Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 496 | Theoretically, one supposes, a high bid might be made on what lay concealed beneath the hide and then the hide, the bid accepted, might be withdrawn to reveal a wench as ugly as a tharlarion, but the dust Legs knew, in the practical context, that Grunt would not do this to them. |
| 14 | 497 | They understood, in the context, that he would be sure to put something not only good, but very good, beneath that hide. |
| 14 | 498 | Similarly, since bids are almost always lower on an unseen commodity, he would be, in effect, making them a gift. |
| 14 | 499 | The dust Leg refused, with great drama, to go higher than two hides for what lay beneath the hide. |
| 14 | 500 | Grunt, he made it clear, must now either accept or reject that offer. |
| 14 | 501 | It was, of course, accepted, and Grunt, with some flair, threw off the hide. |
| 14 | 502 | Margaret, suddenly exposed, cried out with fear. |
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Theoretically, one supposes, a high bid might be made on what lay concealed beneath the hide and then the hide, the bid accepted, might be withdrawn to reveal a wench as ugly as a tharlarion, but the dust Legs knew, in the practical context, that Grunt would not do this to them.
They understood, in the context, that he would be sure to put something not only good, but very good, beneath that hide.
Similarly, since bids are almost always lower on an unseen commodity, he would be, in effect, making them a gift.
The dust Leg refused, with great drama, to go higher than two hides for what lay beneath the hide.
Grunt, he made it clear, must now either accept or reject that offer.
It was, of course, accepted, and Grunt, with some flair, threw off the hide.
Margaret, suddenly exposed, cried out with fear.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )