"John Norman - Gor 25 - Magicians of Gor" - читать интересную книгу автора (Norman John)

тАЬA handsome fellow,тАЭ I said.

тАЬThe handsomest man in all Ar,тАЭ said the merchant. тАЬFree women swoon at his feet.тАЭ

тАЬAnd what of slaves?тАЭ asked Marcus, irritably, scowling at Phoebe.

тАЬI swoon at your feet, Master,тАЭ she smiled, putting down her head.

тАЬYou may kneel and clean them with your tongue,тАЭ said Marcus, angrily.

тАЬYes, Master,тАЭ she said, and fell to her knees, putting down her head.

тАЬThe appearance of Milo in a drama assures its success,тАЭ said the merchant.

тАЬHe is popular,тАЭ I said.

тАЬParticularly with the women,тАЭ he said.

тАЬI can understand that,тАЭ I said.

(pg. 12) тАЬSome men do not even care for him,тАЭ said the merchant, and I gathered he might be one of them.

тАЬI can understand that,тАЭ I said. I was not certain that I was enthusiastic about Milo either. Perhaps it was merely
that I suspected that Milo might be even more handsome than I.

тАЬI wish you well,тАЭ said the merchant.

тАЬPerhaps Milo serves, too, in capacities other than that of as actor,тАЭ I said.

тАЬWhat did you have in mind?тАЭ asked the merchant.

тАЬNothing,тАЭ I said.

тАЬIt is Milo,тАЭ whispered one free woman to another. They were together, veiled.

тАЬLet us hurry after him, to catch a glimpse of him,тАЭ said one of them.

тАЬDo not be shameless!тАЭ chided the first.

тАЬWe are veiled,тАЭ the second reminded her.
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тАЬLet us hurry,тАЭ urged the first then, and the two pressed forward, through the crowd, after the purple-clad
figure.

тАЬFellows as handsome as he,тАЭ complained the merchant, тАЬshould be forced to go veiled in public.тАЭ

тАЬPerhaps,тАЭ I granted him. Free women in most of the high cities of Gor, particularly those of higher caste, go
veiled in public. Also they commonly wear the robes of concealment which cover them, in effect, from head to
toe. Even gloves are often worn. There are many reasons for this, having to do with modesty, security, and such.
Slave girls, on the other hand, are commonly scandalously clad, if clad at all. Typically their garments, if they