"Know, O Wazir, that when a sovereign buyeth a female slave, he knoweth neither her rank nor her lineage and thus he cannot tell if she be of simple origin that he may abstain from her, or of gentle strain that he may be intimate in her companionship."
"It was almost a privilege to Mr. Low to be intimate with Phineas Finn."
"I only have to be intimate with a womanthat’s when, many times, I need a pill."