How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Toward dawn, however, the Princess had occasion to make the sign of the Cross. (1.75)
After he gets home from having sex with his mistress, Fabrizio has sex with his wife, though it's not clear why. Maybe it's love. Maybe it's guilt. Maybe it's horniness. All we know is that his religious wife always feels as though she needs to make the sign of the cross and ask forgiveness from God whenever she has sex, even though it's with her husband.
Quote #5
Perched on an islet in the middle of the round basin, modeled by a crude but sensual sculptor, a vigorous smiling Neptune was embracing a willing Amphitrite; her navel, wet with spray and gleaming in the sun, would be the nest, shortly, for hidden kisses and subaqueous shade. (2.53)
While walking through his garden, Fabrizio lingers to stare at a statue of a Greek god and goddess in a lovers' embrace. According to this book, the Sicilians are a very passionate and sensual people, which you can tell by looking at many of their works of art. Lots of naked bodies hanging around.
Quote #6
[But] this time it was not a matter of black stuff, but of milky white skin, and well cut, yes, very well indeed! (2.70)
Prince Fabrizio compares Angelica's skin to a tailor's cloth when he first meets her. And yes, this sounds like something a serial killer might think. But for him, the comparison just makes him think about how nice it would be to get into bed with his future niece-in-law.