Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
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It took me a moment or so to understand what was happening, but, in an Ehn, it became quite clear.
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481
The dust Leg, if interested, was to bid, sight unseen, on what lay beneath the kailiauk hide.
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482
The whole thing was, in effect, a joke and a gamble.
14
483
The matter now put in a clearer light, the dust Leg, and his fellows, were delighted.
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484
He tried to walk about and peep beneath the hide and Grunt, with great apparent earnestness and seriousness, hurried about, tugging down the hide at the edges.
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485
Red savages, on the whole, are fond of jokes and gambles.
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Their jokes, to be sure, might sometimes seem a bit eccentric or rude to more civilized folk.
It took me a moment or so to understand what was happening, but, in an Ehn, it became quite clear.
The dust Leg, if interested, was to bid, sight unseen, on what lay beneath the kailiauk hide.
The whole thing was, in effect, a joke and a gamble.
The matter now put in a clearer light, the dust Leg, and his fellows, were delighted.
He tried to walk about and peep beneath the hide and Grunt, with great apparent earnestness and seriousness, hurried about, tugging down the hide at the edges.
Red savages, on the whole, are fond of jokes and gambles.
Their jokes, to be sure, might sometimes seem a bit eccentric or rude to more civilized folk.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )