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USO DI "TAL" NEI LIBRI DI NORMAN
01 - TARNSMAN OF GOR
Nessun uso.
02 - OUTLAW OF GOR
His feet were bare, and black to the ankles.
I stepped into the road before him.
'Tal,' I said, lifting my right arm, palm inward, in a common Gorean greeting.
The shaggy creature, broad, powerful, monstrous in the proud deformation of his craft, stood before me, his feet planted firmly on the road. His head lifted.
'Tal,' he said, his voice thick, almost less than human.
Pag. 17
The girl was now quite close to me, and yet had not seen me. Her head was down. She was clad in Robes of Concealment, but their texture and colour were a far cry from the glorious vanities often expressed in such garments, the silken purples, yellows and scarlets that the Gorean maiden
delighted in; the robes were of coarse brown cloth, tattered and caked with dirt.
Everything about her bespoke misery and dejection.
'Tal,' I said, quietly, that I might not startle her too much, lifting my arm in gentle salute.
She had not known of my presence, and yet she did not seem much surprised.
This was a moment she had apparently expected for many days, and now it had come. Her head lifted and her eyes, fine, grey eyes, dulled with sorrow and perhaps hunger, regarded me. She seemed to take no great interest in me, or her fate. I gathered that I might have been anyone. We faced one another without speaking for a moment.
'Tal, Warrior,' she said, softly, her voice emotionless.
Pag. 40
'Tal,' I said to the man, lifting my arm in the common Gorean greeting.
'Tal,' he responded, not taking his arm from the rail. He approached me, more closely than I liked.
Pag. 53
Andreas lifted his arm. 'Tal,' he said, sadly. I wondered why he had said this, for it is a word of greeting.
'Tal,' I said, returning the salute. I think perhaps he wanted to greet me once more, that he did not believe he would ever again have the opportunity.
Andreas had turned and was gone.
Pag.141
'Tal,' I said to two guardsmen who crouched at the side of a fire, playing Stones, a guessing game in which one person must guess whether the number of stones held in the fist of another is odd or even.
'Tal,' said one guardsman. The other, attempting to guess the stones, did not even look up.
Pag. 151
As I entered the room the men rose to their feet and shouted and lifted their cups in salute.
Almost as one they cried out, 'Tal, Warrior!'
'Tal, Warriors!' I responded, raising my arm, addressing them by all by the title of my caste, for I knew that in their common cause each was a warrior.
Pag. 184
'Tal, Warrior,' said Thorn, removing his helmet.
'Tal, Warrior,' I said.
Pag. 190
Inscribed in the City of Tharna, the Twenty-Third day of En'Kara in the Fourth
Year of the Reign of Lara, Tatrix of Tharna, the Year 10,117 from the Founding of Ar.
Tal to the men of Earth -
Pag. 203
03 - PRIEST KING OF GOR
Nessun uso.
04 - NOMADS OF GOR
Tal, I might say, in greeting, I am Tart Cabot of Ko-roba; I bring no credentials, no proofs; I come from the Priest-Kings; I would like to have the object which was brought to you from them; they would now like it back;
pag. 7
"Tal!" I called, lifting my hand, palm inward, in Gorean greeting.
As one man the four riders unstrapped their lances.
"I am Tart Cabot," I called. "I come in peace"
Pag. 13
05 - ASSASSIN OF GOR
The man did not greet him, nor did Kuurus lift his hand to the man, palm inward, saying "Tal."
Pag. 3
He stood before the table of Cernus and though Cernus was Ubar of his city he merely lifted his hand in common Gorean greeting, palm inward. "Tal," said he.
"Tal," responded Cernus, seeming somehow in awe before this mere boy.
Pag. 222
In the halls we passed many individuals, who would normally, in Gorean fashion, lift the right hand, palm inward, saying "Tal," which greeting, in turn, we returned.
Pag. 270
Marlenus lifted his hand to me. "Tal," said he.
"Tal," said I, "Marlenus of Ar."
Pag. 271
06 - RAIDERS OF GOR
Nessun uso.
07 - CAPTIVE OF GOR
Yet I had little doubt that the strong, large-handed men of Laura, sturdy in their work tunics, who stopped to regard us, would not appreciate the body of a slave girl, provided she is vital, and loves, and leaps helplessly to their touch.
"Tal, Kajirae!" cried one of the men, waving.
Ute pressed against the bars, waving back at him.
The men cheered.
"Do not smile at anyone," warned Lana. "It would not be well to be sold in Laura."
"I do not care where I am sold," said Ute.
Pag. 53
"Tal," cried Ute, greeting me a free person.
"Tal!" I cried, pleased, waving to her. I was very relieved she had returned.
Pag. 149
We would find out who was more clever. I hated her!
I threw the piece of binding fiber, which I had been carrying for the snare, which I had not set, into the brush.
"Greetings, Ute," said I, smiling.
"Tal, El-in-or," smiled Ute, looking up from her work. She was trying, with a pointed stick, to round a pit in a new board for a new fire drill.
Pag. 155
08 - HUNTERS OF GOR
Nessun uso.
09 - MARAUDERS OF GOR
Nessun uso.
10 - TRIBESMEN OF GOR
On the way to the street of weapon makers I again passed the water carrier. His bag on his shoulder was now, again, damp, dark, bulging.
"Tal, Master," said he to me.
"Tal," said I to him.
Pag. 39
Ibn Saran smiled. "Tal," said he. I was his prisoner. "Tal," said I. I could see his scimitar.
Pag. 85
The door to the cell opened.
"Tal, noble Ibn Saran," said I, "and gracious Hamid, lieutenant to Shakar, captain of the Aretai."
Pag. 93
"One cannot be too careful these days," said another voice.
"Tal," said Hassan to the merchant who stood at his stirrup.
"We have water," said the merchant, greeting the bandit.
Pag. 109
"Tal," said Hassan, greeting them.
They spun to face him. Each wore the garments, the agal cording of the Kavars.
Pag. 136
The girls stood straight, proud under the gaze of a warrior. "Tal, Master," said many of them, as I rode slowly by. "Buy me in Tor, Master," called another.
Pag. 255
"Tal, Master," they said to me.
"Tal, Slave Girls," I said to them.
Pag. 256
11 - SLAVE GIRL OF GOR
The approaching man stopped singing about twenty yards from us, and stood grinning in the grass. He held the spear, with its dependent articles, in his left hand now, and raised his right in a cheerful fashion, palm inward, facing the body. "Tal, Rarii!" said he, calling out, grinning.
"Tal, Rarius," said the bearded man.
Pag. 11
Sandal Thong looked at me. "I am Sandal Thong," she said.
"Tal," I said to them.
"Tal," they said to me.
"You are first in the cage?" I asked Sandal Thong.
"Yes," she said.
"It will not be necessary to kick or beat me," I said. "I will obey you."
"We are all women. We are all slaves," said Sandal Thong.
"We are all under the whip," said Turnip.
Pag. 167
12 - BEASTS OF GOR
"Tal," said I, lifting my right hand to them, palm facing the left.
They did not respond.
The captain stepped forth. They did not seem then to me to be pleasant fellows.
"Who are you?" asked the captain.
"One who has greeted you," I said.
"Tal," said he, lifting his hand.
"Tal," I rejoined.
Pag. 81
"I do not choose to spend them," he said. He looked at me. "You are a tarnsman," he said.
"Yes," I said.
"I thought it would be so," he said. He looked at me. "I give you greetings of the caste of warriors," he said.
"Tal," said I.
"Tal," said he.
"Kill him!" cried the free woman. "Kill him!"
Pag. 83
In a few moments the four guardsmen, distraught, reined up beside my furs.
I looked up from the collared slave in my arms.
"Tal," said their leader.
"Tal," I said.
"Have you see aught of the Lady Tina of Lydius?" inquired one of the men.
Pag. 92
"How do you do this?" I asked.
"Listen," said Imnak. He spoke out, over the icy waters. "Tal," said he, "my lovely brothers, my dangerous brethren. How beautiful and strong you are. How fast you swim.
Pag. 212
"Tal," said Imnak to me, not as though bidding me farewell, but as though
greeting me.
"Tal," said I to him.
Pag. 288
13 - EXPLORERS OF GOR
Two guardsmen, passing me, lifted their lanterns.
"Tal," I said to them, and continued on my way.
I wore, as I had the night before, the garb of a metal worker.
Pag. 28
The girl, hearing my approach, drew her legs up quickly under her, and rose to her feet, turning to meet me. She smiled, brightly. She was pretty.
"Tal," said she.
"Tal," said I.
"You are strong," she said.
We were in the vicinity of the pier of the Red Urt. It is not a desirable district.
I put down my sea bag.
She looked up at me.
"It is dangerous for you here," I said. "You should be home."
"I have no home," she said.
She traced an idle pattern on my left shoulder with her finger tip.
"Who would want to hurt a little she-urt," she said.
Pag. 30
Did she not know she was branded?
"Heat an iron," said Ulafi to the metal worker, a brawny fellow in a leather apron.
"Tal," said the man to me.
"Tal," said I to him.
"We always keep an iron hot," said the metal worker.
Pag. 47
"Help me!" I heard Janice cry.
I looked at the small men. They did not seem threatening. "Tal," said one of them.
"Tal," I said. "You speak Gorean."
"Master," cried Janice.
I went to the edge of the depression.
Pag. 288
The small men then stood again about the upper edge of the depression.
"Tal," said their leader to me, grinning. "Tal," I said to him.
"Master," called Janice. "I cannot free myself."
I looked down at her. She was tangled and could get no footing.
Pag. 289
14 - FIGHTING SLAVE OF GOR
Nessun uso.
15 - ROGUE OF GOR
Nessun uso.
16 - GUARDSMAN OF GOR
Nessun uso.
17 - SAVAGES OF GOR
Samos cleared his throat. He was not much pleased to speak first, but he would do it. Like many slavers and pirates, Samos was, basically, a good fellow.
"Tal," said Samos, clearly, obviously addressing this greeting to our shaggy confreres. "Tal, large friends."
Pag. 10
"Tal," repeated Samos, uneasily.
I looked across the table at the creatures. I saw intelligence in their eyes.
"Tal," repeated Samos.
Pag. 11
"How many times have you proffered greetings to them?" I asked. Samos thought, briefly. "Four," he said. "'Tal' was said to them four times."
"Yes," I said. "Now, if one of these beasts were to touch the hand, or paw, of another, the hand, or paw, of each being open, indicating that weapons were not held, that the touch was in peace, at how many points would contact be made?"
"At six," said Samos.
[…]
Samos then held up his left hand. Slowly, not speaking, he pointed in succession to four fingers. He then held the small finger of his left hand in his right hand.
"Tal" he said. Then he held up the index finger of his right hand. "Tal," he said again.
Pag. 13
She regarded me. "Tal," she said.
"Tal, Lady," said I to her.
With one hand, nonchalantly, she freed her outer veil. Her features, then, were concealed but poorly by the second veil, little more thin a wisp of diaphanous silk.
Pag. 57
''Canka,'' said the young warrior, striking himself on the chest with his fist. "Akicita hemaca. Isbu hemaca. Kaiila hemaca!"
"'I am Canka, Fire-Steel,"' said Grunt. "'I am a warrior. I am of the Little Stones. I am of the Kaiila.'"
"Tal" said I, "I am Tarl Cabot."
"Wopeton," said Grunt, pointing to me. "Hou, Hou, Kola." Then he turned to me.
Pag. 220
18 - BLOOD BROTHERS OF GOR
Nessun uso.
19 - KAJIRA OF GOR
I put my head down to his waist and he fastened his left hand in my hair.
“Tal, Citizen,” said Drusus Rencius to the fellow passing us in the Hall. He soon released my hair and I again straightened up. I was following him, generally, a little behind and on his left. It seemed appropriate that I, in my disguise, might seem to heel him, as though I might be a mere slave.
Pag. 92
“Be quiet,” he said. I suddenly saw, emerging from the darkness, three shapes.
“Tal, Soldier,” said one of them.
“Tal,” said Drusus Rencius. He backed against a wall. I stood very near him, frightened.
Pag. 114
20 - PLAYERS OF GOR
"Tal, noble sir," she said.
"Tal, noble lady," said he.
"Is anything wrong?" she inquired.
"I would say that there is very little wrong, if anything," he said.
"Have you never seen a free woman before?" she asked.
Pag. 91
It was the urt Nim Nim had earlier identified as the leader of the pack. It began to sniff me, its nose moving and twitching.
"Tal, ugly brute," I said, softly.
I turned, keeping it in sight as it circled me, sniffing. Then it had completed its circuit. Those small, myopic eyes peered up at me.
Pag. 216
21 - MERCENARIES OF GOR
I took my pack from Feiqa's back and threw it, and my spear and shield, into the wagon. I then climbed up to the wagon box beside the driver.
"Tal," said he, looking over at me.
"Tal," said I to him. I tied Feiqa's neck rope to the side of the wagon.
Pag. 14
"I have fought," I said. "I am not now in fee."
"Tal, Rarius," said he to me then. "Greetings Warrior," I regarded him, He did not seem to me the sort of fellow.
[…]
On the table before him, resting on what appeared to be state papers, was a sword.
"Tal Rarius," I whispered.
"Come forward," he said. "It was only a test. I even favored you, to your left. Do not be afraid."
Pag. 88
"Tal Rarius!" called Hurtha, heartily.
"Tal Rarius!" I said to him.
"Greetings," said Boabissia.
"Greetings," I said to her. She seemed to me very pretty this morning, smiling, in the long Alar dress. I think she was wearing it a little differently. I think she had corded it a bit more snugly. Clearly the delights of her figure were more evident now within it. Perhaps I should speak to her about that. She might not realize what that sort of thing might do to men, how it might stimulate and effect them, particularly strong men.
Pag. 124
"Hold," said a voice.
"Tal," said I. "Did Cicek come this way? Did you see a slave come this way?"
"One sees nothing down here," growled the fellow.
Pag. 243
22 - DANCER OF GOR
Nessun uso.
23 - RENEGADES OF GOR
"Tal," said a grizzled fellow, wearily, appearing through a door to the side.
"Tal," said I to him.
"It is quieter outside now," he said.
"It is still raining," I said.
Pag. 31
A tall, dark-haired fellow was on the ship, near the bow. He carried himself as one of natural authority, but he wore no uniform, no insignia. His men I gathered, knew well enough who he was, and others need not know. He had noted us standing on the pier, near the bow. It was there that one of the cloaks of canvas had been placed, perhaps to conceal a name. One was similarly placed on the other side of the bow.
"Tal," said he to us.
"Tal," said I to him. "If I were to remove this canvas would I see the name Tina?"
The fellow on board looked sharply at the man with me. Apparently he knew him from somewhere.
Pag. 232
24 - VAGABONDS OF GOR
The hand of Marcus went to the hilt of his weapon.
“Hold,” I whispered to him. I lifted my hand to the men on the road. “Tal,” I called to them.
“We are travelers,” called the man. “We seek directions to Teslit.”
Pag. 48
Plenius came and sat near me, cross-legged.
“Tal,” said I to him.
“I am curious as to your captive,” he said.
Pag. 234
“Tal,” said Octantius, rising from a chair, beneath an awning, handing his beverage to a subordinate. Such chairs, awnings, and such, as well as food and drink, are available in the camp. Conveniences, facilities, refreshments, and such, are commonly available in large camps, as they are, for example, at games, tharlarion races, and Kaissa matches.
“Tal,” said I to him.
Pag. 332
25 - MAGICIANS OF GOR
"Ho there," said an unpleasant voice, from the top of the landing. We looked up into a pool of floating light, from a lifted lantern.
"Tal," I said.
"He is not here," said the fellow.
"Who?" I asked.
"Anyone," said the fellow.
"There is no one here?" I asked.
"Precisely," he said.
Pag. 214
"I think we have it already," I said.
"What?" said Marcus.
"Just that," I said.
"Tal, gentlemen!" beamed Boots Tarsk-Bit, waddling up to us.
"I wanted to kill you," said Marcus to him.
"Any particular reason?" inquired Boots.
Pag. 320
26 - WITNESS OF GOR
The officer of Treve stepped back.
"Tal," said the officer of Treve.
"Tal," said the figure. "Do not approach." It seemed a strange time and place for such greetings.
Pag. 1005
27 - PRIZE OF GOR
In a few minutes she had come to the open shop of Bonto and knelt before him. "Tal, Ellen," said he, for he knew her from previous errands. "Tal, Master," she responded. He unscrewed the cap on the message capsule, removed the tiny paper within and studied it.
Pag. 557
She stood up then, clinging to the bronzeshod wheel.
"Tal!" called Portus Canio, pleasantly enough, from before the bench of the wagon box, where he stood.
Ellen saw the six riders, on tharlarion, in the hands of two of which were the leashes of two gray hunting sleen, which crouched down, their rear haunches trembling, as though readying themselves for a charge.
Pag. 1011
She feared, too, it might have been fully intelligible to that gross, shaggy auditor.
"Tal!" repeated Portus Canio.
He was not answered.
Pag. 1012
Two fellows of the caste of metal workers entered the hall. "Tal,"
said they to Selius Arconious. "Tal," said he to them. "Aii!" wept Ellen. "Fifteen," said Selius Arconious.
Pag. 1249
28 - KUR OF GOR
Cabot had stood, to greet him, lifting his hand, and saying, "Tal."
The interlocutor had then, in its shambling way, put down the bowl of food and the bota of water. Later he had brought a wastes bucket. Neither time did he speak, either verbally or through the translator.
Pag. 175
She was very pleased to have been allowed to accompany her master, even into the stable, where he, Pyrrhus, the interlocutor, and Peisistratus, the human, had come to fetch Tarl Cabot, who had, upon their arrival, risen to his feet, and saluted them, with an uplifted hand, and the word "Tal," to which greeting Peisistratus had responded, similarly. "Tal" had come, too, from the translators of Arcesilaus and Pyrrhus.
Pag. 188
Cabot turned and said "Tal." In this way he greeted Grendel. Grendel appeared surprised, but, after a moment, said, "Tal." He had not used the translator.
Pag. 207
"Certainly not," said Peisistratus. "We are not women or slaves. We are free men, of caste."
"Tal," said Cabot, to the object on the dais.
"Tal," it said, through a translator, seemingly within the metallic body. "We welcome the noble Tarl Cabot, human, and Warrior, to our world."
Pag. 221
"Tal," said Cabot, lifting his hand in greeting.
He had not proceeded far into the forest when he became aware that they were about him, amongst the trees.
Pag. 274
"Tal," said Cabot, again.
His overture was again ignored, or misunderstood.
Pag. 275
It did not even occur to them that it might be they who stood in some jeopardy.
Cabot lifted his hand to them in Gorean greeting. "Tal," he said.
At that point the first large stone, hurled from above, struck one of the Kurii on the shoulder, and he spun about, howling, holding his arm, which now seemed to dangle uselessly from his shoulder. Kurii looked up, wildly, astonished, and met a rain of stones, large and small.
Pag. 299
Cabot bowed, respectfully, for he was in the presence of a free woman, and such are to be treated with the courtliness due to their status.
"Tal, Lady Bina," said he.
"Tal, fellow," said she.
"Do not approach him too closely," said Grendel.
"I fear the oaf not," said she.
Pag. 511
"Tal," said Cabot. "Enter."
Grendel came into the cave, and, toward its rear, put down the large, wounded Kur, with great gentleness.
"Wash and bind his wounds," said Cabot to the slave.
"Yes, Master," she said.
Pag. 574
"Master," whispered Lita, "Lord Grendel approaches."
"Tal," said Cabot, rising.
"Tal," said Lord Grendel.
"Where is the tool, to free me of this hated device?" said the Lady Bina, indicating the unwelcome encirclement which graced her slim neck.
Pag. 648
"I cannot do such a thing," she said. "I will not do it!"
"Do it now," said Cabot.
Swiftly the Lady Bina knelt, and put her head to the ground.
"Tal," said Cabot, to his friend, Lord Grendel.
"Tal," responded Lord Grendel.
"You have been in converse with Lord Flavion?" said Cabot.
"Yes," said Lord Grendel.
Pag. 687
"It had the same face on both sides?"
"So to speak," said Cabot.
"Tal," said Lord Grendel.
His greeting was returned by Statius and his human ally, Tarl Cabot.
Pag. 764
The animal was moving through the gate, a large animal, dragging something. It was making no effort to conceal its presence. Clearly it was not hunting.
"Ho," said Cabot. "Tal, welcome, friend."
Cabot went to greet the large, sinuous thing.
Pag. 900
The beast had been given the 'drive' command, not the 'kill' command.
Cabot switched on his translator. "Tal," he said.
Pag. 922