Note 574 — THE MERCHANT’S DAUGHTER AND THE PRINCE OF AL-IRAK[498] (continued 2)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
A neat touch of realism: the youth is worn out by the genial labours of the night which have made the bride only the merrier and the livelier. It is usually the reverse with the first post-nuptial breakfast: the man eats heartily and the woman can hardly touch solid food. Is this not a fact according to your experience, Mesdames?