to my attention by Smith, which we may or may not accept.
1
34
—J.
1
35
I wished that I had had longer to visit the fair, for on another occasion at another time I should have sought eagerly to examine its wares, drink at its taverns, talk with its merchants and attend its contests, for these fairs are free ground for the many competitive, hostile Gorean cities, and provide almost the sole opportunity for the citizens of various cities to meet peaceably with one another.
1
36
It is little wonder then that the cities of Gor support and welcome the fairs.
1
37
Sometimes they provide a common ground on which territorial and commercial disputes may be amicably resolved without loss of honor, plenipotentiaries of warring cities having apparently met by accident among the silken pavilions.
1
38
Further, members of castes such as the Physicians and Builders use the fairs for the dissemination of information and techniques among Caste Brothers, as is prescribed in their codes, in spite of the fact that their respective cities may be hostile.
1
39
And, as might be expected, members of the Caste of Scribes gather here to enter into dispute and examine and trade manuscripts.
Beyond this of course we have only the accounts of Cabot himself, brought to my attention by Smith, which we may or may not accept.
—J.
I wished that I had had longer to visit the fair, for on another occasion at another time I should have sought eagerly to examine its wares, drink at its taverns, talk with its merchants and attend its contests, for these fairs are free ground for the many competitive, hostile Gorean cities, and provide almost the sole opportunity for the citizens of various cities to meet peaceably with one another.
It is little wonder then that the cities of Gor support and welcome the fairs.
Sometimes they provide a common ground on which territorial and commercial disputes may be amicably resolved without loss of honor, plenipotentiaries of warring cities having apparently met by accident among the silken pavilions.
Further, members of castes such as the Physicians and Builders use the fairs for the dissemination of information and techniques among Caste Brothers, as is prescribed in their codes, in spite of the fact that their respective cities may be hostile.
And, as might be expected, members of the Caste of Scribes gather here to enter into dispute and examine and trade manuscripts.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )