:22:35
A courtesan is a force of nature
in a civilized cloak.
:22:38
Any chambermaid can flop down,
take off her shirt...
:22:41
... and men will come.
:22:43
Your true power comes from
something much deeper than beauty.
:22:48
Cleopatra knew that.
:22:50
Theodosia.
:22:51
Aspasia.
She could seduce a man at 20 paces...
:22:54
...without revealing an inch of flesh.
:22:58
How?
:22:59
With her mind.
:23:01
Desire begins in the mind.
:23:04
I don't understand.
:23:07
No, you don't.
:23:11
Think of Marco.
:23:15
I know you know anger.
:23:19
Try disdain.
:23:28
Amusement.
:23:34
Submission.
:23:43
Rapture.
:23:57
Now...
:23:59
...make him believe that he is
the only man in the universe.