Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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There Talena watched, thrilled, as girls, several of whom she had known in the caravan, were placed on the large, rounded wooden block and sold, one by one, to the highest bidder.
11
50
"She's beautiful," Talena would say of one as the auctioneer would tug the single loop on the right shoulder of the slave livery, dropping it to the girl's ankles.
11
51
Of another, Talena would sniff scornfully.
11
52
She seemed to be pleased when her friends were bought by handsome tarnsmen, and laughed delightedly when one girl, to whom she had taken a dislike, was purchased by a fat, odious fellow, of the caste of Tarn Keepers.
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53
To my surprise, most of the girls seemed excited by their sale and displayed their charms with brazen gusto, each seeming to compete with the one before to bring a higher price.
11
54
It was, of course, far more desirable to bring a high price, thereby guaranteeing that one's master would be well-fixed.
11
55
Accordingly, the girls did their best to move the interest of the buyers.
There Talena watched, thrilled, as girls, several of whom she had known in the caravan, were placed on the large, rounded wooden block and sold, one by one, to the highest bidder.
"She's beautiful," Talena would say of one as the auctioneer would tug the single loop on the right shoulder of the slave livery, dropping it to the girl's ankles.
Of another, Talena would sniff scornfully.
She seemed to be pleased when her friends were bought by handsome tarnsmen, and laughed delightedly when one girl, to whom she had taken a dislike, was purchased by a fat, odious fellow, of the caste of Tarn Keepers.
To my surprise, most of the girls seemed excited by their sale and displayed their charms with brazen gusto, each seeming to compete with the one before to bring a higher price.
It was, of course, far more desirable to bring a high price, thereby guaranteeing that one's master would be well-fixed.
Accordingly, the girls did their best to move the interest of the buyers.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )