How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
You don't know how palatable is a polluted woman, how a change of semen can make a woman bloom! (5.5)
This goes into the "don't do me any favors" category. Henry is commenting that having sex with a woman can really perk her up. Is he being ironic?
Quote #8
I find myself wondering what it feels like, during intercourse, to be a woman—whether the pleasure is keener, etc. Try to imagine something penetrating my groin, but have only a vague sensation of pain (6.18).
Whoa, what? Is Henry seeing himself in someone else's shoes? Mark the calendars! But, of course, rather than thinking about how prostitutes are degraded and put down, he thinks about what it's physically like to have sex as a woman.