How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Had you been there, Signorina, we'd have had no need to wait for novices." (2.80)
Tancredi doesn't hold back when it comes to hitting on women. He tells Angelica that he'd like to have sex with her the first time he meets her, and does it in front of both their families. How's that for Sicilian boldness?
Quote #8
"Good for bed, and that's all." (3.46)
Fabrizio's friend Ciccio isn't very generous in his comments about the mayor's wife. According to him, the woman is an illiterate commoner who is good for nothing except sex. Even by 19th-century standards, this is a really harsh thing to say about someone.
Quote #9
"[And] she also wanted him as a lively partner in bed." (4.14)
Angelica isn't some delicate little flower. Her main reason for wanting to marry Tancredi is because she wants a sex partner who can keep up with her in bed. In this sense, she's nothing like Fabrizio's daughters, who are way too proud and shy to ever admit they want this sort of thing.